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The Annual Fund

What is the Berkeley Engineering Annual Fund?

Gifts to the Annual Fund from alumni, parents, and friends help Berkeley Engineering meet its highest priority needs while ensuring that the College fulfills its mission of Educating Leaders, Creating Knowledge, and Serving Society.

How will my gift be used?

The Annual Fund is used where it is needed most, primarily to support students and faculty. The Dean's allocation for the 2007-08 school year is shown below:

Annual Fund Chart

37% Student Excellence

Over 4,300 students are enrolled in the College. From their first day on campus, the Annual Fund is used to enhance our students' academic experience, supporting areas such as:

Student scholarships
Special student leadership projects
New student orientation
Undergraduate research opportunities
Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology

36% Faculty Excellence

Each year, the Annual Fund provides:

Start-up funding essential to attracting and hiring outstanding new faculty
Matching funds which enable our faculty to successfully compete for national grants for new programs at the College

Faculty excellence is critical to promoting student excellence. Our faculty draw the best students to the College and help them become Berkeley Engineers.

15% Teaching Labs & Classrooms

The Annual Fund helps provide state-of-the-art teaching facilities and laboratories by:

Leveraging high-impact new equipment gifts
Supporting critical teaching lab enhancements

12% College Outreach

Connecting prospective students and alumni with Berkeley Engineering is so important to our mission. The College reaches out in many ways, including:

Forefront, the College's magazine highlighting research and student accomplishments
Engineering News, the biweekly student newsletter
The College's high school outreach programs

Make a gift to the College of Engineering now!

Your support is critical to maintaining Berkeley’s position as one of the top engineering schools in the world.

How do I give?

Click here to make a gift online
By phone: Call (510) 642-2487
By mail: Send your check (made payable to Berkeley Engineering Fund) to:
College of Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
208 McLaughlin Hall, #1722
Berkeley, CA 94720-1722

What if I have more questions?

Please call (510) 642-2487 or email bef@coe.berkeley.edu.

Some Annual Fund Highlights

Spotlight on Student Excellence:
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (CET) serves 800+ students annually by providing entrepreneurial education and fostering their new start-up ventures.

Spotlight on Faculty Excellence:
In Professor Lydia Sohn's Nano-Biology Lab, she and her students are fabricating a next-generation nano-bio device for early detection of cancer cells. The Annual Fund has been critical in enabling Sohn's and her students' success.

Spotlight on Teaching Labs & Classrooms:
Through a $50,000 allocation from the Annual Fund, the College has secured a special equipment donation, an MOCVD machine, valued at $2 million. Designed for building nanocrystals, the machine will assist a broad range of faculty and students across the College.

Spotlight on College Outreach:
The College brings alumni and industry partners to campus to share career advice with students. "With their support, I feel ready to pursue my dreams," said an EECS undergraduate this year.