Scholarship Recipient’s Quest for Sustainability
July 20, 2022
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“Receiving recognition within my own field is very rewarding, especially now that I have a plan for my educational and career goals.”
“Receiving recognition within my own field is very rewarding, especially now that I have a plan for my educational and career goals.”
“We are very grateful for the Wen family’s remarkable gift, which advances our belief that human health and well-being require a science-based approach that engages all disciplines in caring for the whole person and community.”
“The Kugelman Fellowship program is one of the most significant, ongoing accomplishments of the Center for Citizen Peacebuilding.”
“I wanted to find a way to eliminate barriers that might prevent minority students at UCI from considering a career in real estate.”
“We at the university should be giving back … even if it’s at the beginning stages of our careers. Modest gifts are equally important, both symbolically and because 100 small gifts can add up to a significant gift.”
The estate of Audrey Steele Burnand has gifted $57.75 million to the University of California, Irvine to fund the creation of a new campuswide center
“I wanted to find a way to eliminate barriers that might prevent minority students at UCI from considering a career in real estate.”
UCI needed to quickly establish and staff clinics to vaccinate large numbers of elderly and at-risk individuals.
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.
David Sanusi’s pursuit of higher education has been aided by two philanthropic scholarships.
Small Changes, Better World grants provide UCI students up to $3,000 for one-time projects that meet a tangible need within communities.
The Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building will foster groundbreaking research and the training of future investigative pioneers.
Brian Fargo will match all donations one-on-one until $2 million is raised to fund the next phases of research and, ultimately, bring a device to market.
When a world-class School of Education, local K-12 teachers, principals, students and district administrators come together, great things happen.
The Chao family, passionate about advancing cancer care in Orange County and beyond, has committed $50 million since 1995 to UCI Health.
“This generous gift will ensure that UCI continues to be a destination for exceptionally talented students to become transformational leaders in the arts.”
“This is about sharing in a time of need, whether you can give money or volunteer your time or help a neighbor with grocery shopping,” says Carol Choi ’85. “If everybody pitches in, we’ll all be better for it.”
With the support of foundations and donors, the UCI School of Social Sciences’ Deconstructing Diversity Initiative gives students a deeper understanding of racial issues in the U.S.
After Damon Mills injured his spine, his family researched the best available treatments and hope for his condition.
“The final year of your Ph.D. program can be really intense… This fellowship allowed me to focus on my research.”
“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.”
“We can’t thank Lisa enough for her gift. Her contribution will go a long way toward not only preserving her father’s legacy, but also keeping mentoring excellence as one of UCI’s top priorities for graduate education.”
Throughout their lives, Bob Altman and Michelle Sandler made annual gifts to a variety of causes, including Bob’s alma mater.
“I liked the way UCI MIND dealt with my wife, and the thoroughness of their approach. And the fact that this was a nationally-recognized research facility right in my backyard.”
For more than a year, UCI officials have been quietly hashing out a boundary-pushing proposal to reshape the campus and refashion healthcare in Orange County and beyond.
Two landmark gifts of significant artworks have made UCI a world-class destination for the exhibition and study of California art.
Orange County philanthropists Sue and Bill Gross have donated nearly $800 million to numerous worthy causes, mostly those that improve education, research and healthcare around the world.
Though the Givens’ alma maters include Berkeley, Harvard, Stanford and Yale, their affinity for UCI – and belief in the impact they can have on the university – secured its place in their will.
“I think the University of California is the best public university system in the country,” says dual alumnus Lawrence Benveniste, who earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics at UCI in 1972…
Over the last few years, more than 170 UCI arts students like Tomoko Ozawa have received Medici Circle scholarships funded exclusively by community members.