Bring your company's real-world challenge to a student team and get fresh ideas, a proof-of-concept, or actionable recommendations—while mentoring the next generation of talent. A capstone project is a major, multi-faceted assignment, often a research project, applied problem-solving, or creative product, that serves as a culminating experience at the end of a degree program or course.
Why Sponsor a UC Berkeley Capstone Project?
- Fresh thinking, fast: Multidisciplinary student teams apply the latest methods.
- Low-risk exploration: Prototype an idea or test a hypothesis before investing heavily.
- Talent pipeline: Evaluate prospective interns and full-time hires.
- Social impact: Contribute to education and workforce development.
Navigating a Decentralized Landscape
There is no single website listing every capstone program across the university. Departments and institutes manage their own programs, timelines, and requirements.
Identify Disciplines that match your challenge.
Reach out directly to departments that match your areas of interest by searching the UC Berkeley Academic Department Directory.
For questions about method of support.
To create a student project as a gift, explore Give at Berkeley, or contact fundhelp@berkeley.edu.
For setting up programs that are not philanthropic, submit a request through the UC Berkeley IPIRA Concierge.