2024 UC Berkeley CoC SURD Application

2024 CoC SURD Application

This is the application for the 2024 UC Berkeley College of Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Diversity (SURD) program.
Welcome to the UC Berkeley's College of Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Diversity (SURD) program Application for the Summer of 2024.
The College of Chemistry (COC) at UC Berkeley is comprised of the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Both disciplines provide the opportunity and means for addressing major scientific and technological challenges, such as climate change, increasing the world's food supply, synthesizing new materials, and discovering and delivering important drugs. The College prides itself on a balanced approach to science, with research areas ranging from experimental to theoretical.

The COC SURD program invites applications from undergraduates who are interested in pursuing research within the College of Chemistry. This includes research in Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

As a COC SURD participant, you will:
- Carry out an individual research project under the day-to-day guidance of a graduate student or postdoc in a COC faculty's laboratory.
- Interact with faculty and students across the COC.
- Participate in an integrated mentorship and professional development program.
- Attend research seminars, group meetings, and SURD program meetings.
- Connect and network with current graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, and learn more about life as a graduate student.
- Strengthen your scientific reading, writing, and oral communication skills.
Program details:
- Participants will be placed in laboratories at UC Berkeley within the College of Chemistry.
- The program is 9 weeks and will run from June 10 - August 10, 2024.
- A $5500 stipend plus room and board will be provided.
- Travel costs will be covered up to $600.
Eligibility:
- To participate in this program, you must be a rising sophomore, junior, senior, etc.
- Students who have recently graduated with a bachelor's degree are not eligible for the SURD program.
- Must be 18 & over
- No previous research experience is required!
- Please contact Coc_diversity@berkeley.edu if you have questions about eligibility or feel an exception to these eligibility requirements should be considered.
Applications will close on February 15, 2024 at 11:59 PT.

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2024 CoC SURD Application

Welcome to the UC Berkeley's College of Chemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Diversity (SURD) program Application for the Summer of 2024.

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