Where  will  your    research  take  you?  

Why  Do  Research?  

•  Pursue  your  intellectual  passions  •  Meet  mentors  and  peers  who  share  your  interests    

•  Apply  what  you’ve  learned  in  class,  hands-­‐on  •  Build  skills  that  are  highly  valued  by  employers,  graduate  &  professional  schools  

•  Contribute  to  knowledge  •  Accomplish  something  you’re  really  proud  of  

More   than  1 , 600   f a cu l t y   a c ro s s  170  depa r tment s   and   cen te r s    7   cu r ren t  Nobe l   P r i z e  w inne r s    29  Nobe l   P r i z e s   awarded   to    Ca l   a l umn i  

U.C.  Berkeley   is  the  World’s  Premier  Research   InsKtuKon  

Dr.  Jennifer  Doudna,  Biochemist  

Th rough   t he i r   c ou r s e s    A s   r e s e a r c h   app r enKce s    working  on  faculty  research  projects    A s   i n dependen t   r e s e a r c he r s     i n dependen t   s t ud i e s ,     s e n i o r   t h e s i s   o r   p r o j e c t  

The  many  ways  Berkeley  Students    Engage  In  Research  

Kate  Boden    Senior,  2015  SURF  Fellow  Physics  Major  –  completed  her  research  project  on  science  educaKon  in  Tibetan  monasteries    

Science  /  Engineering  /  Psychology  

1.  Be  a  research  apprenKce  

2.  Conduct  your  own  research  

standard  sequence  

Social  Sciences/HumaniKes/Arts  

Be  a  research  apprenEce  

Conduct  your  own  research  

ParKc ipate   in   cur rent   facu l ty -­‐ in iKated  research    1450   s tudent  apprenKces   las t   spr ing  work ing  wi th  over  300  mentors    Learn  how  research   i s   car r ied  out :  

 fund ing      des ign         ana lys i s      pub l i caKon    Get   to  know   facu l ty  be`er  

 as  mentors    as   research   co l leagues

L i feways  of  Prehistor ic    Hunter -­‐Gatherers   in   Japan    (Anthropology)  

URAP  in  the  field…  

ProperKes  of    Ionic  L iquids    (Chemistry)  

URAP  in  the   labs…  

The  h istory  of   soc ia l  jusKce  movements   in   the  Bay  Area  

URAP  in  the  archives…  

I ndependen t   s t ud i e s :   9 9 s ,   1 99 s    S en i o r   t he s i s   p ro j e c t   o r   c ap s tone    Many   oppo r tun iKe s   f o r   f unded  i ndependen t   r e sea r ch    Two  examples  of  campus-­‐wide  programs:    

 SURF   Fe l l ows    Haa s   S cho l a r s

Beyond  apprenKceships:  student   iniKated  research  

A   summer  o f   i ndependent    research  with  mentoring  support  and  a  $4 ,000 -­‐$6 ,000  sKpend    Professional  academic  conference  

surf.berkeley.edu  

20  outstanding  seniors  a  year    Eligibility  =  top  students  with  financial  need    up  to  $  13,800  scholarship  for    summer  and  senior  year    Robust  intellectual  support    Professional  academic  conference    

Search  the  research.berkeley.edu    research  programs  database  for  50+  programs  

Search  the  research.berkeley.edu    research  programs  database  for  50+  programs  

Limit  your  search  by  certain  criteria  

Find  hundreds  of  off-­‐campus  opportuniEes  

Search   fo r  hundreds  o f    s cho la r sh ip  oppor tun iKes    i n   the   s cho la r sh ips  da tabase    s c h o l a r s h i p s . b e r k e l e y . e d u

Scholarship  ConnecKon  Website  

C h u n  M a n   C h ow  S e n i o r ,   2 0 1 6   C h u r c h i l l   S c h o l a r  G o i n g   t o   C am b r i d g e   U n i v e r s i t y …  

How  to  get  started?  

•  A`end  workshops  by  OURS  –  “How  To  Get  Started  In  Research”/How  to  find  a  mentor  –  Professional  CommunicaKon  (Emailing  professors)  –  URAP  Info  Session  early  fall/spring  

Think  About  Topics  

Seek  Out  Faculty  Sponsors  

Next  steps:    

•  Sign  up  for  the  OURS  listserv  AND  Scholarship  ConnecKon  listserv  

•  Browse  the  databases  at  research.berkeley.edu  and  scholarships.berkeley.edu  

•  Contact  us  if  you  have  more  quesKons!  •  A`end  the  October  17  Research  and  Scholarships  Fair  

•  Connect  with  student  groups  that  are  here  for  you:    UROC,  ULAB,  and  OURS  peer  advisors  

OURS  Peer  Advisors  

Experienced  undergraduate  researchers  are  ready  to  help  you  get  started  in  research  (visit  their  office  hours,  email  them)    

   

h`p://research.berkeley.edu/peer-­‐advisors  h`p://research.berkeley.edu/peer-­‐advising  

Underrepresented  Researchers  of  Color  (UROC)    

•Upper  division  undergrad  researchers  of  color  who    •foster  a  research  community  to  support  undergrad  students  of  color    •hold  workshops,  host  grad  student  speakers,  panels,  mixers  

To  enable  students  of  color  to  carry  out  research  they  are  passionate  about        

h`p://research.berkeley.edu/underrepresented-­‐researchers-­‐color    

 

ULAB:    Undergraduate  peer  mentors  in  STEM  disciplines    undergradlab.wordpress.com  

 

See    you  soon!  

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Sean  Burns  Director  

Leah  Carroll  Haas  Scholars  

Mary  Crabb  Stronach  Prize  

JusEn  Lopez  SURF  -­‐  STEM  

Alicia  Hayes  Scholarships  

Stefanie  Ebeling  URAP  

Melissa  Griffith  SURF-­‐SocSci/Hum    

Roland  Fang  Student  Assistant