Invest in Engineers. Create Lasting Impact.
At BCOE, students learn by building, researching, designing and solving real engineering challenges. Support from alumni, families, industry partners and friends helps create the opportunities that shape those experiences.
Your investment strengthens scholarships, hands-on learning, undergraduate research and student success across the college.
Support the experiences that shape engineers before graduation
Giving to BCOE supports the high-impact learning experiences that help students build confidence, discover their direction and prepare for meaningful careers.
For many students, access to scholarships, research, mentorship and hands-on learning can shape the direction of an entire career.
- Scholarships
- Research opportunities
- Senior design projects
- makeRspaces
- Student organizations
- Competition teams

Support BCOE’s Dean’s Innovation Fund
The Dean’s Innovation Fund provides flexible support for student programs, hands-on learning environments, undergraduate research and emerging opportunities across the college.
This funding helps BCOE respond to student and program needs while investing in experiences that strengthen engineering education.
Direct your support to the areas that matter most to you
Support BCOE students, departments, programs, research and organizations through giving priorities aligned with engineering education and impact.
Student Success and Innovation
- Dean’s Innovation Fund
- makeRspace
- Graduate scholarships
- Undergraduate scholarships
- Engineering Student Success
Departments, Programs and Research
- Bioengineering Fund
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computational Data Science
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Robotics
- Master’s Online Programs
Student Organizations
- AIChE
- ASME
- BMES
- CYBER
- EWB
- FSAE
- Gamespawn
- IEEE
- Materials Research Society
- SHPE
- Tau Beta Pi
- Theta Tau
- Undergraduate Research Club
Join a community investing in BCOE’s highest priorities
The Dean’s Circle brings together alumni, parents, faculty, staff, industry partners and friends who support scholarships, undergraduate research, makeRspaces, student innovation and programs that help students succeed.
Dean’s Circle members receive
- Invitations to special events and college gatherings
- Opportunities to connect with students and faculty
- Behind-the-scenes tours of labs and makeRspaces
- Updates from BCOE leadership and the dean
The Ideator Circle
$300/year
Or $25/month
The Builder Tier
$1,200/year
The Seed Funders
$2,500
The Scale-Up Partners
$5,000
The Dean’s Venture Champions
$10,000
Choose the giving method that works for you
All gifts to BCOE are tax-deductible. Donors can give online, by check or through other giving methods that support engineering education and research.
Online
Make a gift securely through GiveCampus.
By Check
Make checks payable to the UC Riverside Foundation.
In-Kind Gifts
Equipment, materials and supplies can support teaching and research.
Other Methods
Support BCOE through securities, donor-advised funds and wire transfers.
Employer Match
Many employers match charitable contributions, which may double or triple your impact.
Connect with the people who can help shape your impact
The BCOE Development team works with alumni, donors, families, industry partners and friends to align giving goals with student success, research, programs and college priorities.
Ready to make an impact?
Have questions or thinking about ways to support BCOE? Connect with the development team to learn more or schedule a conversation.