American Dream

Former NBA Player Josh Childress Establishes Scholarship at UCI’s Merage School

Josh Childress funded an endowed scholarship for students in the Black Management Association and the Center for Real Estate.

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Ensuring an Astrophysics Student’s Light Shines On

After 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.

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Building Peace One Piece at a Time

Kugelman Fellowships, created by Dulcie and Larry Kugelman, help UCI graduate students advance citizen peacebuilding worldwide.

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Scholarship Recipient’s Quest for Sustainability

Bhumi Tandel, recipient of the Huitt-Zollars Scholarship, hopes to help improve the environment through engineering.

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Nurse’s New Scholarship Continues a Circle of Giving

When 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.

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Alumnus Helps Others Follow in his Footsteps

UCI’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.

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Adding a Little Spice to Life

David Sanusi’s pursuit of higher education has been aided by two philanthropic scholarships.

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Fellowship Helps UCI Student Focus on Research

“The final year of your Ph.D. program can be really intense… This fellowship allowed me to focus on my research.”

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Renowned UCI Chemist Supports Armenian Studies

“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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Engineering Their Legacy

Throughout their lives, Bob Altman and Michelle Sandler made annual gifts to a variety of causes, including Bob’s alma mater.

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