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Merage Deans Leadership Circle Grant Initiative

The Dean’s Leadership Circle (DLC) Grant Initiative offers students, staff and faculty the chance to secure up to $10,000 in funding for innovative projects ranging from stock market simulators that teach students investment literacy to faculty research leveraging AI to analyze patterns of fraud. 

By supporting the DLC Grant Initiative, you invest directly in Merage School talent at all levels advancing programs focused on talent pipeline development, career preparedness, inclusive learning, and digital innovation.

In just four years since its launch, the DLC Grant Initiative has grown from awarding $15,800 to $60,000 per grant cycle – 100% supported by gifts of all sizes. With your help, we can continue increasing our impact on our most visionary students, staff and faculty seeking to change the future landscape of business.

Use #UCIGivingDay to join in the fun!
Merage DLC Donor Map
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Alumni Association Chapter Dollars Raised Competition
Thanks to a generous commitment from the UC Irvine Alumni Association Board, the top two alumni chapters who have the largest GROWTH in dollars raised over last year's Giving Day will share a prize of $1,000!
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1 Institute for Transportation Studies 0.00% $0.00
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2 Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care Fellowships 0.00% $0.00
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3 Emergency Research Support Fund 0.00% $0.00
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4 Parent and Family Engagement 0.00% $0.00
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5 Claire Trevor School of the Arts 0.00% $0.00
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Alumni Association Chapter Scholarship Most Donors Competition
The three UC Irvine Alumni Association chapters with the most donors to their chapter scholarship fund will receive a share of $1,500 in bonus funds for their chapter scholarships!
Rank Prize Chapter Donors
1 Institute for Transportation Studies 0
2 Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care Fellowships 0
3 Emergency Research Support Fund 0
4 Parent and Family Engagement 0
5 Claire Trevor School of the Arts 0
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Anteater Band – Jun Tokeshi $750 Matching Gift
Double your impact! All gifts to the Anteater Band will be matched 1:1 by alumni Jun Tokeshi up to $750.
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Anteaters Give Back $5000 Matching Gift
Students - Double Your Impact! Every gift to the Anteaters Give Back campaign will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000!
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Anteaters in Law Alumni Chapter Scholarship Match
Alumna Jenny Tran ’05 is matching every gift made to the Anteaters in Law Alumni Chapter Scholarship, dollar for dollar, up to $500!
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ANTrepreneur Center – The Cheng Family Foundation $10,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from The Cheng Family Foundation, every gift to the ANTrepreneur Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000!
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Basic Needs Center – The Cheng Family Foundation $10,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! All gifts to the Basic Needs Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000 thanks to a generous commitment from The Cheng Family Foundation!
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Basic Needs Center “Love UCI” Matching Gift
Hosted by the UCI Chinese Parent Group and the Irvine Canaan Christian Community Church, every gift to the Basic Needs Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $6,000!
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CalTeach – Leadership $1,000 Matching Gift
Thanks to a generous commitment from the CalTeach Leadership, every gift to the CalTeach Science & Mathematics Program will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000!
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Chancellor's Club $10,000 Matching Gift
Help unlock the full potential of Giving Day by matching Elliott Kornhauser’s $10,000 gift to the Chancellor’s Club!
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CHC Endowment Fund – Michael & Kimberly Ong $1,500 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Campuswide Honors Collegium Endowment Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,500 from CHC alumni Michael '93 & Kimberly '95 Ong!
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CHC Fund – Michael & Kimberly Ong $4,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Campuswide Honors Collegium Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $4,000 from CHC alumni Michael '93 & Kimberly '95 Ong!
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Dance Alumni Chapter $700 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Dance Alumni Chapter will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $700 thanks to a generous commitment from the Dance Alumni Chapter board!
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Dean Tiffany López Department of Art Match
Double your impact today! Dean Tiffany López has generously agreed to match up to $2,000 for every gift given to support the Department of Art at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
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Dean Tiffany López Department of Dance Match
Double your impact today! Dean Tiffany López has generously agreed to match up to $2,000 for every gift given to support the Department of Drama at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
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Dean Tiffany López Department of Drama Match
Double your impact today! Dean Tiffany López has generously agreed to match up to $2,000 for every gift given to support the Theatre Guild at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
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Dean Tiffany López Department of Music Match
Double your impact today! Dean Tiffany López has generously agreed to match up to $2,000 for every gift given to support the Department of Music at the Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
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Disability Services Center – The Cheng Family Foundation $1,250 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Disability Services Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $1,250 thanks to a generous commitment from The Cheng Family Foundation!
