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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 Current Operations Fund
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 Environmental Design Research
Center for Japanese Studies
Center for Korean Studies
Center for Latin American 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
The Friends of the Latinx Research Center
Global, International and Area Studies
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
Judith Klinman Symposium on Enzymology
Kathryn A. Day Miller Postdoctoral Fellowship
Kavli Center for Ethics, Science & the Public
Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute
Marvell NanoLab
Master of Development Engineering Fellowship
Matsui Center for Politics & Public Service
Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science
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
Spanish Studies
The 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 Gift Fund Challenge
An anonymous donor will contribute $5,000 once 40 gifts are made to the Archaeological Research Facility Gift Fund.
40 / 40 Donors
Completed
$40,000
Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies Challenge
An anonymous donor has pledged $40,000 if 40 people make donations of any amount to the Center for Right-Wing Studies.
40 / 40 Donors
Completed
2
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Institute for the Study of Societal Issues Match
An anonymous donor has generously agreed to match, dollar for dollar, all gifts to the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, up to $10K.
Completed
2
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Museum of Paleontology Match
Dr. Marc Carrasco '93 will match, dollar for dollar, every gift to the Museum of Paleontology Fund, up to $5,000.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
UCMP Education and Outreach Fund Match
Dr. Marc Carrasco '93 will match, dollar for dollar, every gift to the UCMP Education and Outreach Fund, up to $5,000.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$7,000
Asian American Research Center Challenge
Loyal AARC supporters Max Chang, Henry Der, Don Tamaki, and Germaine Wong will contribute $7,000 if 25 people make gifts of any amount to the Asian American Research Center!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
2
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Center for Effective Global Action Match
An anonymous donor will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to CEGA up to $8K!
Completed
2
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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
UC Berkeley Natural Reserves & Field Stations Match
An anonymous donor will match, dollar for dollar, all gifts made to UC Berkeley's natural reserves and field stations up to $10K!
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Goldman School of Public Policy
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Graduate Division
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Haas School of Business
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Hearst Museum of Anthropology
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Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science
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Increasing Diversity and Opportunity at Cal
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International House
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Lawrence Hall of Science
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Rausser College of Natural Resources
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