SUMMARY OF CAMPUS-WIDE RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AT UC BERKELEY
For links to more grant programs for specific topics, return to Research@Berkeley (http://research.berkeley.edu)
These programs are for U.C. Berkeley undergraduate students only.
Last updated July 15, 2008
| Program | Restrictions | Total $ | Other Features | Other Eligibility Reqs | Number partici- pants |
Contact | Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Summer Bioengineering Research Program | Any major OK; apply any year. Must apply to one of the projects listed on the web site (posted in March, 2008). | $3,300 | Work in Berkeley or UCSF bioengineering lab all summer, present research; Biotech industry tour. | no | 20-25 | Pam Reynolds, 643-3508, preynolds@berkeley.edu, 306 Stanley Hall #1762, fax 2-5835.; Lindsay Hegg, 306 Stanley Hall #1762, tel: 666-3613; fax: 642-5835. | March 16, 2008 |
| Biology Fellows Program | must graduate AFTER program; esp. for need-based financial aid eligible students, women, under-rep but all encouraged to apply. | $1500 ac. year, $3500 summer | Carry out research in lab in biological sciences; enrichment meetings (grad school advice, etc.) | Project in biological sciences, broadly defined, 2.7+ gpa; for ac. year, must have lab placement in order to apply. | 10 (fall+spr)
15 (summer) |
Alissa Myrick, PhD, Pre-Grad Pathway amyrick@berkeley.edu, 643-1334 | May 23, 2008; March, 2008; November 2008 |
| COINS: Undergraduate Internship Program in Nanotechnology Summer 2007 | summer stipend travel allowance room and board
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work directly with leading scientists in the field, develop presentation and writing skills, learn best practices | 20-30 | coins_urap@berkeley.edu | March 2008. | ||
| David Scholars Program | sciences | $16,500 | Funds indep. research in the sciences; community service in low-incomes schools req'd; | planning PhD, in good ac. standing; soph. or jr., eligible for need-based aid. | 3-4 | Alicia Hayes, 301 Campbell Hall, #2922, 643-6929, akhayes@berkeley.edu | April 3, 2008 |
| GROUP Summer Research Apprenticeships (Townsend Center) | Humanities (and social sciences). Must apply to one of 12 faculty projects | $2,500 | Pairs faculty members and undergraduate students in summer research projects. | no | 12 | Harris Kornstein, Program Coordinator, harriskornstein@berkeley.edu, Townsend Center for the Humanities, 220 Stephens Hall #2340, Attn. GROUP Apprenticeships, 643-9670. | March 7, 2008 |
| Haas Scholars Program | All majors | $12,600 | Independent research in all majors; June research retreat; fall weekly colloquium; April conference. | must be on campus fall semester, work FT on project in summer; 3.5 UCB gpa; grad. F’08 or Spr/Sum '09; eligible for need-based fin. aid. | 20 | Leah Carroll, 643-5374, haas_scholars@learning.berkeley.edu, 345 Campbell #2922 | February 19, 2008 |
| Leslie Lipson Scholarship and Prize Program | Projects must related to humanistic values and their implementation. | $4,000 research funds | Independent research or creative project. | Sophmore; 3.5 gpa; eligible for need-based financial aid. To win research grant, must win one of the essay prizes | 1-5 | Jimmy Ausemus, 642-3498, prizes@berkeley.edu, 210 Sproul Hall #1960 | February 1, 2008 |
| McNair Scholars Program | For first-generation low-income
OR Af-Am., latino, or Native Am. students planning PhD |
$2,800 | Indep. research w/ faculty and grad st. guidance; assistance w/grad applications; public presentation; publication. | 3.0 GPA; will have 60+ units by 6/08; must be enrolled S’08; work FT on project summer ‘08; citizen or perm. res. | 25 | Harold Campbell, 642-7935, hcampbel@berkeley.edu, 2515 Channing Way #2410. | Mid-October 2008 |
| Physics Undergraduate Research Scholars Program | Only declared physics majors may apply | $500 | Apprenticeship; Students must turn in “deliverable” in May to receive stipend. | no | 20 | Physics Student Services, 368 LeConte 7300, 642-0481, Claudia Trujillo, trujillo@physics.berkeley.edu | February 8, 2008; September, 2008. |
