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The Society of Automotive Engineers at UC San Diego, or Triton Racing, is where engineering meets innovation.

Our team designs and competes with an open-wheel race car in the prestigious Formula SAE competition. This challenge lets us apply our classroom knowledge in real-world settings, sharpening our skills in engineering and teamwork.

We're proud of our achievements in the competition and are now shifting towards electric vehicle (EV) technology. This move aligns with sustainable practices and prepares us for the future of automotive engineering.   

Your support today can make a big difference. It helps us provide valuable hands-on experiences to students, fostering the next generation of engineers. Make your gift today to join us in driving forward innovation and excellence at UC San Diego. Help us continue inspiring and educating with your donation today!

Sport Clubs provide opportunities for students to experience the commitment, challenge and enjoyment of a competitive extramural sports experience.

These teams are initiated and led by students and reflective of their diverse sporting interests. The leaders of every team, known as the Sports Clubs Officers, volunteer their time and work together to create budgets, recruit coaches and athletes, liaise with leagues and NGB, order apparel, plan community events, coordinate travel, report incidents and injuries, fundraise and more.

As the nation’s only ABET accredited structural engineering department we have a unique academic home offering a holistic view of what a ‘structure’ is — which is just about anything!

Fundamentally, we teach the principles of mechanics, materials, analysis and design, and we apply those integrated ideas to a wide spectrum of societal applications. Our faculty and students aspire to be internationally renowned leaders in analyzing, designing, simulating, visualizing, optimizing, monitoring and assessing the behavior and environmental interactions of structures and structural materials from a holistic perspective, including those used in civil, geotechnical, aerospace, naval, marine, energy, and biological applications.

Our mission is to advance the structural engineering profession through research, teaching and service by integrating engineering mechanics theories, computational modeling simulations, experimental testing observations and practical design concepts.

By supporting the Structural Engineering Excellence and Innovation Fund, you contribute to the enhancement of academic programs and remarkable diversity of cutting-edge research in the field of structural engineering.

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The UC San Diego Student Foundation is a student-run philanthropic organization that aims to foster a culture of philanthropy among students by supporting scholarships and other student needs. Our mission is to enhance the UC San Diego community through student philanthropy, aligning with the university's strategic plan to build a campus-wide culture of philanthropy.

The Student Foundation Scholarship Fund bridges the gap between college expenses and financial aid, providing crucial support to students. We awarded $32,000 in scholarships during the 2022-2023 school year and $40,500 during the 2023-2024 school year.

Your gift, of any size, will help transform a student's life by supporting their academic pursuits. By giving to the Student Foundation, you are investing in the next generation of leaders and change-makers.

Help us continue to make a difference in the lives of UC San Diego students through scholarships!

The UC San Diego Student Foundation is a student-run philanthropic organization that aims to foster a culture of philanthropy among students by supporting scholarships and other student needs. Our mission is to enhance the UC San Diego community through student philanthropy, aligning with the university's strategic plan to build a campus wide culture of philanthropy.

As a student at UC San Diego, you have the power to make a difference in the lives of your peers. The Senior Class Giving Fund is an important tradition at UC San Diego, as it allows graduating students to leave a lasting legacy on campus and contribute to the university's mission.

By making a gift, seniors are investing in the next generation of leaders and change-makers, and helping to enhance the UC San Diego community through student philanthropy.

The Senior Class Giving Fund provides crucial support to students, bridging the gap between college expenses and financial aid, and awarding scholarships to deserving students.

We awarded $12,000 in scholarships during the 2022-2023 school year and $13,000 during the 2023-2024 school year. Our goal for Triton Giving Day is to raise $3,500 and we need your help to get there.

If 173 graduating students donate $20.25 in honor of their graduating class, we can meet our goal and make a significant impact on the lives of UC San Diego students. Your gift today, no matter the size, will bring us closer to achieving our goal and supporting the next generation of Tritons. Your contribution will not only support your fellow students but also become part of a larger movement to promote philanthropy and giving back to the Triton community.

Every gift counts, and together, we can make a difference!

At UC San Diego, we have a vision to have a thriving campus population with access to fully integrated health care and well-being resources. We're here to make sure every student feels supported, healthy and ready to take on their academic journey.

Support to the Student Health and Well-Being Fund will allow Tritons to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors that will contribute to their academic success and personal development. Together, we can drive new and innovative strategies, fully integrate our campus health ecosystem and give every student the opportunity to flourish.

Your gift today will make an immediate impact by enhancing and sustaining services that, at times, are critical to a student’s health and well-being including:

• STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES (SHS)
  Quality medical services to meet the diverse needs of UC San Diego students including primary care, urgent care, reproductive health, sports medicine, gender-affirming care, behavioral health and travel clinic. Laboratory, optometry, pharmacy and x-ray services are available on-site to facilitate convenient care for students
• HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES (HPS)
  Activities, events and workshops that enhance the personal health of students and the collective health of the campus community. Programs help students establish and maintain behaviors that contribute to their health — now, and in the future.
• COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES (CAPS)
  A diverse range of mental health services offering a holistic, integrative and student-centric approach, including evaluation and assessment, psychotherapy, psychiatric services and online self-care applications. Students have access to preventative, early intervention and targeted psychoeducational outreach and consultation on-campus through CAPS

Make a gift to support Student Health and Well-Being today!

