Research Opportunities
FDA Summer OSEL Summer Research Program
Rolling applications through March 2024
Stevenson Spring Research Project Funds
Up to $500
Application due April 21, 2024
College 9/10 Project Funds
Application for Spring funds due May 13, 2024
Merrill Student Project Funds
Up to $500
Application for Sporing funds due April 30, 2024
See the Database for more opportunities.
News
- UC Santa Cruz 2022-23 Koret Scholars Recognized (5/2023)
- Frontier Fellows program funds undergraduate research. A new wave of innovative and interdisciplinary research focused on preserving Earth’s future. (9/2022)
- New program mentors underrepesented students. The UCSC Genomics Institute will offer genomics research experience for students (9/2022
Student Profiles
- Hayley Coyle, Peter Nguyen, and Aja Bond, 2022, Frontier Fellows
- Yoselyne Cerros, Amanda Sofi, Joshua Patstone, Mireya Curiel, Alfredo Gama Salmeron, and Shalom Yam, 2022, Transforming Futures
- Janely Cardenas, 2019, Raising Awareness of 'deficit thinking'
- Links to more profiles
Academic Support & STEM Diversity
UCSC has many academic support programs to help you achieve academic excellence and your professional goals. Specific programs, including those in STEM Diversity, work to increase the presence of under-represented groups in the Sciences and Engineering.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is undergraduate research? How do I fund my project? I just got admitted to UCSC and I am interested in undergraduate research. How can I prepare? I am a transfer student. How can I get involved? For answers...