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Spring 2023 Graduates

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From Left to Right; Bianca J, Savannah G, Fernando H, Eliza G, Melody S, Ashley O, Hector C, Alondra R, Madina D, Isabel M, & Hong N. 

 

Summer 2024 Research Opportunities 

CAMP:

California Louis Stoke Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) program provides support for ethnically underrepresented students majoring in the sciences, mathematics, engineering, and technology. The objective of the program is to provide students with the skills to pursue research careers and to stimulate serious consideration of graduate study. 

Program Benefits

Quarterly CAMP:

  • Scholarship: $1000 scholarship (This scholarship will be disbursed by Financial Aid and will be incorporated into your overall financial aid package. If you have questions about how this may affect your financial aid award, please contact scholarships@ucsd.edu or visit the FAS website.)
  • Mentored Research Experience: Conduct research mentored by a UC San Diego faculty member
  • Conference Travel Funding: By participating in CAMP, you are eligible to apply for URH's conference travel funding.
  • Conference Presentation Experience: Present at the CAMP Statewide Symposium (winter 2024)

Summer CAMP:

  • Fellowship: $3,500 fellowship
  • Research Credit: Receive 199 credit
  • Mentored Research Experience: Conduct research mentored by a UC San Diego faculty member
  • Housing: Free on-campus housing (meal plan/points not included) or a housing allowance (a minimum of $1500)
  • Professional Development: Professional development seminars
  • Conference Presentation Experience: Present research at the Summer Research Conference (summer 2023) and the CAMP Statewide Symposium (winter 2024)
  • Conference Travel Funding: By participating in CAMP, you are eligible to apply for URH's conference travel funding.

Program Requirements & Exclusions

Quarterly Camp:

  • Conduct an average of 10-12 hours of mentored research per week.
  • Submit a deliverable (e.g. research paper) to Dr. Artis and your faculty research mentor.
  • Students may not take departmental 199 (independent research) or other class credit for the project (e.g., honors thesis).
  • Students may not receive payment from another source for the same work being proposed for CAMP.
  • Students may not participate in another structured research program.

Summer Camp:

  • Conduct an average of 30 hours of mentored research per week.
  • Submit a deliverable (e.g. research paper) to Dr. Artis and your faculty research mentor.
  • Participate in required program elements (workshops, seminars, orientation, conferences, etc.)
  • Present research at the Summer Research Conference (summer 2023) and the CAMP Statewide Symposium (winter 2024)
  • Students may not take summer classes during the program period.
  • Students may not hold an outside job during the scholarship period and may be asked to sign a form indicating they have ended all employment for the summer.
  • Students may not be concurrently paid through their research group for work done during the summer.

More information can be found here.

 

Additional Resoruces:

Research Training | Office of Intramural Training & Education at the National Institutes of Health (nih.gov)

NIA Summer Internship Programs | National Institute on Aging (nih.gov)

Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) | Office of Intramural Training & Education at the National Institutes of Health (nih.gov)

Undergraduate Research Hub (ucsd.edu)