C-STEM Student Awards and Scholarships

 

Announcing 2026 C-STEM Student Award Winners

 

Two female students hold C-STEM award certificates on stage, flanked by two C-STEM staff members at a C-STEM Day event.

C-STEM Student Awards and Scholarships are presented to K-12 students for their aspiration and excellent achievement in integrated learning of computing and STEM subjects in both formal and informal settings. Award recipients are selected by the C-STEM Awards Committee consisting of the university faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Each awardee will receive a certificate signed by the UC Davis Chancellor and UC Davis C-STEM Center Director.

C-STEM is a UC Approved Educational Preparation Program for Undergraduate Admission for both K-12 and Community College students to all UC campuses. Participation in the C-STEM program and C-STEM Awards are recognized in the UC admissions process as achievements that have explicitly prepared students for college and career. New undergraduate applicants in UC on-line application can select C-STEM as a UC Approved Educational Preparation Program to include their participation in the C-STEM program and C-STEM Awards.

2026 C-STEM Student Award Winners

 

C-STEM Scholarship ($500 scholarship to college-bound HS seniors)

  • Aryan Singh, Manteca High School, Manteca USD
  • Vera Cho, Early College High School-Angelo Rodriguez High School, Fairfield-Suisun USD

C-STEM Award of Achievement

  • Andrew Lopez, Alder Middle School, Fontana USD
  • Joseph Hollis, Golden West Middle School, Travis USD
  • Lyla Williams, Golden West Middle School, Travis USD
  • Rosalina Lopez, Golden West Middle School, Travis USD
  • Serenity Lopez, Alder Middle School, Fontana USD
  • LizMarie Lopez, Sequoia Middle School, Fontana USD
  • Abdur Salman, Cope Middle School, Redlands USD
  • Mackenzie Donia, Cope Middle School, Redlands USD

C-STEM Award of Excellence

  • Aaron Luis Dimal, Manteca High School, Manteca USD
  • Evelyn Cortes, Orange High School, Orange USD
  • Kylie Hendricks, Manteca High School, Manteca USD
  • Lidia Muguiro Chavez, Orange High School, Orange USD
  • Tristan Clauss, Vanden High School, Travis USD

C-STEM GIRL’s Leadership Award

  • Teyla Gordon, Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Middle School, Natomas USD

C-STEM Perseverance Award

  • Destiney Soltero, Fontana Middle School, Fontana USD
  • Jacob Claussen, Manteca High School, Manteca USD
  • Jancarlos Malpica, Sequoia Middle School, Fontana USD
C-STEM Student Awards and Scholarship
  • C-STEM Award of Achievement – middle school students
  • C-STEM Award of Excellence – high school students
  • C-STEM Perseverance Award – middle and high school students
  • C-STEM Girls Leadership Award – middle and high school girls who have attended the GIRL or GIRL+ camp or Ujima GIRL or GIRL+ camp
  • C-STEM Scholarship – $500 scholarship to selected college-bound high school seniors
Qualifications
  • Nominees must be middle or high school students from a school with a C-STEM School Annual Subscription, except for C-STEM Girls Leadership Award.
  • Nominees must be actively participating in the UC Davis C-STEM program.
  • Nominees have not received this award previously
  • Nominees demonstrate outstanding aptitude and interest in computing and STEM fields.
  • Nominees demonstrate strong leadership qualities.
  • Nominees have good academic history, typically a GPA of 3.0 or better. For the C-STEM Perseverance Award, GPA is not a primary criterion; instead, emphasis is placed on perseverance, growth, and effort.
Nomination Process
  1. A nominator can be a C-STEM teacher or principal/administrator.
  2. Each nominator may nominate up to 2 students per academic year.
  3. Nominators ask student nominee/s to complete the C-STEM Student Award Application Form which is applicable to all C-STEM Student Awards and Scholarship.  For C-STEM Student Scholarship only, a student/nominee needs to provide a copy of his/her official transcript.  Once a student/nominee completes the C-STEM Award application form, s/he submits it to the nominator.  
  4. The nominator then completes the Nominator C-STEM Student Award Application Form (google form) and uploads:
    • Completed C-STEM Student Award Application
    • Student's official transcript (if applicable)
    • Nominator's letter of recommendation
  5. Once a complete application has been received, C-STEM will notify both the nominator and student/nominee.
  6. Deadline for application is May 1st of each year.  
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