Donations from alumni and friends of the department have been vital in maintaining our cherished field program for our undergraduate students, providing scholarships for our most outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, and assisting students in financial need, as well as department needs that can’t be met by our base budget.

You can give to the department and specify how you would like your funds used, or allow the department to use your gift where needed most.
 
Many employers provide matching contributions—-some up to a three-to-one match! Check with your employer if you are unsure.
 
Gifts of $1,000 or more will qualify you as a member of the Chancellor's Council, even if a portion of that gift was a match by your employer.

Donations are tax deductible.
You can also pledge via email to Ralph Archuleta, the Department Chair, who will personally follow up on your request.
 
Many other giving opportunities also exist, such as planned gift arrangements that could be beneficial to both you and the Department. Ralph Archuleta would be happy to discuss such possibilities with you at your convenience: (805)893-8441.

Graduate Program

General Graduate Fund - For general use of the graduate program; support student research, travel, field trips, etc.
 
George Tunell Fund - Graduate student support in the field of economic geology, mineralogy, geochemistry, or petrology. 
 
Preston Cloud Fund - Award used to encourage and assist graduate students to attend/present at their first annual national meeting.

G.K. Gilbert Fund - Award presented annually to the graduate student presenting the best paper on original research at the usual weekly meetings of journal club/speakers club/Geol 260.

Harry Glicken Fund - To outstanding students pursuing Ph.D. in volcanology or fields related to volcanic processes.
 
Wendell Woodring Fund - Award intended to help selected graduate students complete Ph.D. dissertations of superior quality in any field of the solid Earth Sciences, with a preference for biogeology.

RV Fisher Scholarship in Volcanology – For an outstanding student who has advanced to candidacy in the field of volcanology.
 
Geophysics award – To outstanding student in the field of geophysics.

Undergraduate Program

General Undergraduate Fund - For general use in the undergraduate program; support of student research, travel, etc.
 
Robert M. Norris Brunton Fund - Engraved compass presented to outstanding student in GS 104A.
 
William Bushnell Memorial Scholarship Fund – To assist a deserving student with financial needs in attending Summer Field.
 
Robert W. Webb Fund - Fund used to assist undergraduate students when they are short of money needed for experience of enrichment, such as a field trip, or other financial needs that might jeopardize or interrupt the student's education). To be given in the spirit of Bob Webb's personal assistance to students in need.

C.D. Woodhouse Fund - Award presented annually to the outstanding undergraduate based on merit, scholarship, and promise.
 
Arthur G. Sylvester Summer Field Fund – To reduce to cost of summer field geology for all students
 
Outstanding Senior Award - Presented annually to senior undergraduates who have an outstanding record of scholarship in the Department.

General Needs

Computing - For the purpose of upgrading our departmental computing facilities.
 
Field Studies - In support of field instruction in the department.
 
Speaker's Club - To bring speakers from outside UCSB for departmental seminars.
 
Summer Field - In support of the department's Summer Field class to cover supplies and equipment.

For donations by check, please make your check payable to the UCSB Foundation for the following:  William Bushnell Scholarship, the G. K, Gilbert Fund, the Harry Glicken Fund, and the Preston Cloud Memorial Fund.
 
For all other donations, make your check payable to The Regents of the University of California.
 
Make sure you indicate clearly which fund(s) you want to donate to (or whether you want us to allocate funds according to our needs), then send your check to:
 
          Ralph Archuleta , Chair
          Department of Earth Science
          University of California
          Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630