Impact
Our investments support researchers and students across California, at all ten UC campuses, five medical centers, three national laboratories, and numerous research stations. Collectively, our programs strengthen UC and California by leveraging the creative talent and unique resources of the world’s premier and most comprehensive university system to:
- ADVANCE UC’S RESEARCH MISSION 
 We fund innovative projects across the full range of scholarship to expand the frontiers of knowledge.
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BENEFIT CALIFORNIA 
 Our programs incentivize research that benefits California, its people, environment, and economy, attracting additional resources to the state.
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SUPPORT UC FACULTY 
 We support UC faculty at all career stages with programs that attract and retain premier talent, and foster their advancement.
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TRAIN AND EDUCATE STUDENTS 
 Through our grants, UC graduate and undergraduate students engage in a variety of research, gaining unique experiences and enhancing their world-class education.
