Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Information Technology (SURF-IT) offers opportunities for both UCSC students and non-UCSC students. SURF-IT will provide an intensive and personalized summer program with a focus on women, minority, and disadvantaged undergraduates. SURF-IT includes a research experience supervised by a UCSC faculty member in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or bioinformatics.

The University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) program educates California's future leaders by preparing students for graduate education in STEM fields. UC LEADS identifies promising upper-division undergraduate students who have experienced conditions that have adversely impacted their advancement in their field of study.