Category: News
-
UCSC International Student Receives Dean’s and Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award for Global Health Project
Blanca Fuster Tarragó, an international exchange student from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, has made a lasting mark during her time at UC Santa Cruz—earning the prestigious Dean’s and Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award for her project, “Reducing Provincial Disparities in Infant Mortality: A Difference-in-Differences Assessment of Plan Nacer’s Effectiveness.” Discovering and Measuring Impact Tarragó’s award-winning…
-
U.S. Department of State Announces Expanded Screening and Resumption of Visa Interviews
On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of State released an Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for Visa Applicants. This includes the review of social media for all F (student), M (student, vocational), and J (exchange visitor) nonimmigrant visa applicants. As part of this announcement, visa applicants will be instructed to set all social…
-
31 Students receive Gilman Scholarship to support global learning opportunities
This year, 31 out of 73 UC Santa Cruz student applicants received the Gilman Scholarship, which means that 42% of students who applied to the Gilman were awarded during this application cycle. The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers awards of up to $5,000 for Pell Grant recipients to study or intern abroad. A…
-
Presidential Proclamation: Restricting Entry of Foreign Nationals
On June 04, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation titled “Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” What does this mean? Full entry bans Partial entry restrictions Nationals from 12 countries–Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, Republic of the…
-
U.S. Department of State Reportedly Suspends New Visa Appointments
Media outlets have reported that U.S. embassies and consulates have been instructed not to open any new F or J student and scholar visa appointments until the U.S. Department of State provides additional guidance on screening and vetting the social media accounts of visa applicants. The U.S. Department of State has not provided official notice…
-
UC Santa Cruz faculty travel to Queen’s University Belfast to perform An Iliad and deepen partnership
In May 2025, Professor of Performance, Play, and Design Patty Gallagher and Professor of Music Ben Leeds Carson brought their acclaimed production of An Iliad to the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen’s University Belfast for the play’s first international performance. Associate Professor of Literature Renée Fox also joined and met with Queen’s…
-
International students selected to receive 2025 Sara Mathews Scholarship
From the estate of Sara E. Mathews, scholarships are awarded annually to international students. Administered by the Division of Global Engagement, this scholarship is granted to deserving undergraduate international degree-seeking students of Sophomore or Junior standing at UC Santa Cruz to help with educational costs. The 2025 Sara Mathews Scholarship recipients include Aida Fahimi, Minnie…
-
A Message to International Faculty and Scholars
Dear International Faculty and Scholars, We are reaching out to you during what we know is a time of significant uncertainty and understandable worry for many in our international community. We want to provide you with the most up-to-date information about what we have learned about recent status terminations for some of our international students,…
-
A Message to Our International Student Community
Dear International Students, We are reaching out to you during what we know is a time of significant uncertainty and understandable worry for many in our international community. We want to provide you with the most up to date information, as well as to let you know about resources available to you as members of…
-
Queen’s University Belfast Visits UC Santa Cruz to Advance Creative Collaborations
Three faculty members from Queen’s University Belfast, Professor Aoife McGrath, Lecturer Aislinn Clarke, and Lecturer Ali FitzGibbon, visited UC Santa Cruz from March 3–5 for a dynamic exchange of ideas, research, and collaboration with the arts and humanities. This visit, which followed a previous visit in October of 2024 to pursue faculty-driven partnership opportunities, featured…
-
International Research Forum Provides Platform to Explore Funding
The Division of Global Engagement and Division of Graduate Studies hosted an International Research Funding Opportunities Forum on March 5, bringing together faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students eager to explore funding options for their international research endeavors. The in-person event provided a platform for scholars to gain insights into securing international grants, developing global…
-
University of Bristol Delegation Visits UC Santa Cruz to Strengthen Global Research
A delegation of six faculty members from the University of Bristol, led by Esther Dermott, Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean for Arts, Law & Social Sciences, visited UC Santa Cruz from February 3–5 to broaden an existing student exchange and explore avenues for collaborative research. This visit, which followed a visit to University of…
