Sustain Critical Research and Keep Breakthroughs in Motion

Every breakthrough begins with curiosity. At UCLA, that spark drives progress across every field of study. The Bruin Research Fund helps ensure that innovation never fades by providing flexible, immediate support for research initiatives led by faculty and students alike.

As the first discretionary fund dedicated to advancing research at UCLA, the Bruin Research Fund plays a vital role in sustaining innovation. Your gift helps strengthen emerging projects, bridge funding gaps and fuel ideas that can change the world, from medical discoveries and climate solutions to creative exploration in the arts and humanities.

By giving to the Bruin Research Fund, you join a community committed to keeping discovery in motion and empowering the next generation of researchers to imagine, question and create without limits.

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Should this fund reach the campus minimum required for the establishment of an endowment or quasi-endowment, The UCLA Foundation reserves the right to convert this fund to an endowment or quasi-endowment. Please click here to learn more about how the UCLA Foundation invests and manages its endowments.