The largest gift to UCI from alumni, the couple’s donation will be allocated in a variety of ways, including awards, scholarships and fellowships for students and to finance new research initiatives and faculty chairs.
Read MoreJosh Childress funded an endowed scholarship for students in the Black Management Association and the Center for Real Estate.
Read MoreAfter Flores-Velázquez died in a drive-by shooting near his home in 2019, his friends and faculty in the School of Physical Sciences came together to ensure his legacy continues to illuminate a path for future students.
Read MoreKugelman Fellowships, created by Dulcie and Larry Kugelman, help UCI graduate students advance citizen peacebuilding worldwide.
Read MoreBhumi Tandel, recipient of the Huitt-Zollars Scholarship, hopes to help improve the environment through engineering.
Read MoreWhen Maureen Chand Kotecki received the inaugural Elizabeth C. Tierney Nursing Scholarship, she appreciated the financial relief plus something else intangible yet just as invaluable: a sense of support and encouragement.
Read MoreUCI’s commitment to Hispanic students convinced Tracy, who had been supporting efforts for minority students at other schools, that he needed to give to UCI.
Read MoreDavid Sanusi’s pursuit of higher education has been aided by two philanthropic scholarships.
Read More“The final year of your Ph.D. program can be really intense… This fellowship allowed me to focus on my research.”
Read More“Being the products of graduate studies, we know what it takes and what it means,” Ara Apkarian says. “It is very difficult to carry out graduate studies without financial support.”
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