The Dean’s Investment Fund provides a unique, hands on educational opportunity for a small team of undergraduates interested in careers in finance by jointly investing and managing a robust portfolio as an endowment. Annual investment earnings generated by the portfolio will help fund student scholarships and programs throughout the Division of Social Sciences at UC Santa Barbara, imbuing every function of this program with educational impact and value. The Dean’s Investment Fund serves as an important bridge between financial theory and the workings of real-world capital markets for UC Santa Barbara undergraduates. Gifts to this fund provide investment capital for the student team.