Make a Difference With Faculty Research and Consortium Support

At the heart of the Economics Department is its distinguished faculty. Our internationally recognized faculty members draw the finest graduate students to the school, enhance our educational programs, and disseminate their extraordinary knowledge throughout society. Every donation, no matter the size, directly supports our mission.

Help Fund Gifts for the Following

Faculty Research

By contributing to the faculty research, you enable our faculty and students to:

Conduct Groundbreaking Research: Support studies that explore critical economic issues, from inequality and labor markets to sustainable development and global trade. 

Enhance Learning Opportunities: Provide resources for workshops, conferences, and collaborative projects that inspire the next generation of economists. 

With your help, we can:

• Fund innovative research projects
• Provide grants for student research assistants

Faculty Recruitment and Retention

Recruiting, retaining and empowering researchers requires immediate-use funds that support research and their continued, deep engagement at UC Santa Barbara. To attract and retain the best minds in academia, we need your support.

High-quality faculty not only enhance our academic programs but also inspire and mentor students, fostering an environment of innovation and excellence. Your contributions will help us:

Attract Top Talent: Provide competitive start-up packages to recruit distinguished scholars and industry leaders.

Retain Current Faculty: Ensuring our benefits packages remain competitive to retain the best talent in academia.

Support Professional Development: Offer ongoing funding that enable our faculty to grow and excel in their fields. 

Consortium Support and Programming

Our three consortiums host a weekly lecture series which provides  he Department with the opportunity to bring internationally recognized scholars to UC Santa Barbara. This series enables the Department to provide an exceptional learning environment for students that augments the general curriculum while raising the profile of the Department by attracting preeminent scholars in a particular field. These lectures are made possibly by the generosity of our donors and the funds allow us to attract distinguished scholars to our campus and to maximize the impact of their visit to UC Santa Barbara.

In addition to the lecture series, you support contributes to:

Facilitating Collaborative Research: Help fund joint research initiatives that leverage the expertise and resources of our faculty members.

Enhancing Knowledge Sharing: Support conferences that promote dialogue and the exchange of ideas among members of the economics community.

Fund Research Assistants: Provide undergraduates with the unique opportunity to have individualized research specific instruction.