Alumni & Friends

UCI is working to realize our shared “brilliant future” by creating a diverse graduate-level workforce focused on real and meaningful impact. Our passion is to break down the barriers to participation in graduate education. Help us recruit and support the best students and foster their success as researchers, innovators, teachers and entrepreneurs.

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be a part of a Brilliant Future

Our passion is to break down the barriers to participation in graduate education. Help us recruit and support the best students and foster their success as researchers, innovators, teachers and entrepreneurs.

Current Funding Priorities

Research Support
Recruitment Fellowships
Graduate and Postdoctoral Resource Center
Summer Funding

$1000

Raised for Graduate Division

from 21 gifts on UCI Giving Day

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Graduate Alumni Chapter

The UCI Alumni Association is organized to enrich the lives of alumni and engage them in a lifelong advancement of UC Irvine. The Association seeks to create a community for alumni, foster school spirits, support today’s students and advocate on behalf of the university.

Industry Partnership Program

The Leadership Council Business & Industry Partnering Program is established to identify and pursue working relationships with UCI-area business and industry partners, with a focus on connecting UCI Graduate students

Mentorship Program

The Mentoring Program is focused on cultivating quality mentoring relationships is an essential component of career preparation for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.

In Good Company

Each year, close to 5,000 graduate students attend the UCI and approximately 1,500 master’s and doctoral degrees are conferred across more than 90 academic programs. Here you will find a stories about alumni.

Tara Prentice

"I had so much support from my teammates, coaches, advisors, and family. I couldn't do what I do without them. My coaches actually believed in more than I did."

MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2021

Tara Prentice

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Menglu Yuan

“Having the professional skills I learned at UCI gave me the distinct advantage when I started applying for fellowships, awards, and jobs."

Master of Science in Software Engineering, 20182

Menglu Yuan

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Dalton Salvo

"This is a place where the future becomes the present."

Ph.D. candidate in English who’s researching the effectiveness of virtual environments

Dalton Salvo

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By the Numbers

6,000+

Grad Students

2,000+

International Students

845

Master's Degrees Earned

(In 2021)

205

289 PhDs Awarded

(In 2021)

$2.4 Million

Awarded in Fellowships

Dean’s Leadership Council

The Dean's Leadership Council serves as an advisory board to Gillian Hayes, Dean of the Graduate Division and Vice Provost for Graduate Education at UCI.

UCI Graduate Division Quarterly Magazines

These digital magazines are produced quarterly and are meant to showcase the top-tier graduate work going on at UCI.

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