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UPDATE, 12/18/08: The Haas Scholars application is now on-line. See this link for tips on how to proceed with your application. Deadline: February 17, 2009.

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
  
• UCB Faculty Expertise Database

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 (and finding/narrowing a topic)
  
• 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 Undergraduate Research, Field-Study, or Creative Projects

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