Global Community Emergency Fund

Join us to support the Global Community Emergency Fund

At UC Davis, we believe in the incredible value that each member of our global community brings. Sadly, many of our international students and scholars are facing immense hardships due to natural and human-made disasters around the world. In response, Global Affairs launched the UC Davis Global Community Emergency Fund.

With recent cuts to federal research funding, community support is more critical than ever. Many of our most vulnerable scholars are at risk of losing the opportunity to continue their education and research—opportunities that benefit not only UC Davis but the global society at large.

Your donation will provide critical, immediate support to UC Davis students, scholars, and their families, helping cover essential needs like housing, transportation, utilities, and educational expenses. Many of our global community members are reeling from devastating crises that have displaced lives and disrupted futures.

With a dedicated team—including School of Law Associate Dean Beth Greenwood, Vice Provost and Dean Joanna Regulska, Associate Vice Provost Michael Lazzara, and Senior Immigration Advisor Kim Haky—we’ve already begun distributing funds and leveraging matching opportunities to maximize your impact. This year, the committee awarded $8,724 in support of 17 undergraduate / graduate students and scholars, helping to provide stability, resources and care to ensure they can continue their studies and move forward both personally and academically.

Your gift can empower those in need in continuing their education, contributing to the next generation of knowledge, innovation, and solutions. By supporting UC Davis’ global community, you're helping these individuals rebuild their lives and futures.

This October, our goal is to raise $5,000 through Crowdfund UC Davis to continue supporting our global community. Every gift brings us closer to our goal, making a tangible difference and help prepare us for future crises.

Thank you for showing that our global community is one that cares, shares, and supports each other.

We encourage you to join us in helping the UC Davis global community at large by making a gift to the Global Community Emergency Fund!

Video description: The video opens with photos of students on the UC Davis campus with a female voice speaking about the challenges students and scholars face when striving to achieve their dreams, reaching for the future with hope and determination. But sometimes unexpected challenges arise that threaten to derail their academic aspirations. A female student enters the frame emphasizing the challenges students and scholars are facing are from natural and human-made hardship disasters around the world. Another female student enters the frame highlighting in response, the Global Community Emergency Fund was created to provide critical, immediate support helping to cover essential needs like housing, transportation, utilities and educational expenses. Together, both students enters in the frame ending the video for a call for action- encouraging viewers to make a gift to help ensure that every student and scholar has the opportunity to achieve their academic goals and live their dreams.