Summer Explore Research Fellowship
The Inquiry Funding Office awards Summer Explore stipends once annually in April. If awarded, grants include:
- $5,000 stipend, distributed in June.
- Participation in Summer Explore Symposium in December.
- Eligibility for Short-Term Dean's Prize.
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Must select a UCSF mentor. If the project is away from UCSF, there must be both an on-site mentor AND a UCSF mentor, including research abroad.
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Application must meet the minimum standards of the review committee and be submitted on time.
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Must be first year medical student and not in MSTP or other advanced degree programs.
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JMP Eligibility: One Summer Explore Fellowship per JMP student, either first or second summer.
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Academic projects from all Domains of Science are eligible for funding, however, must be supported by a UCSF faculty mentor.
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Project must be carried out full-time and continuously throughout length of program.
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Applications for travel to areas that carry a US State Department Travel Advisory of “Reconsider Travel” or “Do Not Travel” and/or a UC Trip Planner security rating of 5 or higher require special administrative approval prior to application for funding. Approval is reviewed on a case by case basis.
This is a UCSF Funding Source dispersed by the Inquiry Funding Office.
To apply, begin by verifying deadlines and process for Summer Explore by downloading the “Guide to Summer Explore Research.”
Please view a sample of the Summer Explore Application HERE.
