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Graduate School Preparation Programs

The Graduate Division offers three graduate school preparation program opportunities open to undergraduate diversity students, i.e., the AGEP Summer Research Program, the SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) program and the UC LEADS (University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees) program. In addition, we invite California Pre-Doctoral scholars to participate in our Summer Research Program.
The graduate school preparation programs include:
  • Graduate school preparation workshops (GRE test preparation, “How to Prepare and Apply for Doctoral Programs,” etc.)
  • Research skills seminars and writing workshops
  • Graduate student and faculty member mentoring
  • Summer research experiences
  • Participation in an annual Research Symposium
  • Generous funding package
For specific program goals and eligibility, visit the Summer Research Program website.
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA
  • Students must be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college or university
  • U.S. Citizen or permanent resident of U.S.
  • Demonstrated interest in pursing a doctoral degree
  • Socioeconomic or educational disadvantages will be considered
Students applying are evaluated on the criteria such as, scholarly achievement, outstanding potential for leadership, a strong potential for acceptance to a graduate program in the University of California system, as well as, successful efforts at overcoming socioeconomic or other educational disadvantages in pursuing their academic objectives.
Alternate programs at UCI include the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) and other research opportunities administered by UCI's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). The School of Biological Sciences administers the Minority Science Programs. Note that student may not be supported by more than one stipend for the same summer research project.
Additionally, UCI's Center for Education Partnerships (CFEP) provides information on external diversity fellowship opportunities available to undergraduate students; and the Scholarship Opportunities Program (SOP) also assists UCI undergraduate students to identify and organize information about external scholarships and fellowships.
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information on preparing for graduate school.