Student Contests
To all who participated in Big Give in any way, thank you for supporting what matters most to you at Cal. As part of the Berkeley Effect, you’ve made a difference in Cal’s schools, colleges, programs, student groups, and around the world.
Big Undergrads
Thanks for supporting the schools and colleges as they strived to reach 100% of their goal in order to unlock prize money. Congrats to Haas as an extra $5,000 goes to their school as they had the highest percentage over their goal.
SCHOOL/COLLEGE | FINAL PERCENTAGES | PRIZE POSSIBLE | STATUS | |
CED Student Donors | 30% | $5,000 | ![]() |
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Chemistry Student Donors | 61% | $5,000 | ![]() |
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CNR Student Donors | 67% | $5,000 | ![]() |
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Engineering Student Donors | 81% | $5,000 | ![]() |
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Haas Student Donors | 248% | $5,000 | ![]() |
OVERALL WINNER - extra $5,000 awarded |
Letters & Science* Student Donors | 35% | $5,000 | ![]() |
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Public Health Student Donors | 191% | $5,000 | ![]() |
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Social Welfare Student Donors | 73% | $5,000 | ![]() |
*Includes Arts & Humanities, Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, and Math/Physical Sciences.
Big Student Groups
These special contests, benefiting student groups, took place throughout the day.
TIME | CONTEST CRITERIA | PRIZE | WINNER |
9 PM Wed. - 8 PM Thu. | MOST student gifts to a Cal Sport Club | $3,000 | UC Berkeley Women’s Club Volleyball |
9 PM Wed. - 8 PM Thu. | MOST grad student gifts to a grad student group | $3,000 | Homeless Ministry |
9 PM Wed. - 8 PM Thu. | MOST student gifts to an UG student group | $3,000 | Berkeley Political Review |
8-10 AM | Random student gift to UG student group | $1,000 | United Nations Association - Berkeley |
10 AM-12 PM | Random student gift to a grad student group | $1,000 | Graduate Assembly |
12-1 PM | Random parent/alumni gift to a student group | $1,000 | Space Technologies and Rocketry (STAR) |
1-3 PM | Random student gift to UG student group (two winners) | $1,000 ea. | Berkeley Political Review and African American Student Development |
2-4 PM | Random student gift to a CalGreeks Fraternity or Sorority | $1,000 | Phi Sigma Rho |
4-6 PM | Random student gift to UG student group | $1,000 | Danceworx |
Registered Big Give Student Groups
These student groups participated in this year's Big Give.
Check out Big Give totals and other giving options.