Giving

Welcome Alumni and Friends

With your support, the UC San Diego Department of Bioengineering continues to make significant strides in its mission to educate tomorrow’s bioengineering leaders, conduct advanced research, and drive innovation.

Choose your area of impact! Learn about our funding priorities, and select an area which best fits your philanthropic intentions. 

Department Initiatives


Bioengineering Excellence and Innovation Fund

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Fund: 3090

Your gracious donations provide opportunities for:

  • Enriching Educational Experiences - allows Bioengineering students to participate in National Scientific/Engineering Scholarly Conferences and Competitions
  • Experiential Learning through Senior Design Projects - that realize innovation and are highly relevant to future careers in Bioengineering by promoting teamwork, leadership, and professional skills
  • Building Community - allows outreach, recruitment, retention and advancement of students with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion through networking activities, workshops, and events.

Bioengineering Undergraduate Enrichment Fund

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Fund: 2346

To support undergraduate student activities in the Bioengineering Department. This includes opportunities for travel to academic conferences.


Bioengineering Student Awards Endowed Fund

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Fund: 7136

To support annual awards for outstanding undergraduate students in the Department of Bioengineering.

Educational Enrichment


Bioengineering Day Event Fund

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Fund: 3110

To support the Bioengineering Day Event expenses and overall support of BE student organizations.


Bioengineering Graduate Student Organization

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Fund: 4024

To support the Bioengineering Graduate Society (BEGS). This helps to sponsor our major events such as Breakfast with Industry.


Bioengineering Internship Fund

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Fund: 2427

UC San Diego is starting a new program to give Bioengineering students a structured career development and learning opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience while making connections in professional fields they are considering as career paths.


Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)

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Fund: 2939

To support the UC San Diego student chapter Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). This helps to sponsor our major events such as Lab Expo.


Graduate Bioinformatics Council (GBIC)

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Fund: 7210

To support the Graduate Bioinformatics Council (GBIC) student organization for club activities at UC San Diego.


Gender Minorities in Bioengineering (GMBE)

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Fund: 2408

To provide support for the UC San Diego Gender Minorities in Bioengineering (GMBE) student organization based in the Department of Bioengineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering.


Undergraduate Bioinformatics Club (UBIC)

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Fund: 2424

To support the Undergraduate Bioinformatics Club (UBIC) organization. This helps to sponsor our major events.


~we appreciate you!