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SPUR - SUMMER PROGRAMS IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

The UCLA Summer Programs for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) offer upper division undergraduate students with outstanding academic potential the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects. The programs are designed for students who wish to learn more about the graduate school experience and possibly pursue an academic career in teaching and research. Opportunities are available in virtually all academic fields (e.g., arts, humanities, social sciences, life sciences, health sciences, physical sciences, etc.).

Each student participant will be working with a faculty mentor with special expertise and interests matched, as closely as possible, to the student's research interests and career goals. Students will either assist the faculty member in an ongoing research project or work collaboratively with the mentor in designing a new project of mutual interest.

SPUR encompasses 12 distinct programs across the UCLA campus.

The URC/CARE office offers two SPUR Programs for Science students. Please visit the program's websites for more information:

CARE SEM Summer Research Program

UCLA AMGEN Scholars Program

To learn more about the other 10 SPUR programs visit:

http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/asis/srp/srpintro.htm

2011 SPUR Flier

 

 

 

Summer Programs