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See this link for tips on how to proceed with your application.

Deadline: February 15, 2012

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 and working with mentors and obtaining letters

• How to Find a Faculty Mentor
• Workshop A handout.
  
• A Rough Guide to Finding a Research Mentor in the Physical Sciences at Cal, by S.S. Rupa Datta
• How to Find a Lab Position (from MCB web site)
  
• 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)
• For a detailed explanation of the human subjects approval process, go to ophs.berkeley.edu
  

• 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 UC Berkeley 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, and then contact Haas Scholars Program Coordinator Wendy Muse Sinek.

• phone: 510.643.5374
• e-mail: haas_scholars[at]learning[dot]berkeley[dot]edu
• drop by: 5A Durant Hall
• attend a workshop: Schedule of Workshops