| QB3 Undergraduate Biotech Internships | Sudents interested in quantitative biomedical research; no seniors; bio/chem lab experience. | Competitive full-time salaries for 10 wks. | Interdisciplinary biomedical research and development internships in local biotech companies, full-time, 10 wks of summer. | Must have completed one semester at UCB, 3.2 gpa; requires 2 recs, 1 from a UCB prof. | 15-20 | Dawn Warfield, 666-3324, dmwarfield@berkeley.edu, 227 Hildebrand Hall. | January 31, 2008 |
| SPUR: Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research (CNR) | Both faculty and student must be in College of Natural Resources. | up to $2,000 for student-initiated projects. | Students can apply to work on faculty-initiated projects (soph, jr., or sr.), or can submit their own projects for funding (with support of a faculty mentor) -- usually jr. or sr | Minimum GPA varies, must be eligible to enroll in independent research | app. 25/yr | Susan Kishi, SPUR Coordinator kishi@nature.berkeley.edu, Phone: 510-643-9479 Office: 260 Mulford |
January 28, 2008; April 7, 2008; September 2008 |
| Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) | Projects only in the biological sciences, although some also relate to chemistry, computer science, or other disciplines. | ac. credit or stipend at discretion of mentor. | Summer apprenticeship program in bio sciences. | no | 45 | Holly Yong, mcbusa@gmail.com | March 7, 2008 |
| SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (L&S) | For L&S students only. | $3,000 | Funds independent summer research; a few mtgs in the summer. | 3.0 gpa; grad F’08 or Spr/Sum’09. | 30-45 | Terry Strathman, 642-3795, strath@berkeley.edu, 313 Campbell #2922 | March 21, 2008 |
| Stronach Baccalaureate | Open to students who completed/will complete their undergrad. degree at UCB in Dec. '07, Spr. '08, or Summer '08. | Up to $25,000 | The prize supports intellectual and creative pursuits that that strive to heighten awareness about issues of social consciousness and the public good. | 1-3 | Applicants strongly advised to consult with the Stronach advisor before applying: stronachprize@ls.berkeley.edu | February 29, 2008 | |
| UC LEADS: Math, Engineering, and Science Research Program | especially aimed at students who have experienced ed. disadvantages, broadly defined | $3,000 UCB summer; $3,500 other UC summer | One summer at a UCB lab, one summer at a lab at another UC. State symposium, GRE prep. | science and engineering; considering PhD at a UC; apply as soph. or junior. For UCB. | 6 | Diana Lizarraga, ladiana@berkeley.edu, 230-C Stephens Hall #5881, 643-8978 | January 31, 2008 |
| Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (College of Engineering) | Any UCB undergrad with engineering interest or background | $250+credit | Apprentice for a participating faculty member in, or affiliated with, the College of Engineering | UCB undergraduate, 2.0+ gpa | app. 87/yr |
Clifton Coleman, 642-7594, 320 McLaughlin, Cliftoncc@berkeley.edu. | Mid-fall for following spring; mid-spring for following fall. |
| URAP: Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program | all majors, all colleges | course credit | Assist faculty with their research during the ac. year. | no, 2.0 gpa | 740/ sem. |
Stefanie Ebeling, urap@learning.berkeley.edu, 643-5376, 301 Campbell Hall. | January 28, 2008; September 2008 |
| URAP: Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program Summer Stipend | all majors, all colleges--mentor applies on behalf of student; student must have participated 2 semesters in URAP. | $2,000; sometimes fac. supplement w/ their own $. | Receive pay to assist faculty with their research during the summer. | 2.0 gpa | 30/ year |
Stefanie Ebeling, urap@learning.berkeley.edu, 643-5376, 301 Campbell Hall. | March 21, 2008 |
| VIGRE Program | Students are expected to work 5-10 hrs/wk. | $187.50-$375/month. | Apprenticeship w/ faculty in Statistics dept. | Have statistics skills, but not necessarily stat major; must be US citizen or perm. resident. | 5-7/sem. | Statistics Dept., 367 Evans; U.grad advisor Angie Fong, sao@stat.berkeley.edu, 642-5361. | January 28, 2008 |