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Undergraduate Scholarships

As a premier public institution for higher learning, UCI’s mission has always been to IMPROVE SOCIETY by fostering knowledge, provide WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION and to ADVANCE THE AMERICAN DREAM regardless of someone’s background. Your thoughtful and generous support will ignite LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES for some of our most gifted and talented undergraduate students. TOGETHER, we can equip UCI undergraduate students with tools that build on their continued, UNYIELDING dedication for success in higher education and in life. 

TOGETHER, we can help create a more brilliant future!

The purpose of this specific campaign effort is to raise funds for undergraduate scholarships. Your gift to undergraduate scholarships will assist with the University’s efforts to expand access to higher education while helping to create a clear path to academic excellence.

Your gift to undergraduate scholarships will assist with the University’s efforts to expand access to higher education while helping to create a clear path to academic excellence. Undergraduate scholarships are the most direct way to address the financial challenges and difficulties that exist for many brilliant young people. Scholarship opportunities assist UCI in yielding the most accomplished students while also closing the gap in the retention of first generation and low-income students.


FUND INFORMATION

  • Summer Session Scholarships: This scholarship helps students who attend summer classes to graduate early, reduces the burden of student loans, or change to a more fulfilling/fitting major without financial hardship. 
  • Unrestricted General Scholarship Fund: This scholarship fund helps make a university education possible for UC Irvine’s prospective and current students by rewarding and fostering students who exhibit academic or creative excellence.
  • Financial Aid Scholarship: This scholarship fund provides support to high-achieving undergraduate students at UCI who have the greatest financial need.


If you are interested in exploring additional opportunities to support scholarships on Giving Day, please click on the buttons below. 

Donor Map
Rank State Gifts
1 CA 13
2 AZ 1
2 NV 1
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Last But Not Least!
Congratulations to Tse-Wen Chen, a current student, whose gift to Solar Car Engineering Student Group won the Last But Not Least Challenge! With your gift Tse-Wen, $1000 in bonus funds will be awarded to Solar Car Engineering, thanks to the generous support of UCI Foundation trustees Gary and Melanie Singer!
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Summer Session Scholarship Terry Godfrey '86 and Stephen Godfrey 2:1 Match
Directly support and make an impact with undergraduate students with a gift towards Summer Session Scholarships! Your donation will be matched 2:1! The first $7,500 raised will be matched by UCI alum and trustee, Terry Godfrey ’86 and Stephen Godfrey, and paired with the UC Irvine’s Office of the Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning match for a total match of $15,000!
$335 MATCHED
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Summer Session Scholarships OVPTL 2:1 Match
Directly support and make an impact with undergraduate students with a gift towards Summer Session Scholarships! Your donation will be matched 2:1! The first $7,500 raised will be matched by the UC Irvine Office of the Vice Provost of Teaching and Learning, and paired with UCI alum and trustee, Terry Godfrey ’86 and Stephen Godfrey's match, for a total match of $15,000!
$335 MATCHED
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$10,000
Parent Power Hour 25 gift Challenge
Power Hour? How about a power 15-minutes?! Congratulations to our UCI Parent and Family community for coming together in record time to unlock $10,000 in support for Campus Organizations and Volunteer Programs! Keep the momentum going and support some of our outstanding matches and challenges below!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$1,965
1965 Challenge
Congratulations to Hilary Lapks! Your gift to Men's Volleyball just unlocked $1,965 in bonus funds for the program!
1,965 / 1,965 Gifts
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Early Bird Challenge
Congratulations to Darcy Wilson-Jones (LGBT Resource Center), Katy Young (School of the Arts/Dance), Charlton Lee (Social Sciences Student Awards) and Rick Emerling (UCI Retirees Association Scholarships), for winning our Early Bird Challenge! $500 in bonus funds will be added to each of these funds in your honor!
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