Undergraduate Research at Berkeley

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Undergraduate Research Programs@ Berkeley:
Berkeley Undergraduate Research Programs at a glance -- summary of features, deadlines, and eligibility requirements as of 1/10/07

NEW! Amgen Scholars Program Deadline: February 1, 2007
Berkeley Summer Bioengineering Research Program
Biology Fellows Program
David Scholars Program Info session January 25, 2007
GROUP Summer Research Apprenticeships, Townsend Center (Hum, Soc. Sci,)
Haas Scholars Program Info session January 22, 2007
Leslie Lipson Scholarship and Prize (humanistic values) Deadline: February 2, 2007
McNair Scholars Program
Miller Scholars Program
NSF Summer REU Program in Cell, Developmental, and Evolutionary Biology Deadline: February 15, 2007
Physics Undergraduate Research Scholars Program Deadline: February 2, 2007
SPUR: Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research (Natural Resources) Deadline: January 22, 2007
QB3 (summer) Undergraduate Biotech Internship Program
Summer Research Opportunities Program (Graduate Division) Deadline: February 1, 2007
SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (L& S) Info session January 19, 2007
SURP: Summer Undergraduate Research Program (MCB)
SUPERB: Summer Undergrad. Prog. in Engineering Research at Berkeley (non-EECS) Deadline: January 31, 2007
SUPERB-IT (for information technology students) Deadline: January 31, 2007
Travel Grants for Undergraduate Research (Letters & Science)
UC LEADS Deadline: January 31, 2007
URAP: Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (Campus-wide) Deadline: January 22, 2007 Info sessions 1/16-1/19
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (Engineering) Deadline: January 19, 2007
VIGRE Program (undergraduate research seminars and apprenticeships in statistics) Deadline: Probably late January, 2007
Departmental Research Resources
College of Natural Resources
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Molecular and Cell Biology
Physics
Psychology Research Opportunities
Other research and academic grants and fellowships open only to UCB students (some of these are for graduate students and faculty as well)
Summary of features, deadlines, and eligibility requirements for the below programs, updated as of 1/10/07.

• ASUC Academic Affairs Grants: >for students>grants --undergraduate and graduate research travel, event planning, curriculum improvement
• Berkeley Center for the Development of Peace and Well-being- U.grad Research Fellowships
• Center for African Studies Rosberg-Geist U.grad Fellowship for Travel to Africa Deadline: February 5, 2007
• Center for British Studies Deadline: January 31, 2007
• Center for Human Rights
• Center for Latino Policy Research (mini-grant)
• Center for Middle Eastern Studies scholarship for study of Arab culture Deadline: February 1, 2007
• Center for Middle Eastern Studies Undergraduate Research Grant
• Center for Race and Gender Grants
• History Travel Grant
• Consortium for the Arts

Post Baccalaureate Research (graduating Berkeley students only)
• Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize
Research in Washington D.C.! UC Berkeley Washington Center (UCDC)
In Sacramento: University of California Center in Sacramento (UCCS)
Research Opportunities at Bay Area and National Labs:

• Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
• Lawrence Livermore National Lab
• UCSF research labs

• Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowships
• Dept of Energy Undergraduate Research
• Space Sciences Laboratory
• Children's Hospitial of Oakland Research Institute
Summer Research Opportunities Beyond UC Berkeley:

• Summer Opportunities in all disciplines Many January and February deadlines!.
• Tel Dor Archeol. Project
• NSF: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (sciences and social sciences)
• American Psychological Assn Summer Institute

•UCSF Summer Research Training Program Deadline: February 1, 2007
•Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) Summer Research Program Deadline: February 1, 2007
•CHORI Short-Term Training for Minority College Students Deadline: February 1, 2007
•UCSF UC LEADS Program Deadline: February 1, 2007
•Howard Hughes Medical Institute:Search for Science Opportunities
•2007 Summer Opportunities for Minority Undergraduate Students

Are you interested in publishing your research or being an editor?

• Berkeley Undergraduate Journal (Soc.Sci., Humanities)
• Berkeley Scientific
• California Engineer
• Politica
• Clio's Scroll:Undergraduate History Journal
• Themis Journal (Environment, Health, and Development)
• Harvest Moon (Philosophy)

Research resources for undergraduates: weekly workshops

• How to get started in undergraduate research
• How to write a research proposal
• Library workshops

See the winners:
Library Prize for Undergraduate Research (Did you use the library collections extensively or creatively?)
Hill-Shumate Book Collecting Prize (Did you build a collection as you pursued your research?)

Research resources for undergraduates: links and documents

The Haas Scholars Program has a resources page of links and documents for students thinking about independent research. Go to the Haas Scholars Program documents page for resources such as

• How to find a faculty mentor (document)
• Links / tips on writing an abstract
• Funding Resources

Would a scholarship help you to pursue your research dreams?
Connect with the Scholarship Connection! Check the "research" box in the searchable database!


This page is maintained by the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of California at Berkeley. Please contact individual programs for information. We want your feedback about this site.E-mail us at research@learning.berkeley.edu
Last update 1/16/07

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The Office of Undergraduate Research was established in the Fall of 1997 in an effort to promote and develop the diverse research opportunities available to UC Berkeley undergraduates.