Program Description

The UCLA Program for Excellence in Education and Research in the Sciences (PEERS) is an intensive program committed to promoting academic excellence and professional development for students dedicated to careers in the life or physical sciences or mathematics. The primary objective of the program is to increase the number of students who develop a strong foundation in the sciences and make teaching and/or research a part of their life's work. PEERS is a CARE affiliated program and is a part of STEP-UP.

PEERS offers:

• Personal Academic Advising
• Collaborative Learning (EXCEL) Workshops for Science/Math Classes
• Career planning and awareness workshops
• Preferential Enrollment in science classes
• Seminars with UCLA faculty experts regarding the latest "hot" research topics
• Social events with other science students
• Preparation and support for undergraduate research
• Research scholarships, employment and traineeship
  
  PEERS is a collaborative effort of the Departments of Mathematics, Chemistry & Biochemistry and Physics, URC/CARE, the Academic Advancement Program (AAP), and the College of Letters & Science.

PEERS is a 2 year program for the freshmen and sophomore years. NOTE: Applications are accepted only from incoming freshmen during the summer previous to their freshmen year.

Applications are CLOSED for 2009

 

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For more information about PEERS: download our BROCHURE.

Meet the PEERS Staff

PEERS is funded in part by a generous grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and UCLA Division of Undergraduate Education. Additional funding is provided by the NSF through the California Alliance for Minority Participation Program and the STEP-UP program, as well as the NIH's Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD). PEERS is co-sponsored by the Departments of Mathematics, Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Physics, the Division of Life Sciences, URC-CARE and the Academic Advancement Program (AAP).

For additional information, please contact PEERS at: peers@lifesci.ucla.edu