School of Social Sciences
Your Giving Day Gift Creates Impact

At the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences, we believe in the power of education, research, and community to drive real-world change. Today, on Giving Day, our community has the opportunity to come together and make a lasting difference.

The Dean’s Excellence Fund: Investing in Innovation

The Dean’s Excellence Fund is one of the most powerful ways to support students, faculty, and research. It provides immediate, flexible funding that allows us to respond to emerging needs and invest in bold ideas that create meaningful impact.

How Your Giving Day Gift Makes a Difference

  • Creates Scholarships and Graduate Fellowships
  • Advances Faculty Research and Innovation
  • Strengthens Community and Global Engagement

Support—at every level—makes a meaningful impact.

Join Us in Making a Difference

If you’ve already made a gift, thank you for your generosity and continued commitment. If you haven’t yet, we invite you to be part of something transformative by investing in the Dean’s Excellence Fund today.

Donors who give $1,500 or more will be recognized as members of the Dean’s Leadership Society (DLS)—a distinguished group of supporters committed to advancing the School of Social Sciences. As a DLS member, you’ll gain access to exclusive events, leadership engagement opportunities, and deeper connections with faculty and university leadership.

We encourage you to explore our DLS Impact Report to see how donor support is shaping the future.

Make Your Giving Day Gift Today

Together, we can create opportunities, fuel innovation, and shape the future.

With gratitude,

Bill Maurer
Dean, UC Irvine School of Social Sciences

See what people are sharing about UC Irvine Giving Day 2025!
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Early Bird Challenge
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Early Bird Challenge
Thanks to a generous gift from UC Irvine Foundation trustees Gary and Melanie Singer, donors will be chosen at random to unlock an additional $500 for the school, program or cause supported during the Giving Day Early Access Period (ends 11:59pm on April 21)!
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Social Media Challenge
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Social Media Challenge
Show your UC Irvine pride! Post on social media with #UCIGivingDay and let us know what you care about most at UC Irvine. We'll be selecting and featuring our favorite posts, and if we feature yours, $500 will be donated in your honor to the initiative mentioned in your post!
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1965 Challenge
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1965 Challenge
In celebration of UC Irvine's founding, the 1,965th gift will receive $1,965 in matching funds for the school, program or cause supported from UC Irvine alum and trustee, Terry Godfrey ’86 and Steve Godfrey!
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Brilliant Future Challenge
Thanks to a generous commitment from UC Irvine Foundation trustee Julie Hill, the top-3 schools with the largest growth in donors over last year's Giving Day will share a bonus prize of $5,000!
Rank Prize School % +/- Goal
1 $2,500 Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing -39.47% 23
goal: 38
2 $1,500 School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences -96.67% 1
goal: 30
3 $1,000 School of Social Sciences -97.22% 1
goal: 36
4 Donald Bren School of ICS -97.56% 2
goal: 82
5 The Paul Merage School of Business -98.33% 2
goal: 120
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