There are numerous opportunities for members of industry to partner with the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science on collaborative activities that benefit both the company and the School. Gifts from corporations and foundations help sustain the School’s reputation for excellence in research and education, and have a direct impact on our students, faculty and programs.

The Office of External Affairs can help identify partnership opportunities and facilitate communication between industry and UCLA Engineering’s faculty and students.

Support for Students
Scholarships and Fellowships
To meet the growing demand for highly trained engineers, the School must continue to attract and retrain the brightest, most creative students worldwide. Generous student aid packages, including current-use and endowed scholarships and fellowships, allow the School to successfully compete with other universities for extraordinary students.

Internships
Corporate internships help our students cover the costs of their education while gaining valuable industry experience.

Student Projects
Corporations can lend their support to student projects such as the ASCE’s Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge, IEEE's Micro Mouse, ASME’s Mini Baja, AIAA’s Hybrid Rocket, and many others. The competitions offer students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop their leadership skills and manage a project from start to finish.

Support for Faculty
Gifts from industry help strengthen the overall quality of the School’s teaching and research programs through support for faculty research, teaching awards and endowed chairs. Endowed chairs are critical for attracting diverse, gifted faculty in an increasingly competitive marketplace, and allow the company that funds a chair to link their name with exceptional scholarship and research.

Research Support
Advanced university research serves as a catalyst for technological innovations and applications that will improve the quality of our lives. The rich resources of industry expand the possibilities for directed research and enable swift strides to be made in the world of engineering. Partnerships between industry and academia move technology out of the labs and into our lives.

Programmatic Support
Gifts from industry fund curriculum development for new courses, and help maintain the School’s advanced laboratories and classrooms. Gifts-in-kind help ensure that our students and faculty are learning and conducting experiments with up-to-date devices and machinery.

Support for Outreach
Through the Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED), the School conducts a variety of student enrichment programs for both pre-college and college students. CEED enjoys strong and widespread support from our industrial partners, who sponsor events on campus, academic workshops and other activities designed to better prepare students for careers in engineering, math and the sciences.