At UCLA, inclusive excellence is an indispensable element of academic success. We offer the following programs and resources designed to foster an inclusive learning environment that complements a rigorous engineering education for anyone with the talent and the desire to succeed.
The Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, known as CEED, works with a community of partners to support the K-20 pathways that lead to engineering and computer science degrees.
CEED offers many programs designed to create a community of collaborative and sustainable partnerships that offer academic and professional-development support for engineering and computer science undergraduate students who are first in their families to attend college or who have experienced socioeconomic or educational disadvantages.
On the pre-college level, the program partners with middle and high schools in the greater Los Angeles area to offer academic support, exposure to the engineering and computer science role models and opportunities to learn more about engineering and computer science through hands-on projects, workshops and classes.
The UCLA Women in Engineering program, known as WE@UCLA, is an institutionalized student support program run by a full-time professional staff within the Dean’s office at UCLA Samueli. The mission is to enable the full participation, success and advancement of women in engineering and computer science. WE@UCLA does not require membership and is open to all UCLA Samueli students.
The Engineering Transfer Center is part of the new Engineering Resource Center. The mission at the Engineering Transfer Center is to provide resources and support to current Samueli Engineering transfer students, increase visibility and advocacy for the transfer community in the school, and build partnerships with local community colleges to support the engineering pipeline.
ACCESSIBILITY
Accessible Entrances and Entrance Paths
Disabilities – Center for Accessible Education (CAE)
COUNSELING
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO)
UCLA Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE) Program
UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
UCLA Samueli Wellness Support/Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
UCLA’s Staff and Faculty Counseling Center
FINANCE & OPPORTUNITIES
UCLA Center for Scholarships & Scholar Enrichment
UCLA Economic Crisis Response Team
UCLA Financial Aid and Scholarships
Fees – Registrar Financial Distress – A Resource Guide for Students
UCLA Graduate Fellowships & Awards Search
UCLA Samueli Undergraduate Internship Program
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Helping International Students Succeed — My Student Support Program (My SSP)
REPORTING
UCLA Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Incident Report
UCLA Incident of Bias Reporting Form
OTHER SUPPORT
Emotional Well Being and Safety
Students with Dependents Program
UC Federal Updates Resource Page
UCLA Resilience In Your Student Experience (RISE) Center
Where Do We Go From Here? Creating an Anti-Racist Climate of Support
UCLA Professor Wins Prestigious Optical Engineering Prize
Aydogan Ozcan, who holds the Volgenau Chair for Engineering Innovation at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the 2022 Joseph Fraunhofer Award and Robert M. Burley Prize for optical engineering.
Materials Scientist Aaswath Raman Receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Aaswath Raman, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award, the agency’s highest honor for faculty.
Student Hackathon Brings Tech to the Outdoors
Design, build, program and pitch a device that enhances the outdoor experience in 36 hours. Think you are up to the challenge? Meet the UCLA students who did just that at the eighth annual IDEA Hacks competition. More than 130 UCLA students in 30 teams
Engineering and Basketball: Problem Solving On and Off the Court
Following its Final Four run last year, UCLA men’s basketball team continues to show it’s one of the best NCAA Division I teams this season with several big wins and dominant performances. While the 2022 roster mainly consists of returning players
Overcoming Obstacles: An Engineering Student’s Journey from West Africa to UCLA
On a high school field trip in Burkina Faso, Awa Kologo visited another school in a neighboring town in the landlocked country in West Africa. The schoolhouse was a red clay structure with no windows or classroom doors, and the average room
First UCLA Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Now a Senior Program Manager at Northrop Grumman
In 2012, Kimberly Cross MS ’07, PhD ’12 became the first Black woman to graduate from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering with a Ph.D. in chemical engineering.





