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UCLA AGEP - Summer Research Scholars (SRS) & Master the Doctorate

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Program Description

AGEP Summer Research Scholars (SRS) and Master the Doctorate, funded by a National Science Foundation AGEP grant, sponsors underrepresented undergraduates and master's students to participate in hands-on research with leading UCLA faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. Program includes travel reimbursement, on-campus housing (all program participants are required to reside in assigned University housing), meal allowance, GRE test preparation, workshops, seminars and poster presentations.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be undergraduates in their junior year or in a master's program.
  • Students must be interested in pursuing a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) doctoral degree.
  • Students must be from backgrounds that are underrepresented in STEM doctoral fields and in accordance with the NSF (African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders).
  • Students must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
  • Priority will be given to applicants who are attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), Minority Serving Institutions (MSI), Tribal Colleges and Universities Programs (TCUP) or California State Universities (CSU).
  • Commit to 8 weeks of research from June 21-August 15, 2009

Deadline

All application materials and supporting documents must be received by February 6, 2009. Incomplete files will not be reviewed. Notification of decisions on applications will be made by the end of May 2009.

How To Apply

Please select the 'UCLA NSF AGEP Summer Research Scholars' option if you are an undergraduate or 'Master the Doctorate" option if you are in a master's program on the Summer Program for Undergraduate & Graduate Research Application and in your application essay identify the type of research that you are interested in and explain why.

For Further Information Contact

Dr. Heather P. Tarleton, NSF AGEP STEM Program Director at: (310) 825-3829 or via e-mail: htarleton@gdnet.ucla.edu.

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