University of California Davis, Graduate School of Management, Center for Entrepreneurship

Invest in the Institute

At the Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, private support from individuals, businesses, and public and private organizations enables us to further expand our entrepreneurial initiatives. Through a broad range of experiences and programs, the center helps science and engineering students, post-doctoral researchers and faculty move their ideas out of the lab and into the world.

Over 45 companies have been launched by alumni in our programs and we have helped 600+ graduate students, postdocs and faculty researchers explore the commercial applications of their ideas. Our alumni come from universities around the globe and from a variety of disciplines in science and engineering.

Jenny Chang, Ph.D candidate, Pharmacology + Toxicology, and Business Development Fellow

Meet our Alumni

Meet John Bissell >>
As co-founder and CEO of Micromidas, Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy alum John Bissell ’08 is turning wastewater into biodegradable plastic.

Meet Lucas Arzola>>
Lucas Arzola has developed a faster way to make vaccines using tobacco plants. His company, Inserogen, placed 1st in the 2010 Big Bang! Business Plan Competition.

Donate Online

Individuals and businesses can donate online through the UC Davis Giving site. Your contribution goes to support our one-week Entrepreneurship Academies for science and engineering researchers, fellowships for our Business Development Fellows (a select group of science and engineering graduate students and postdocs who spend a year at the Graduate School of Management learning business development and technology management) and the annual Big Bang! Business Plan Competition.

Individual Donor Levels

$2000

Sponsor a student at an academy, recognition of student support
Invitation to an event at all Entrepreneurship Academies
Recognition on website, monthly enews, and annual newsletter

$1000

Invitation to an event at all Entrepreneurship Academies
Recognition on website, monthly enews, and annual newsletter

$500

Invitation to an event at two Entrepreneurship Academies of your choice
Recognition on website and in annual newsletter

$250

Invitation to an event at one Entrepreneurship Academies of your choice
Recognition on website

Donate online through the UC Davis Giving site >>

Network Partners

Network partners commit to a yearly contribution to the Institute and are active participants in our academies and programs, and have direct involvement with the 120+ Scientists and Engineers who participate in our academies annually.

Gold ($10,000 +)

Silver ($5,000)

Academy Sponsors

By supporting an entrepreneurship academy, corporate sponsors have the opportunity to take a highly visible leadership position dedicated to fundamentally changing the way science and technology can produce environmentally sustainable solutions for the coming decades.

Sponsors also gain broad exposure to a range of leading university scientists with research topics at the frontiers of green technology science and engineering; awareness and access to a wide range of emerging technologies with potential licensing and investment opportunities; and introductions to researchers interested in careers in industry R&D and technical and scientific sales.

We are dedicated to helping you find the gift method that is best for you or your corporation or organization. All gifts to the Institute for Entrepreneurship are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Cash Gifts
Gifts of Securities
Gifts of Real Property
Gifts-in-Kind
Matching Gifts
Pledges
Planned and Estate Gifts

For additional information, contact Wil Agatstein, Executive Director, 530.752.9397.

Sponsors and Partners

Through The Campaign for UC Davis — a universitywide initiative to raise $1 billion in philanthropic support, from 100,000 donors — UC Davis is expanding its capacity to meet the world’s challenges and educate future leaders.

By advancing excellence, innovation, public service, opportunity and quality of life, The Campaign for UC Davis is propelling the university to even greater heights of distinction, scholarship and service.

The campaign is the university’s first comprehensive fundraising effort, and it creates an unprecedented opportunity to extend the university’s influence, both locally and globally. We invite you to join us.