• URFP - Undergraduate Research
Fellows Program
The Undergraduate Research Fellows Program
for arts, humanities, and social science students currently
includes students in three separate programs. The application
period for all of these programs is during Fall Quarter each
year:
URC Undergraduate Research Fellows Program
The Undergraduate Research Fellows Program
(URFP) is directed through the Office of the Vice Provost for
Undergraduate Education and administered by the Undergraduate
Research Center for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
in A334 Murphy Hall. URFP recipients (Fellows) typically
receive a fellowship of $500-$1,000 per quarter/term to
participate in the Student Research Program (Course 99).
Students who seek a beginning research or creative experience
and who have an interest in graduate school are especially
encouraged to apply.
URFP awards are made to continuing
students with demonstrated financial need. Enrollment in Course
99 for 2 units each award quarter/term is required. Enrollment
in the Student Research Forum HC 101A during Winter quarter is
also required for those Fellows who have not yet taken the
course, and who are funded during Winter quarter. Fellows
funded in Winter or Spring quarters must also must present
their research at the Westwind/Aleph Conference here at UCLA in
May. All Fellows may be required to attend additional
courses, meetings and/or events organized by the URC, depending
on the specific award quarter or term.
The URFP application is available online
at the beginning of fall quarter. To access and submit an
application, log on to myUCLA. On the left hand side under
myUCLA Features locate the Undergraduate Research link. From
there you should locate the Undergraduate Research Fellows
Program (URFP) Submit Application link.
• URSP - Undergraduate Research
Scholars Program
The URSP supports students committed to
completing a departmental honors thesis or comprehensive
research or creative project. The URSP offers academic year
scholarships of up to $2,500-$5,000 to continuing students
(junior level standing and higher) who have a strong commitment
to research or creative activity, and who are committed to
completing an honors thesis or a comprehensive 199 project
during their senior year. The application period is between
April 1 and May 30 of each year.
URSP Application Workshops for 2008:
All workshops are held in A334 Murphy
Hall.
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
1:00-2:00
12:00-1:00 or 3:00-4:00
11:00-12:00
11:00-12:00 or 3:30-4:30
Application Requirements:
• Junior level standing + (at least
90 units but less than 175 units by Fall Qtr of the thesis
year)
• 3.25 GPA or higher
• Commitment to completing a
departmental Honors Thesis or comprehensive research project.
• A letter of recommendation from
your faculty mentor(s). The letter(s) of recommendation MUST be
accompanied by a Letter of Recommendation form which can be
accessed by clicking here.
Application Submission:
Applications for the URSP are available by
April 1st, each year. To access and submit an application, log
on to myUCLA and locate the Undergraduate Research link. Select
the URSP Undergraduate Research Scholars Program Submit
Application link.
The UCLA/Mellon Program on the Holocaust
in American and World Culture, housed in the UCLA Center for
Jewish Studies, invites nominations and applications for
research support from undergraduate students.
This support is made possible by the
Distinguished Achievement Award from the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation given to Eric J. Sundquist, UCLA Foundation
Professor of Literature in the Department of English. The
award, for a three-year period (the academic years 2007-8
through 2009-10), is designed to support research, teaching,
conferences, and related institutional activities involving
faculty and students from a number of different disciplines.
Areas of study embraced by the program are deliberately
broad, including:
• Comparative literary and cultural
approaches to the Holocaust
• The evolution of knowledge of, and
disciplinary approaches to, the Holocaust
• The near destruction and revival of
Yiddish language, literature, and historiography
• The “universalization”
of the Holocaust and its relation to other instances of
genocide
Students who are able to define a research
topic that fits within these broad guidelines are encouraged to
apply for support during the summer of 2008. Click
here for more information and an application.