Faculty Support

Distinguished Professorships

The highest honor Berkeley can bestow upon scholars, Distinguished Professorships recognize exceptional talent and reputation. Each Professorship of $1 million or more, with an endowment of at least $500,000 at its core, provides academic units with faculty recruitment and retention incentives and other strategic support to develop emerging areas of inquiry.

Endowed Chairs

Each new Faculty Chair, endowed with a gift of $500,000 or more, supports the scholarly activities of an eminent professor. Professorships and chairs may be named after the donor or another honoree.

Faculty Research

Government research funding for many fields in the sciences has lessened dramatically in recent years. And for the arts, humanities and social sciences, it is virtually nonexistent. Endowed or expendable gifts can help Berkeley's faculty and their students pursue exciting new ideas. An endowed Research Fellowship may be named with a gift of at least $300,000.

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College Relations
College of Letters & Science
University of California
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