The Affiliates Network

How did The Affiliates begin?

The Affiliates came into being in 1937 when the Westwood campus was less than a decade old. UC President Robert Gordon Sproul expressed his desire to make UCLA a "cultural center" for the community. Planning sessions were held to develop an organization that would sponsor campus activities such as faculty lectures, performances, and cultural events. The first official meeting of The University Affiliates, as the organization was originally called, took place on Sept 30, 1938, at the home of UC Regent and Mrs. Edward A. Dickson. In 1948, an endowed fund for student scholarships was established by The Affiliates.

Activities of The Affiliates of UCLA

Each year the organization sponsors a diverse program of meetings and special events that offer presentations by some of UCLA's most distinguished faculty and students as well as leaders in politics, technology, entertainment, and the arts. Please refer to our Calendar Page for the programs for the current academic year.

The Scholarship Program

The Affiliates Scholarship Program, established in 1948, has grown in the amount of support it offers to students as well as in the diversity of the awards. In 2008, The Affiliates awarded over $100,000 in scholarships across a full range of disciplines in recognition of academic excellence. The Affiliates awards the following scholarships and fellowships from endowed funds that are managed by The UCLA Foundation:

• The Affiliates Scholarships- Awarded to undergraduate Distinguished Bruin Scholars, community college transfer students, and to students throughout the entire university either as full scholarships or Adopt-a-Scholar awards.

• The Hortense Fishbaugh Memorial Scholarships - Given to promising students selected by the Affiliates Fine Arts Scholarship and Graduate Division Committees.

• The Margaret and Charles Pollak Memorial Scholarships - Presented to top graduate students in the fields of humanities, social sciences, education, social welfare, and library and information science.

• The Stevens House Scholarships- Awarded to under-represented minority undergraduates through the Financial Aid Office. Awards are made in honor of Venye Corporal and Episcopal Bishop Stevens.

• The Marjorie J. Melin Trust was gifted to us in early 2009, and a formal Quasi Endowed fund established on 6/11/2010 in the amount of $329,043. The fund was established with the objective of providing scholarships and fellowships to candidates selected by the Affilites of UCLA Scholarship Committee for the benefit of undergraduate, graduate and transfer students.

We invite you to become a member of The Affiliates of UCLA!

To join us, please click HERE. The form will appear on your screen, where you can print out a hard copy. Then just fill it out and send it in with a check for the appropriate amount (including dues and any contributions), to the address shown on the form. You may also opt to join online at our Calendar Page. Click HERE and scroll down to the Application Section.

Welcome to The UCLA Affiliates’ website. As one of the oldest and largest support groups on campus, with an endowment of over $1.5 million, this excellent “town and gown” organization is dedicated to the gratifying experience of funding in the neighborhood of $100,000 in scholarships annually for deserving students attending UCLA.

Reaching out to the Los Angeles community as well as to the campus, the Affiliates’ activities include regularly scheduled luncheons and dinners throughout the academic year at the UCLA Faculty Center. Members meet, greet and socialize with old as well as new friends, enjoying outstanding speakers from UCLA’s distinguished faculty, noted community leaders and stimulating thinkers and doers, addressing a broad variety of provocative topics.

To join us, please click HERE. The form will appear on your screen, where you can print out a hard copy. Then just fill it out and send it in with a check for the appropriate amount (including dues and any contributions), to the address shown on the form. You may also opt to join online at our Calendar Page. Click HERE and scroll down to the Application Section.

Go Bruins!