To provide a graduate student award to a software engineering student at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences.

To provide fellowships to exceptional graduate students in the Donald Bren School of ICS.

To elevate undergraduate student success and achievement in the Donald Bren School of ICS through scholarships.

To support continuing or transferring undergraduate students based on financial need within the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences.

To provide graduate student awards to statistics students within the Donald Bren School of ICS in honor of former ICS Dean Hal Stern.

To cover expenses for women participating in conferences and events that focus on computer sciences.

To promote the exchange of information between university researchers and their corporate counterparts, and to connect students with post-secondary opportunities through networking and recruitment.

To provide a fellowship to a graduate student in one of the ICS Ph.D. degrees.

To support exceptional students at the Donald Bren School of ICS who are in high academic standing and possess demonstrated leadership abilities.

To provide graduate student awards to those interested in exploring careers in statistics.

To provide quarterly fellowships to students nearing completion of the dissertation, so they can forego non-research related employment and concentrate on completing their dissertations.

To help entice outstanding admitted doctoral or M.F.A. students who have received competitive admissions offers from other excellent institutions.