Crowdfund UC Davis
Welcome to Crowdfund UC Davis, where students, faculty, staff members and researchers can raise money to turn their great ideas into reality.
Applications will be accepted in mid-October for the February cohort and in late March for the October cohort. Before applying, please review the Crowdfund UC Davis Guidelines. You will need a UC Davis gift account affiliated with your project to participate. A gift account (or fund) is a unique financial account affiliated with the university and set up for the sole purpose of accepting donations for a particular cause. Visit the Crowdfunding Resources tip sheet to learn more about gift accounts.
Crowdfund UC Davis, a university-sanctioned crowdfunding platform, allows you to be part of a grassroots fundraising movement that enables a variety of campus groups to make projects related to groundbreaking research, student support and public service a reality. You can find a number of projects to support based on your interests and encourage your friends and family to do the same. A gift of any size makes a difference.
Apply for Crowdfund UC Davis!
The Crowdfund UC Davis program includes two month-long cohorts each year, in February and October, with the goal of eventually expanding to three times per academic year. Each Crowdfund UC Davis project is required to have or create a fund affiliated with the UC Davis Foundation or UC Davis Regents in order to participate. You’ll need to provide the name of the gift account with your application. We recommend you connect with a development representative in your college, school or unit to inquire about existing funds that may support your project, or whether a new fund will need to be created.
What is a gift account? It is a unique financial account that is set up for the sole purpose of accepting donations for a particular cause. Visit the Crowdfunding Resources tip sheet to learn more about the gift account.
All project teams must submit an application that undergoes thorough review by the Annual and Special Gifts Program (ASGP) and Advancement Services for project viability and legality. If your application is approved, you will be required to attend a training session on crowdfunding and attend weekly office hours.
Project teams will be responsible for following Crowdfund UC Davis Guidelines, creating a Crowdfund website, and implementing their own email and social media outreach to promote their projects and meet their financial project goals.