UC/US Bank Student Engagement Fund

U.S. Bank and the University of California, Office of the President have partnered to offer a UC-wide Student Engagement Fund. U.S. Bank, as UC’s Commercial Card provider, and in recognition of our strategic partnership which has spanned more than a decade, has committed to providing $125,000 annually to support this unique fund.

The purpose of this fund is to support UC’s core missions of teaching, research and public service by offering students an opportunity to work with staff and faculty on projects that will improve UC’s procure-to-pay systems, processes or programs while providing a unique experiential education opportunity. This partnership is focused on finding innovative opportunities to improve UC’s payment programs, while driving efficiency and benefit back to UC.

Timing

Project proposals are accepted at the start of February each year. Check on this in January of each year for a detailed application timeline. Project applications are accepted until all project funds are assigned.

2018 Application Timeline

February 12th	March 7th	April 4th
Applications for 2018 Projects Released	Applications Due	Accepted Application(s) Announced

Who Can Participate

Participation will depend on the nature of a proposed project. Individual projects will be directed to the applicable student and faculty body. Projects must be proposed by a current UC employee who manages or administers the related department/function that is addressed in the project proposal. If a student or faculty member would like to develop a project, it must be submitted by the appropriate UC employee. See the Student Engagement Fund application below for more details.

How to Propose a Project

Interested in submitting a project proposal for the UC/US Bank Student Engagement Fund? If so, fill out the Student Engagement Fund Application.

If you have questions about the application or fund, you may contact Stephanie Lopez (stephanie.lopez@ucop.edu).

Benefits to UC Staff

Opportunity to take on new challenges and drive innovative projects within your department or across additional departments/functions. Create new material, processes or programs that streamline your work and/or create added benefit for UC.

Benefits to Students

Internships are meant to enhance student development, provide real-world job experience and offer participants invaluable skills. Internships offer undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to participate in exciting work that will be develop their own skills while improving University administration.

Each internship is a form of experiential education and is focused on developing best-in-class procure-to-pay programs within the University. Interns work directly with various departments at a UC campus, spanning groups such as Accounts Payable (Disbursements), Procurement, Travel and Strategic Sourcing.

Quick facts about this internship program:

• Internships are a form of experiential education
• Are offered to undergraduate and graduate UC students
• Provide work experience and related training in a professional setting
• Are paid
• May be part-time or full-time and have a specified duration
• Are overseen by UC staff