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Berkeley Research Impact Fund
Vice Chancellor for Research Discretionary Fund
AAPI Data
AmphibiaWeb
Angelo Coast Range Reserve
Archaeological Research Facility
Art Rosenfeld Award for Energy Efficiency
Armenian Studies
Asian American Research Center
Austrian Studies
Benelux Program
Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies
Berkeley Climate Change Network (BCCN) Fund
Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative
Biophysics Graduate Group
Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
Blum Center for Developing Economies
Cal Falcons Fund
California Institute for Energy & Environment Fund
California Policy Lab
California Public Employee Relations Program
Cal-in-Sacramento Internship Program
Canadian Studies Chair Gift Fund
Center for African Studies
Center for Buddhist Studies
Center for Chinese Studies
Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)
Center for Japanese Studies
Center for Korean Studies
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Center for Middle Eastern Studies Gift
Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses
Center for Race and Gender
Center for Research in Native American Issues
Center for Southeast Asia Studies
Center for the Study of Sexual Culture
Central Sierra Snow Lab
CITRIS General Support Fund
David and Marvalee Wake Fund
Director's Fund for the Berkeley Stem Cell Center
EDGE in Tech Initiative
Energy & Biosciences Institute Program
Essig Museum
France-Berkeley Fund
French Studies Program
Friends of the Labor Center Fund
Friends of the Latinx Research Center
Greater Good Science Center
Hastings Reserve
Helen Wills Neurosciences Institute
Hindi Studies
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
Institute for South Asia Studies
Institute for the Study of Societal Issues Fund
Institute of East Asian Studies
Institute of European Studies
Institute of Governmental Studies
Institute of International Studies
Institute of Human Development (IHD)
Institute of Personality and Social Research Fund
Irish Studies Program
Jepson Herbarium
Kathryn A. Day Miller Postdoctoral Fellowship
Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute
Marvell NanoLab
Master of Development Engineering Fellowship
Matsui Center for Politics & Public Service
Museum of Paleontology
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Nordic Studies
Opportunity Lab Operations
Point Reyes Field Station
Portuguese Studies Program
Program for the Study of Italy
Punjabi Studies
QB3-Berkeley
R.B. Gump South Pacific Research Stations
Sagehen Creek Field Station
Science@Cal
SETI@HOME
Sikh Studies
Simons Institute
Simons Institute Richard M. Karp Fund
SkyDeck Innovation Fund
Slavic East European & Eurasian Institute
South Asia Art Initiative
Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL)
Spanish Studies
Strawberry Creek Fund
Tamil Studies
Tang Center for Silk Road Studies
Telugu Studies
The Tipping Point Various Donors Fund
Transportation Studies
UCB Center for the Science of Psychedelics
UC Berkeley Natural Reserves
UCMP Education and Outreach
Urdu Studies
Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs
$5,000
Archaeological Research Facility Challenge
An anonymous donor will contribute $5,000 once 50 gifts are made to the Archaeological Research Facility Gift Fund.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Berkeley Research Impact Match
Eric Stern will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to The Berkeley Research Impact Fund up to $5K.
Completed
2
Match
Hastings Reserve Match
An anonymous donor will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to Hastings Natural History Reservation up to $5K.
Completed
2
Match
Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues Match
An anonymous donor will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to the Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, up to $5K.
Completed
2
Match
Asian American Research Center Match
An anonymous donor will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to the Asian American Research Center, up to $10K.
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Center for Right-Wing Studies Match
An anonymous donor will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to the Center for Right-Wing Studies, up to $10K.
Completed
2
Match
Institute for the Study of Societal Issues Match
Your gift to ISSI will be doubled, thanks to a $17,500 challenge grant from Institute directors past and present: Troy Duster, Michael Omi, Rachel Moran, Stephen Small, Charles Briggs, and Kurt Organista.
Completed
Participating Groups
Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority)
Cal Fund (Chancellor's Priority)
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Berkeley Engineering
Berkeley Engineering
Berkeley Law
Berkeley Law
Berkeley School of Education
Berkeley School of Education
Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden
Cal Alumni Association (CAA)
Cal Alumni Association (CAA)
Cal Athletics
Cal Athletics
Cal Parents Fund
Cal Parents Fund
Cal Performances
Cal Performances
College of Chemistry
College of Chemistry
College of Computing, Data Science, & Society
College of Computing, Data Science, & Society
College of Environmental Design
College of Environmental Design
College of Letters & Science
College of Letters & Science
Excellence in Research
Excellence in Research
Goldman School of Public Policy
Goldman School of Public Policy
Graduate Division
Graduate Division
Haas School of Business
Haas School of Business
Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal
Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal
International House
International House
Lawrence Hall of Science
Lawrence Hall of Science
Rausser College of Natural Resources
Rausser College of Natural Resources
School of Information
School of Information
School of Public Health
School of Public Health
School of Social Welfare
School of Social Welfare
Sport Clubs
Sport Clubs
Student Groups (A-M)
Student Groups (A-M)
Student Groups (N-Z)
Student Groups (N-Z)
UC Berkeley Journalism
UC Berkeley Journalism
Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate Education
Undergraduate Scholarships and Student Affairs
Undergraduate Scholarships and Student Affairs
University Library
University Library
Other Areas to Support
Other Areas to Support
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3 MA 6
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