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UPDATE: Our application is now on-line. Applications are due FEBRUARY 19, 2008. You can get sample proposals as well as get individual advising (and a check of your eligibility and that of your mentor) if you come by the Haas Scholars office.

Below are some helpful documents both for Haas Scholars applicants and applicants to other undergraduate research programs.

Documents relevant to Haas Scholars applicants only:

• Information for Faculty Mentors
  

Relevant for Haas Scholar applicants and other undergraduate researchers:

A. On finding mentors and obtaining letters

• How to Find a Faculty Mentor
  
• A Rough Guide to Finding a Research Mentor in the Physical Sciences at Cal, by S.S. Rupa Datta
  
• How to Ask for a Letter of Recommendation
  
• Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationship (esp. for lab research, but also relevant for social science, humanities, and the arts)
• FAQs about Letters of Recommendation and Support
  

B. On social science methods and the human subjects process.

• Oral History Interview Tips
• Summary of Social Science Methods
• The comparative method (method of difference, method of similarity)
• Overview of Human Subjects Protocol Approval Process
  

• Writing a Research Proposal
  
• Writing a Creative Project Proposal
  
• Refining Your Research Proposal
  
• The Art of Writing Proposals: Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions, by Adam Przeworski and Frank Salomon
  
• "The Making of a Successful Proposal" (Grad Division Fellowships Office -- pdf)

D. On abstracts and posters

• How to write a research abstract
• Hints for creating good research posters

E. On other funding options for undergraduate research at UCBerkeley besides the Haas Scholars Program

• Funding for Research, Field-Study, or Creative Projects: programs with advising staff
  
• Funding for Research, Field-Study or Creative Projects: programs without advising staff
  

To find out more about applying to the Haas Scholars Program, go to the applying page, or contact Leah Carroll:

• phone: 510.643.5374
• e-mail: haas_scholars@learning.berkeley.edu
• drop by: 345 Campbell Hall
• attend a workshop: Schedule of Workshops