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Division of Career Pathways – The Cheng Family Foundation $2,500 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Division of Career Pathways will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500 thanks to a generous commitment from The Cheng Family Foundation!
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Dunlop School of Biological Sciences – Dr. M. Marlene Godoy $5,000 Matching Gift
Thanks to a generous commitment from Dr. M. Marlene Godoy, every gift to the Dunlop School of Biological Sciences will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000.
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Emeriti Association $5,550 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Emeriti Association Graduate Dissertation Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,550!
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Family Medicine $500 Matching Gift
When you give to Family Medicine this Giving Day, your generosity goes further than you think. Dr. Lisa Gibbs has committed to a 2:1 match on all gifts up to $500, tripling the power of your donation. Give today and help shape the future of primary care!
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Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology $1,000 Matching Gift
Your gift just got more powerful! Thanks to a generous 1:1 match from Dr. Lisa Gibbs and Dr. Julie Rousseau, every dollar donated on Giving Day will be matched — up to $1,000. Don't miss your chance to double your impact for Geriatrics this Giving Day!
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Golden Anteaters Society Committee $4,000 Matching Gift
Thanks to a generous commitment from the Golden Anteaters Society Committee, every gift to the Golden Anteaters Giving Day campaign will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $4,000!
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Kidney Transplant Program — Judy & Richard Steffy $5,000 Matching Gift
Quintuple your impact! All gifts to the Kidney Transplant Program will be matched 5-1 by Judy and Richard Steffy, up to $5,000!
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Last But Not Least Challenge
Congratulations to Zoi Fletcher! Your gift of $100+ to the Black Alumni Chapter was the last gift of $100+ received on Giving Day! You just unlocked $1000 in bonus funds for your chapter scholarship!
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LGBT Resource Center $5,000 Matching Gift
Thanks to a generous commitment from alumni Dale Dwelle '06 and Sara Sperling '93, every gift to the LGBT Resource Center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000!
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Libraries – Senior Leadership $1,500 Matching Gift
Double the impact of your gift! All gifts made in support of UC Irvine Libraries on Giving Day will be matched dollar for dollar by the Libraries Senior Leadership, up to the first $1,500.
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Men's Volleyball – $3,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! All gifts to the Men’s Volleyball program will be matched 1:1 up to $3,000.
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Mens Basketball Matching Gift
Thanks to a generous commitment from an anonymous supporter, every gift to the Mens Basketball program will be matched, dollar-for-dollar!
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Mens Soccer – Coach Raz Matching Gift
Double your impact! All gifts made to the Mens Soccer Program will be matched 1:1 by Coach Yossi Raz, up to $1000!
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Mens Volleyball $72,500 Matching Gift
Double your impact! All gifts to the Mens Volleyball program will be matched 1:1 by a group of UC Irvine alumni and Mens Volleyball supporters up to $72,500.
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Mens Water Polo – Klatt Family Matching Gift
Double your impact! All gifts made to the Men’s Water Polo Program will be matched 1:1 by the Klatt Family.
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OLLI – Jan and Brian Healy $500 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from Jan and Brian Healy, every gift to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $500.
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OLLI – Linda Robinson $3,000 Matching Gift
Help us reach 25 gifts to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute fund and we will unlock a generous gift of $3,000 from Linda Robinson!
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Orthopaedic Surgery – Alfred E. Mann Charities, Inc. Matching Gift
Triple your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from our partners at Alfred E. Mann Charities, Inc., every gift to the Orthopaedic Trauma Research and Education Fund will be matched, 3-to-1, up to $25,000!
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Parents Fund – The Cheng Family Foundation $10,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the UC Irvine Parents Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000, thanks to a generous commitment from The Cheng Family Foundation!
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Physical Sciences – Michael Thacher $2,500 Matching Challenge
Double your impact! Every gift made to the School of Physical Sciences will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500. Once $2,500 has been raised, Michael's gift will be allocated to the Physical Sciences Dean's Fund for Excellence.
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Public Health – Emergency Student Fund $5,000 Matching Gift
Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Alice B. Apkarian and Prof. V. Ara Apkarian, all gifts to the Public Health Emergency Student Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000. Your gift today will have twice the impact in supporting Wen Public Health students when they need it most!
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Retirees Association $7,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Retirees Association Legacy Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $7,000!
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SAGE Scholars $3,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to SAGE Scholars will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $3,000 thanks to a generous commitment from an anonymous donor!
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School of Humanities $2,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from alumna Mary Watson-Bruce, Ph.D. ’82, every gift to the School of Humanities will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,000!
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School of Medicine Gift Leaderboard
In addition to the School of Medicine’s key fundraising priorities this year, let’s see how many gifts are received to each of these class or program specific initiatives this Giving Day!
