UCI’s Summer Research Program is a combination of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) program, and the California Pre-Doctoral Program (CPDP).
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What is SURF?
UCI's unique Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program offers undergraduate diversity students with outstanding academic potential an opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects. The program provides students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. degree and enter academic careers with the tools needed to facilitate the application, admission, and enrollment process for graduate school. The program is open to all academic fields (e.g. arts, humanities, social sciences, social ecology, biological sciences, engineering, computer science, physical science, etc.). For further information, please visit www.rgs.uci.edu/grad/diversity/surf.htm.
What is UC LEADS?
The University of California recognizes its responsibility to educate California's future leaders and continually seeks to attract to its graduate programs individuals having a broad range of socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, racial, linguistic, and geographical backgrounds. UC LEADS is designed to identify educationally or economically disadvantaged undergraduates pursuing courses of study in science, mathematics, or engineering who are likely to succeed in graduate school. This program provides students with educational experiences that prepare them to assume positions of leadership in industry, government, public service, and academia following the completion of a doctoral degree, preferably, at the University of California. UC LEADS Scholars participate in two summer research experiences. The initial experience takes place on the student's home campus. The second summer research experience occurs at another UC campus. For further information, please visit http://www.rgs.uci.edu/grad/diversity/ucleads.htm.
What is CPDP?
The California Pre-Doctoral Program (CPDP) is designed to increase the pool of potential faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages. Each of the selected California pre-doctoral scholars works closely with a California State University faculty sponsor while at their university to develop an overall plan ultimately leading to enrollment in a doctoral program. Each of these plans is tailored to the specific goals and educational objectives of the student. The program places a special emphasis on increasing the number of CSU students who enter doctoral programs at one of the University of California institutions. CSU students are placed at various UC campuses for their summer research experiences. Please visit http://www.rgs.uci.edu/grad/diversity/predoc_cpdp.htm.
What is the AGEP Summer Research Program?
UC Irvine's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Summer Research Program, is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The program is designed to prepare African American, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander students for graduate education. The program offers juniors, seniors and master’s level underrepresented minority students in the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields an opportunity to work closely with UCI faculty mentors and graduate students on exciting research projects during an eight-week summer research program.
http://www.rgs.uci.edu/grad/diversity/agep_srp.htm
