Undergraduate Digital Research Fellowship

Nature of Research/Program Description: 
The Undergraduate Digital Research Fellowship, sponsored by the Digital Scholarship Commons in McHenry Library, provides two-quarters work of training and mentorship for students interested in developing public-facing research projects. The program includes:

  • Rigorous methodological training which combines critical theory, critical making and creativity
  • Digital skill building around text analysis, visualization, 3D Animation, Mapping etc. in order to enable fellows to build a research project of their unique design
  • Ongoing mentorship to support project development
  • Opportunity for Independent Study
  • A $500 stipend to support the development or public presentation of their work
Location: 
On-campus
Program Time Period: 
Academic Year
Compensation: 
Academic Credit
Stipend
Application Deadline: 
early November 2018
Approximate Number of UCSC Students (Each Year): 
4-6
Year Began: 
2016
Contact: 
Kristy Golubiewski-Davis
Contact Title: 
Interim Director of Digital Science Center
Contact Email: 
kristy.gd@ucsc.edu
Major(s): 
Anthropology
Applied Physics
Art
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bioengineering
Bioinformatics
Biology
Biomolecular Engineering
Business Management Economics
Chemistry
Classical Studies
Cognitive Science
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science: Computer Game Design
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Evolution
Economics
Education and Teaching
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Studies
Feminist Studies
Field and Exchange
Film and Digital Media
German Studies
Global Economics
History
History of Art and Visual Culture
Human Biology
Italian Studies
Jewish Studies
Language Studies
Latin American and Latino Studies
Legal Studies
Linguistics
Literature
Marine Biology
Mathematics
Microbiology
Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Music
Network and Digital Technology
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Physics
Physics (Astrophysics)
Physics Education
Plant Sciences
Politics
Prelaw
Premedicine
Psychology
Robotics Engineering
Sociology
Technology and Information Management
Theater Arts
Writing