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2 Train New Trainers (TNT) Primary Care Fellowships 0
3 Emergency Research Support Fund 0
4 Parent and Family Engagement 0
5 Claire Trevor School of the Arts 0
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School of Medicine – Alumni Chapter Board $10,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from School of Medicine Alumni Chapter Board members David Berger (’73), Sarah Lopez (’09), Charles Nguyen (’98), Anne Marie McNeill (’00), Natasha Chandanani (’99) and James DeSoto (’80), every gift to the School of Medicine will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000!
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School of Nursing $5,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Thanks to a generous commitment from community members Margaret and Spencer Huang, every gift to the Nursing Science - Fund for Excellence will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000!
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School of Nursing – CENE $1,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact to the Center for Excellence in Nursing Education (CENE)! Every gift to the center will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 thanks to a generous commitment from Ellen and Alfred Lee!
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School of Nursing – Ellen Lewis Award $5,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift made to the Ellen Lewis Nursing Leadership Endowed Award will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000 thanks to a generous commitment from Jim and Lori Lewis!
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School of Nursing – KC Hernandez McCloy Endowment $5,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact to the KC Hernandez McCloy Memorial Scholarship Endowment! Every gift to this fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000, thanks to a generous commitment from Regina and Gilbert Hernandez.
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School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) Scholarship Match
Thanks to Dean’s Leadership Council member Rebecca Cupp and family, every gift to the Undergraduate Scholarship Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,500!
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School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPPS) White Coat Match
Double the impact of your gift! All gifts made today to the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences White Coat Fund will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000 thanks to the generous donation from Ralphs Grocery Company Pharmacy Department.
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School of Social Ecology — Pete Fischler and Amy Ng $20,000 Matching Gift
Thanks to a generous commitment from Pete Fischler ’80 and Amy Ng, every gift made to the Social Ecology Field Study Program will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000.
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School of the Arts – Ken Rohl $10,000 Match for Music
Your gift counts twice! Thanks to a generous matching gift from Ken Rohl, every dollar up to $10,000 will be matched to support the Department of Music.
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Staff Assembly Scholarship $10,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Mike Puritz Staff Assembly Career Enhancement Scholarship will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000!
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Track & Field — Richard Wilhelm '89 $7,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Track & Field program will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $7,000 thanks to a generous commitment from Richard Wilhelm '89!
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UC Irvine Law Clinics Fund – $3,000 Matching Gift
Quadruple your impact! Every gift to the UC Irvine Law Clinics Fund will be matched 3:1, up to $3,000, thanks to a generous commitment from an anonymous member of the Class of 2018!
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UC Irvine Law Fund – $5,000 Matching Gift
Triple your impact! Every gift to the UC Irvine Law Fund will be matched 2:1, up to $5,000, thanks to a generous commitment from alum Isra Shah '12!
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UC Irvine Law Scholarship Fund – $3,000 Matching Gift
Triple your impact! Every gift to the UC Irvine Law Scholarship Fund will be matched 2:1, up to $3,000, thanks to a generous commitment from an anonymous member of the Class of 2018!
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UC Irvine Law – PILF $5,000 Matching Gift
Triple your impact! Every gift to the Public Interest Law Fund will be matched 2:1, up to $5,000, thanks to a generous commitment from UC Irvine Law alum Anne Conley '18!
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UCI-OC Alliance Innovation Fund – Yoost Family Trust $10,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the UCI-OC Alliance Innovation Fund will be matched, dollar-for-dollar by the Yoost Family Trust!
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UCI-OC Alliance Proposed Endowment – Javier Romo $5,000 Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Proposed UCI-OC Alliance Discretionary Endowment will be matched, dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000 by Alliance member Javier Romo!
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Vietnamese American Alumni Chapter Scholarship Match
Alumna Jenny Tran ’05 is matching every gift made to the Vietnamese American Alumni Chapter Scholarship, dollar for dollar, up to $500!
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Women's Volleyball Matching Gift
Double your impact! All gifts to the Women’s Volleyball program will be matched 1:1.
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Womens Golf – Gary Singer Matching Gift
Double your impact! Every gift to the Womens Golf program will be matched, dollar-for-dollar thanks to a generous gift from Gary Singer!
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Womens Water Polo – Klatt Family Matching Gift
Triple your impact! All gifts made to the Women’s Water Polo Program will be matched 2:1 by the Klatt Family
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Young Alumni Council $1,000 Matching Gift
Thanks to a generous Young Alumni Council donor, every gift to the Young Alumni Council campaign will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $1,000.
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