UCR Educational Enhancement Opportunities Roadmap
I Pre-Freshman
MEP & CAMP Summer Programs
Summer University Honors Program
Leadership and Community Service
Workshops
Newly enrolled UCR Student
MEP - MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Engineering Program
(I – V) Funded by the University of California and industry donations
- Targets underrepresented students in CS and Engineering
- Academic Excellence Workshops, Peer Mentors and Tutors
- Scholarships and membership to professional organizations
- 24 hour study room with computers
- Industry connections
Contact: Linda O’Neill, 951-827-6379
All Levels
Priority Registration
Academic Advising
Enhancement workshops
Scholarships
UHP University Honors Program
(I – V) Funded by the University of California
- Lower Division Honors (Freshmen & Sophomores)
- Priority registration and academic advising
- Ethics and College Student Life Course
- Research and residential fellowships
- Peer mentor program
- On-campus research placement opportunities
- Upper Division Thesis Project, faculty mentorship (jr. & sr.)
- Research and grad school prep
- Completion of thesis projects, publication & thesis completion
Contact: Kathryn S. Jones 951-827-5324
II Freshman
CAMP , UHP, MEP
Summer:
CAMP Summer Enrichment Program
MARC U* Summer Research Program
UHP On/Off Campus Research and
Summer Placement Program
MSRIP Mentoring Summer Research Internship Program
(III – V) Funded by the University of California
- Eight-week summer research project with faculty mentor
- Includes stipend and travel allowance (when appropriate)
- Seminars on admission to graduate school and adjusting to grad school demands
- GRE preparation seminars
Contact: Maria Franco-Aguilar 951-827-3680
III Sophomore
apply for UC LEADS, MSRIP, MARC U*
UHP
Summer:
MSRIP, UC LEADS CAMP, MARC U*, MEP and UHP Summer Research
Programs and Internships
UC LEADS UC Leadership Excellence through Advanced DegreeS (III-V) Funded by the University of California
- Enhance prospects for entry into graduate programs
- Two summer research opportunities, first at UCR, 2nd at other UC campus, work with faculty mentor
- Attend professional society meetings
- Research with faculty mentor throughout junior and senior academic years
- Special seminars in leadership skills, grad school prep and GRE training
- Annual statewide symposium, poster presentations
Contact: Maria Franco-Aguilar 951-827-3680
IV Junior
UC LEADS and CAMP programs
UHP Upper Division Thesis Project
Faculty mentorship & research
MEP Ambassador & Peer Counselor
Summer:
MSRIP, UC LEADS, CAMP, and MEP
Summer Research Programs & Internships
CAMP California Alliance for Minority Participation
(I – V) Funded by the National Science Foundation
- Peer counseling, study groups, professional staff counseling
- Summer Research Project: 8-week faculty mentored, stipend and subsistence allowance
- Workshops on graduate admissions and GRE training
- Annual statewide symposium, oral and poster sessions
- K-12 teacher prep, transfer student support
- Assistance identifying summer research or graduate programs
Contact: Teresa Cofield 951-827-5326
V Senior
UC LEADS, MEP, and CAMP programs UHP Faculty Mentorship and Research
GRE or EIT exams
Apply to graduate school
Travel to scientific meetings
Apply for graduate fellowships
MARC U* Minorities Access to Research Careers
(II – V) Funded by the National Institutes of Health
- Nine-week Summer Research Program for freshmen/sophomores
- Scholarships for Research, junior and senior academic year
- Special science classes and summer workshops
- opportunity to attend a national scientific meeting.
Contact: Jo-Ann Heick 951-827-4239
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