Each year our graduate students have the opportunity to attend various career conferences across the country. Some of the larger conferences are the National Black MBA Conference with an average of 7,000 attendees and the Prospanica Conference with an average of 3,000 attendees. These conferences play a huge role in securing student interviews and jobs with major companies. Many of these companies conduct interviews and extend job offers on the spot. While UCR has had a presence at these conferences in the past, a larger is presence restricted by the financial burden it puts on our students

Funds would be used to pay for the travel, hotel, and conference fees for our graduate students. If reserve funds are available UCR School of Business would also purchase a booth for interview preparation and coaching.

It is a requirement for our graduate students to complete an internship in order to graduate. While there are a number of internship opportunities not all internships are paid. An internship fund would help to provide a stipend to those students who have an unpaid internship and apply for funding.

Our students are often offered the opportunity to travel to companies for tours but do not have the financial means to cover the cost of travel, lodging, and food. Other needs include sponsoring students to attend Case Competitions, operational funding that supports the production expenses associated with graduate student business cards and professional nametags.

$1,000
PER STUDENT