Possibilities for undergraduate students

There are a number of scholarships, fellowships, and training opportunities for undergraduates involved in research. Undergraduates in the lab may be eligible to apply for:

• The UCLA Undergraduate Research Fellows Program ($3,000 scholarship; applications open in October)

• The UCLA Undergraduate Research Scholars Program ($4,500-$6,000 scholarship)

• The URC-Sciences Summer Program provides funding for UCLA students to do research at UCLA over the summer

• The UCLA Bioscience Scholars Program provides $4,000 for 8 weeks or $5,000 for 10 weeks of research

• Life Science Dean’s Award for Neuroscience Research – Scheibel Scholars ($10,500 fellowship and up to $7,500 in tuition assistance; applications open March-ish)

• The Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) program ($12,000 stipend and up to $7,500 in tuition assistance; applications open in January)

• The Biomedical Sciences Enrichment Program (BISEP)

• The NIH's Undergraduate Scholarship Program ($20,000 for tuition & other expenses; info sessions start in January)

• The NSF GRFP (for senior undergrads applying to grad school, provides 5 years of support at $37k/year; due in October)

• McNair Scholars Program

• NIDA Summer Internship Program

• UCI Neuroscience Summer REU

• Lots and lots of other REUs

If you're interested in applying for these, or any other programs you find, email me to set up a meeting.

Possibilities for postbacs

• NIH IRTA

• NIH-funded PREP (R25) programs

• Job listings

• Job and research opportunities

• Jobs and internships

Possibilities for graduate students

• See here for a comprehensive list of research funding available to graduate researchers: https://research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-opportunities/graduate/

• The big 2 are the NSF GRFP (I think you can apply before you start grad school) and NIH F31