Get Involved
We invite you to partner with us in creating and catalyzing IT solutions for the benefit of all.
Join as a philanthropic partner
Contact Tamara Bock, senior development director, to explore philanthropic opportunities that align with your interests.
Join as an industry partner
Contact Julie Shapiro, corporate relations director, to explore industry partnerships, consulting roles, custom visits and other opportunities that align with your company's priorities.
Make a Gift
The CITRIS General Support Fund
Support students and faculty developing technology solutions for critical challenges in California and the world. A gift to the general fund allows us the greatest flexibility to allocate resources where they are needed most. Give to the CITRIS general fund.
The Costas Spanos Endowment
Help to fund an awards program, created in honor of Director Emeritus Costas Spanos, that recognizes outstanding students in the semiconductor field.
The CITRIS Foundry Fund
Help emerging UC student and faculty entrepreneurs turn groundbreaking ideas into real-world solutions.
Sponsor research
Interested in advancing a specific area of investigation? Choose a project to support and help drive future breakthroughs.
Email us to learn more.
Sponsor a student
Support a student’s participation in our research programs and workshops, such as the CITRIS Innovation Intensives or DroneCamp.
Email us to learn more.
Plan a visit
Immerse yourself in our community of innovators! Join us as a visiting affiliate for one or two semesters of on-site coworking. For groups visiting from a single organization, half- or whole-day programs are available.
Contact Jill Finlayson, managing director of the CITRIS Innovation Hub, to learn more.
Host an intern
We invite established companies, startups, nonprofits, government agencies, and on- and off-campus labs to host summer interns through the CITRIS Workforce Innovation Program.
Contact Nicole Cotton, program manager of workforce development, to learn more.
Sponsor an event
Host a lecture series, conference or networking mixer to foster engagement and strengthen connections with the community.
Email us to learn more.
Share your skills
Eager to offer your knowledge to the next generation? Guide emerging talent and shape the future of innovation as a mentor, advisor, speaker or judge.
Email us to learn more.
Thank you for your support.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our donors, partners and broader community. Your support and commitment have been essential to our success this year, empowering us to drive positive change for society and the world.
Together, we are building a brighter future.
Photo credits — page 3: Chemix (products on table); page 4: NASA (students holding trophy); page 5: Karin Higgins/UC Davis (block on fire and group holding blocks), Yuba Water Agency (Soga and group standing outside), and UC Davis (Kong behind drone); page 6: Brittany Hosea-Small (Napolitano and speaker panel); page 8: NASA (student at podium).
