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UC Riverside
Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

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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.

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Why Give to BCOE

Giving to BCOE supports the experiences that shape engineering students long before graduation.

Your support helps provide:

  • Scholarships that reduce financial barriers
  • Undergraduate and graduate research opportunities
  • Senior design projects and makerspaces
  • Student organizations and competition teams
  • Faculty mentorship and experiential learning opportunities

 

For many students, access to these experiences can shape the direction of an entire career.

Support BCOE’s Highest Priorities

 

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 the experiences that strengthen engineering education across the college.

DONATE TO THE DEAN’S INNOVATION FUND

 

Giving Priorities

 

Direct your support to the areas that matter most to you.

Student Success & Innovation

  • Dean’s Innovation Fund
  • Makerspace
  • Grad Scholarships
  • Undergrad Scholarships
  • Engineering Student Success

Departments, Programs & Research

  • Bioengineering Fund
  • Chemical & Environmental Engineering
  • Computer Science and Engineering
  • Electrical & 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
  • Material Research Society
  • SHPE
  • Tau Beta Pi
  • Theta Tau
  • Undergraduate Research Club

JOIN THE DEAN'S CIRCLE

The Dean’s Circle brings together alumni, parents, faculty, staff, industry partners, and friends who support BCOE’s highest priorities.

Dean’s Circle support helps expand scholarships, strengthen undergraduate research opportunities, support makerspaces and student innovation, and invest in programs that help students succeed inside and outside the classroom.

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

JOIN THE DEAN'S CIRCLE

Giving Level Contribution
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

Flexible Giving Options

All gifts to BCOE are tax-deductible.

Online: Make a gift securely through GiveCampus.

By Check: Payable to: UC Riverside Foundation

In-Kind Gifts: Equipment, materials, and supplies that support teaching and research.

Other Giving Methods: Including securities, donor-advised funds, and wire transfers.

Double Your Impact: Many employers will match charitable contributions — allowing you to double or even triple your support of BCOE. Check with your employer to see if your gift qualifies.

CONTACT US

Have questions or thinking about ways to make an impact? Connect with our team to learn more or schedule a conversation.

Contact us at BCOEdevelopment@ucr.edu.

 

Meet the Development Team