Partner with Career Success
Career Success is excited about your interest in supporting UC Santa Cruz students' career development! Below you will find a variety of opportunities and ways to support and engage with students.
Handshake Navigation Mentor
Complete an asynchronous Canvas course designed for you to become an expert in navigating Handshake and demoing the platform with students. You will gain a mock student Handshake account upon completion of the Canvas course.
You need to have a Canvas account to access this course. If you need to request a Canvas account or are having issues accessing the course, contact the Canvas support team.
Request a Workshop Presentation or Resources
Fill out a 2024-2025 Career Success workshop/resources request form. Please note that you are not guaranteed a workshop by filling out this form. If we are available to fulfill your request, we will confirm the date/time with you in a follow-up email. If we are unable to do a workshop for you, we will provide you with resources that you can share with your students. We will be in communication with you within two weeks.
Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program
The Chancellor's Undergraduate Internship Program provides on-campus internships in programs and departments throughout the campus. Interns work with a mentor to develop personal and professional skills, and take a leading role in producing project in their internship. A two-unit leadership seminar class is required. A scholarship of $5,500 is paid towards the intern’s registration fees for the academic year.
GANAS Internship Program
The Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives, Career Success, and Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) are all excited to launch the new recruitment cycle for the GANAS Career Internship Program!
The GANAS Career Internship Program is part of a new HSI grant initiative that places underrepresented, low-income, and/or Latinx/e/a/o students in paid internships situated in one of the six high-demand fields of Accounting/Finance, Agriculture, Bio-tech, Education/Teaching, Health, and STEM. Students will work in their internships for the academic year and receive direct pay from their internship site. Additionally, GANAS interns will be paid to participate in career readiness and financial literacy modules and coaching during their program participation!
UndocuCareer Development Fund (UCDF)
The UndocuCareer Development Fund was established with the aim of providing undocumented students with funding to support their participation in career preparation opportunities. UCDF provides undergraduate and graduate students who complete the CA Dream Act application with a scholarship to support their participation in unpaid experiential learning opportunities.
Join our student-facing resource list of departments willing to provide inclusive opportunities and UCDF applicants looking for an opportunity will reach out to you directly.
Federal Work-Study
The Federal Work-Study Program allows you as an employer to hire UCSC students at a reduced cost while providing valuable work experience. You contribute 25% of the student’s salary along with a 10% administrative fee – the program covers the remaining 75% of the student's wages through their financial aid award.
Students who receive the Work-Study option are awarded a set dollar amount which their wages for the academic year may not exceed. Any student may view and apply to a work-study job, and you may view which students are eligible in your applicants tab of the job posting in Handshake.
