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SPUR – Programs and Disciplines
The chart below provides a quick reference of participating summer programs at UCLA and their related academic fields. Additional research programs available at UCLA during the summer, see other UCLA programs.
| Program Name | Open to Depts/Disciplines | Academic Level |
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| Amgen Scholars Program | Biochemistry; Bioengineering; Bioinformatics; Biopsychology; Biotechnology; Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Chemistry; Immunology; Medical Pharmacology; Microbiology; Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology; Molecular Genetics; Molecular Medicine; Molecular Pharmacology; Neurobiology; Neuroscience; Pathology; Physiological Psychology; Physiological Science; Statistics; Toxicology. |
Sophomores (with 4 quarters or 3 semesters of college experience), Juniors and non-graduating Seniors who are returning in the fall to continue their undergraduate experience. |
| Bioscience Scholars Program (formerly known as SPUR LABS) | Bioscience Scholars Program solicits applications from outstanding students whose goal is to pursue a career in bioscience research. The program aims to prepare and inspire a diverse population of undergraduates for graduate study in biosciences. Students from underrepresented or economically disadvantaged backgrounds are encouraged to apply. | Rising Juniors & Seniors |
| Bruins-in-Genomics (B.I.G. Summer) | Life and physical science departments, computer science and bioengineering. Students should have some background in programming, biology, and interest in genomics.
Applications must be submitted directly to the Bruins-in-Genomics (B.I.G) Program website. Learn more and apply. For more information please email: bigsummer@ucla.edu. |
Masters and undergraduate students are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to students planning to apply to graduate school in Fall 2023 or Fall 2024. |
| Brain Research Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (BRISURE) | For Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) scholars in Neuroscience or Physiology. | Rising Juniors and Seniors; open to current CSU/HBCU/MARC students |
| California State University (CSU) Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program | Must already be a California State University Sally Casanova Predoctoral Scholar. | Juniors, Seniors and Master’s-Level Students. |
| Community College Field Biology Alliance | Open to all disciplines. | Open to currently enrolled full time community college students. |
| The Diversity Project | Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Marine Biology, Environmental Science and related disciplines. Some funding dedicated to students from Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). |
Preferences for rising juniors and seniors, but well-qualified rising sophomores are encouraged to apply. |
| HBCU – Evolutionary Medicine | Must be student at an HBCU institution.
Interdisciplinary interest in ecology and evolutionary biology, anthropology, psychology, zoology, systems biology and microbiology with medicine. |
Current junior or senior. |
| Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) U* STAR Program | Open to Life/Physical Sciences or Engineering majors who are conducting research (or planning to conduct research) with a “biomedical” application. | For UCLA students only. Junior or senior standing (completed 90 or more units) by the time that the student will begin as a MARC trainee, AND have two years remaining at UCLA at the start of the program. |
| Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Writing and Research Training Program | Open to students who are currently Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows at their home institutions. |
Rising juniors and seniors |
| Summer Nursing Program | Nursing | Rising Seniors
U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For qualified nursing students currently holding undergraduate junior status. Preference is
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| Summer Training for Excellence in Education Research (STEER) | Applications must be undergraduates from Howard University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Delaware State University and interested in pursuing a PhD in Education |
Juniors and Seniors may apply |
| University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees (UC LEADS) 2nd Summer | Must already be in the UC system-wide UC LEADS Program. Open to all departments and disciplines in Science, Engineering & Math.
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Open to 2nd-Summer UC LEADS STUDENTS (those from other UC campuses who have completed their first year in the program). |
| UCLA-HSI SOMA Summer Fellows | Must be student at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). | Undergraduate Students |
| UCLA-HBCU Neuroscience Pathways Program |
Open to all HBCU undergraduate students. | Open to rising Juniors and Seniors from any HBCU institution. |
| UCLA Neuroscience Scholars Program (NeuroScholars) | Neuroscience, Physiological Sciences, Psychobiology, and other neurobiology-related fields. | Sophomores and junior undergraduates. Candidates must be enrolled at UCLA or any other accredited University in the US. |
| Vision Science Summer Research Program | Open to life science majors; pre-med | Rising Junior or Senior.
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