Fueling the Engine that Drives UC Santa Barbara Forward
Support graduate students impacted by COVID-19
Empower Graduate Research
Research is a critical component of the graduate student experience. However, some faculty do not have grants to cover these expenses. Gifts can be directed specifically to support the costs of graduate student research. This includes travel, equipment and advanced software. Learn more about the Research Accelerator, a special matching gift program aimed at propelling student research forward.
Create Fellowships
Fellowships, essentially scholarships for graduate students, provide core financial aid as they help pay tuition, fees, and health insurance for our graduate students. They strengthen UCSB's ability to compete with other institutions in recruiting top students. Learn more about the Dissertation Fellowship, a matching gift program that helps students complete their degree.
Give to Graduate Student Fellowship Fund
Give to Mahsa Amini Graduate Fellowship Fund
Support Professional Success
The Graduate Division is a key player in priming graduate students for success beyond the diploma. We offer over 100 professional development workshops, and networking events per year to support graduate student career advancement. Learn more about Grad Slam, our award-winning campus-wide competition for the best 3 minute talk by a graduate student. Donations provide prize money for the winners as well as supporting all of the pre-competition workshops.
Enhance Mentorship and Inclusion
The Graduate Division supports a diverse community of scholars through a number of innovative programs. These include the Promise Fellowship and Graduate Scholars Program as well as the newly introduced Racial Justice Fellowship match program.
Give to Graduate Scholars Program
Give to Promise Fellowship
Elevate Graduate Education
The Graduate Division plays a critical leadership role in preparing all graduate students at UC Santa Barbara to be outstanding in their careers on a state, national and international level. Gifts to the Dean’s Fund for Graduate Excellence and Innovation provide the Dean of the Graduate Division with flexible funding for emerging opportunities. Investments in this critical fund enable the Dean to advance the academic and professional development of graduate students and maximize their success.
Other ways to give
Read more about other giving methods (including wire transfers, securities, payroll deduction, trust and estate gifts, retirement plans, or gifts-in-kind).
Are you an entrepreneur?
Join the newly launched UCSB Innovators Circle – your campus-wide gateway to a community of entrepreneurs and innovators who collectively pool their talent, networks, and capital to support one another, the university, and an ecosystem dedicated to elevating innovation. Contact John Lofthus with any questions.
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