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The MARC U*STAR Program at UCLA
The MARC program is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health. This honors program intends to prepare highly able minority students for graduate programs at outstanding universities throughout the United States. This page discusses the Benefits and Obligations of the program as well as the Eligibility requirements. Please read this page before continuing on to the application page.
The MARC program pays for tuition and fees. MARC trainees also receive stipends to undertake research projects in UCLA faculty laboratories during the academic year and at other universities during the summer. Trainees attend research conferences and make oral and poster presentations of their research at local and national conferences. Trainees receive special mentoring and preparation via honors courses, journal clubs and workshops.
MARC expects that trainees will engage in research during the 2 years of the program. Trainees are expected to be in their labs for an average of 15 hours per week during the academic year and about 40 hours a week during 8 weeks of the summer. Students are encouraged to do research at another campus during at least one summer. Trainees are also expected to take the GRE exam and to take honors courses.
A UCLA minority undergraduate majoring in a basic biological science major such as biology, MIMG, MCDB, Biochemistry, PhySci or psychobiology is eligible to apply. Students must also have a strong desire to pursue a career in basic research in a biomedical field and a sincere willingness to participate in all MARC U*STAR Program activities.
The applicant must be a member of a historically under-represented racial or ethnic group such as American Indians/Native Alaskans/Aleuts, African Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicano(a)s, Latino(a)s and Native Polynesians (Hawaiians, Samoans, Guamanians). You must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Applicants should have attained Junior standing (completed 90 or more units) at the time that they are to begin as MARC trainees. The applicant must have a 3.0 GPA at the time of application.
For more information and questions, please contact:
Frank Nevarez
URC/CARE Program Coordinator
2121 Life Science Building
310.206.2660
frankn@lifesci.ucla.edu
