Giving

Your generosity to the School of Public Policy empowers transformative change and shapes the leaders of tomorrow. Together, we are building a legacy of impact.

See how your donations made an impact in our 2024-2025 Donor Newsletter!

The Robert Heath Global Policy Scholars Program

Through gifts to the SPP Student Support Fund and the generosity of Robert Heath and former U.S. Ambassador Ronald Neumann, the School of Public Policy launched the inaugural cohort of the Robert Heath Global Policy Scholars Program in December of 2024. This program brings our students to Washington, D.C. for a week of learning from policy professionals, giving them the hands-on experience and networking they need to become future policy leaders.

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Derick and Jennifer Brinkerhoff Support UCDC Students

Discover Why Randall Lewis Launched the Lewis Policy Fellows

Miriam Fadel Gives Back by Establishing Hundred Thousand Dreams Scholarship

Scholarships

Anil and Gauri Garde Endowed Student Scholarship Fund

This fund provides scholarship support to undergraduate, BA/MPP, or MPP students in the School of Public Policy who experience financial hardship.

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Anil and Padmaja Deolalikar Award in the School of Public Policy Endowed Fund

This fund provides student support for both undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Public Policy.

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Ariel Dinar Scholarship in Water and Environmental Policy Fund

This fund provides scholarship support to undergraduate or graduate students in the School of Public Policy who have interest in water and environmental policy.

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Bob Stockton Scholarship Fund in Environmental Policy

This fund supports both undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing research/academic focus on Environmental Policy.

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Derick W. and Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff Scholarship Fund for Public Service

This fund is used to support UCR students who attend the University of California Washington Center Program (UCDC).

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Hundred-Thousand Dreams Miriam Fadel Scholarship Fund in Public Policy

This fund provides scholarship support to Public Policy undergraduate or graduate students. Annually, 50% is allocated to recruiting new students as part of their admissions package in the form of a scholarship, and the other 50% shall be allocated to current students.

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Mal and Greg Wilkinson Endowed Student Scholarship Fund

This Fund provides scholarship support to undergraduate, BA/MPP, or MPP students in the School of Public Policy who experience financial hardship.

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Michael J. Sullivan Graduate Scholarship Endowed Fund

This fund provides support to graduate students in the School of Public Policy who demonstrate financial need and commitment to complete their Masters in Public Policy at UC Riverside.

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Michael P. Huerta Graduate Scholarship Endowed Fund

This fund provides support to graduate students in the School of Public Policy who demonstrate financial need and commitment to complete their Masters in Public Policy at UC Riverside.

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Public Policy Scholarship Fund

This fund provides undergraduate scholarships to students majoring in Public Policy.

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Robert Heath Public Policy Scholarship Endowed Fund

This fund provides undergraduate student support in the School of Public Policy to promote and encourage students to study and consider a career in international affairs or foreign policy.

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Thy B. Bui Scholarship for UCDC Endowed Fund

This fund provides student support for undergraduate students participating in the UCDC program.

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Western Municipal Water District Charles D. Field Endowed Scholarship Fund

This fund provides scholarship assistance to undergraduate students from Western Riverside County, in their junior or senior year, (current or transfer students) with an interest in water (water management, water policy, water conservation, public administration).

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Fellowship Funds

Michael P. Huerta SPP Ron Loveridge Public Service Endowed Fund

This fund provides support to undergraduate students in the School of Public Policy (SPP) who participate in the Loveridge’s Summer Fellowship Program in Sacramento.

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Randall Lewis Public Policy Fellows Program Fund

This fund, housed in the UCR School of Public Policy's Center for Community Solutions, shall be used to support fellowships for School of Public Policy students.

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School of Public Policy Graduate Student Support Fund

This fund supports graduate student fellowships in the School of Public Policy.

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Research Funds

Inland Southern California Climate Collaborative (ISC3) Fund

This fund provides general support to the Inland Southern California Climate Collaborative.

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School of Public Policy Student Engaged Research Fund

This fund provides stipends or grants to undergraduate and graduate students whose research involves both thorough, data-driven policy analysis and engaged research that is performed in collaboration with government, nonprofit or other community partners.

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Senator Robert Presley Endowed Scholarship Fund

This fund provides scholarship support to UCR students, both undergraduate and graduate, affiliated with The Presley Center. Scholarships can be used for partial tuition, research or internship stipend, supplies, transportation, or other needs.

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Center for Community Solutions Fund

This fund provides general support to the Center for Community Solutions within the UCR School of Public Policy.

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Center for Geospatial Sciences Fund

This fund provides general support to the Center for Geospatial Sciences within the UCR School of Public Policy

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General Support

Ronald Loveridge Fund in Public Policy

This fund provides general support to the School of Public Policy.

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School of Public Policy Dean's Innovation Fund

This fund provides general support to the School of Public Policy.

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Science2Policy Fund

This fund provides general support to the Science2Policy program.

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SPP Student Support Fund

This fund provides general support to School of Public Policy graduate and undergraduate students.

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Testimonials from Scholarship Recipients

"UCR’s Experiential Scholarship allowed me to extend my UCDC experience an additional month. It multiplied the marketable, on-the-job experience I was gaining while working full-time in one of the most professionally rewarding chapters of my life. If it weren’t for the kind, generous, and philanthropic contributions of UCR SPP’s family, I would not have been able to stay so long, make so many friends, and establish those professional networks."

Aaron Sanchez, BA '22

"As a 2023 recipient of the Bob Stockton Scholarship Fund in Environmental Policy, I am incredibly grateful for this generous award. As a non-traditional student parent, this scholarship support allows me to provide for my children and me this quarter, which means fewer visits to food pantries, the allowance to pack healthy well, balanced lunches, and the elimination of an enormous amount of financial stress. Additionally, I can focus on my classwork, capstone research, and other scholastic pre-graduation needs."

Deidre Reyes, MPP '23

"I am really thankful and appreciative of the WMWD Scholarship. Not only has the scholarship helped me further my education, but it has allowed me to focus on other priorities such as seeking internships and getting involved in other extracurricular activities that can help further my career. This scholarship has also motivated me to continue to stay diligent and be engaged with the work that I am doing."

Kelly Der, BA '23

"Receiving the Garde Scholarship Fund gave me the opportunity to finish my studies strong. As it provided an additional sense of security of maintaining a work-life balance that supports my school-involvement. As a first-generation student, the Fund has allowed me to continue shaping my undergraduate-career where I am taking part in experiences that I will carry into the workforce after graduation."

Bianca Lopez, BA' 23

"The SPP scholarship has allowed me to continue my leadership position with an on-campus student organization where we focus on recruitment, retention, advocacy, & wellness for formerly incarcerated and system-impacted UCR students like myself. Notably, Underground Scholars Initiative was awarded this year's CIT Mental Health Equity Grant, where I led the grant writing process and continued to plan wellness workshops for students at large. In like manner, my volunteer role provides learning opportunities such as leadership, organizing, community education, and networking. The SPP scholarship also gave me more time to focus on my qualitative research studying housing insecurity in the Inland Empire."

Creiselda Terpoorten, MPP '23

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