UC San Diego is home to one of the largest military-affiliated undergraduate communities of any University of California campus.

Anyone who knows and loves someone who served, also knows their courage begets unique challenges. The Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC) provides community and valuable resources for student veterans, active duty service members, reserves and family members.

Our goal is to assist our students as they transition from a military environment to campus life and provide them with the support they need to complete their degree, foster a supportive community and gain the skills and knowledge they need for a successful life.

A gift to the SVRC supports services like: 

• Scholarships and short-term loans so student veterans can complete their degree, even after they have exhausted their GI Bill benefits.
• Transitional support programs to ensure student veterans receive adequate peer, academic and professional assistance.
• Full-time academic and career coaches who manage internship opportunities and career and networking events for military-connected students.
• Mental health services that foster awareness and community-based interventions. 
• Disability accommodations and diagnostic testing for injuries, impairments or learning disabilities to ensure success.
• Financial support to pay for alternative health and wellness treatments for relief from symptoms that have not responded to traditional health treatments. 
• Childcare subsidies to help student veteran parents meet their childcare needs and focus on their studies.

Support our campus' military-connected student population by making a gift today! With your help, we will continue to provide services, programs and resources tailored to their unique needs and circumstances for decades to come.

Where disruptors create the future!

Rather than predicting the future the Sullivan Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Rady School of Management weaves together innovators, entrepreneurs, and external experts to create the future.

Serving the entire campus, the Center fosters a dynamic ecosystem where students, faculty, and mentors turn research and concepts into impactful ventures. Through experiential learning, mentorship, funding opportunities, and incubation, the Sullivan Center supports entrepreneurs at every stage.

Key initiatives include:

• Training and Acceleration
  • Offering hands-on courses, deep training, non-dilutive and equity funding, mentorship, and networking to equip students, faculty, and alumni with the skills and resources to validate and launch new ventures.
• Industry and Capital Partnerships
  • Partnering with industry and investors to support entrepreneurship and to drive commercialization.
• Regional and National Impact
  • Collaborating with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Jacobs School of Engineering, and other areas of excellence, the Center is driving entrepreneurial impact across San Diego and the nation.

With a network-centric and multidisciplinary approach, the Sullivan Center serves as a launchpad for groundbreaking ideas, helping entrepreneurs transform industries and drive economic growth.

Join us in shaping the future of innovation — every contribution makes a difference!

Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, had retired from NASA and was teaching physics at UC San Diego when she decided to use her famous name to advance a cause she cared about.

To help narrow the gender gap in science and engineering, she joined with her life partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy, and three colleagues — Karen Flammer, Terry McEntee and Alann Lopes — to found Sally Ride Science in 2001.

Over the years, Sally Ride Science created acclaimed STEM programs for girls and boys of all backgrounds across the country. Ride died of pancreatic cancer in 2012, and in 2015, Sally Ride Science found a new home as a nonprofit based at UC San Diego under the direction of UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. 

Today, Sally Ride Science at UC San Diego continues Ride’s legacy with innovative programs encouraging diversity in STEAM (STEM plus arts).

Make a gift to support this important initiative today!

The UC San Diego Surf Team is more than a collective of highly dedicated student-athletes, it's a tightly knit community of students driven by a profound passion for the ocean.

With seven National Titles the UC San Diego Surf Team is very competitive, and our student-athletes and alumni successfully represent the university with pride. We are academic and community oriented and our diverse and accomplished alumni also help to serve as a springboard for our students' development and career launches.

New in 2025, the team joined the MED TAC program. Members of the team become certified instructors with rescue care and American College of Surgeons. This is making our world safer by training and certifying young surfers in the San Diego community and beyond.

We continue to build momentum for the 2025-26 season in hopes to once again claim a national title as our own. For the first time since 1997, the 2025 team took home the NSSA Collegiate State Championship title and we could not be more excited or proud!

The creation of scholarships for the UC San Diego Surf Team marks an innovative and new era for the program which will build upon student success and pave the way for more National Championships.

Between 1969 and 2019, the Surf team won seven national championships, making it one of the most successful sports organizations in UC San Diego history. The Tritons remain competitive BUT have not won a national championship in almost 20 years and they are hungry for the #1 spot.

Support for these academic scholarships is elevating the program overall and recognizing what it takes to be a “smart surfer.” The team continues to thrive and showcase success in many ways, including contributions to ocean conservation, tech boom, medicine and more.

The Triton Research & Experiential Learning Scholars (TRELS) program is transforming opportunities for UC San Diego undergraduates, enabling them to engage in cutting-edge research within the biological and medical sciences.

Through personalized mentorship, hands-on learning experiences, and direct research involvement, TRELS empowers students to turn their curiosity into meaningful discoveries. This program not only enhances their technical skills but also fosters the confidence and leadership qualities necessary to thrive in labs, medical settings, and beyond.

Each year, TRELS provides life-changing opportunities to UC San Diego undergraduates who might not otherwise have access to such transformative experiences. Your support can help unlock their potential and fuel their academic and professional growth.

Join us in shaping the next generation of scientific leaders—make a gift today and become an integral part of their journey.