UC Berkeley
Founded in 1868, UC Berkeley is ranked #1 for public universities by U.S. News and World Report. Boasting 51 Nobel Laureates (faculty and alumni), UC Berkeley has contributed to improving the human condition through pioneering efforts in nuclear medicine, insect control, bionic exoskeleton robotic legs, CRISPR gene editing, disability education efforts, and treating global malaria, etc. Its discoveries (earthquake science, cyclotron, biofuels, atomic physics, and open source coding) demonstrate UC Berkeley’s history of creativity and innovative research. Our UC LEADS Program is well positioned in the Cal NERDS umbrella of diversity STEM programs. This rich academic landscape will amplify opportunities and activities for UC LEADS Scholars by focusing on STEM core competencies to enhance their scientific career trajectory, such as faculty mentored research, computational literacy, data science fundamentals, graduate school application training, and business skills.
2018 Visiting UC LEADS Scholars
We will be hositing six UC LEADS summer visiting research scholars. We would like to congratulate the following visiting scholars.
- Scarlett Yu, Physics // UC Los Angeles
- Hanh Nguyen, Chemistry/Biochemistry // UC San Diego
- Anoop Praturu, Physics // UC Santa Barbara
- Jenny Lyn Arabit, Chemical Engineering // UC Davis
- Daniel Chu, Chemical Engineering // UC Santa Barbara
- Joshua Castro, Physics // UC San Diego
Visiting Scholar Program Dates:
Tentative Summer 2018 Dates: Sunday, June 17th to Sunday, August, 11th, 2018
(note: visiting scholar's labs must physically be part of main UC Berkeley campus)
- Move in: Sunday, June 17th, 2018 (after 3 pm)
- Program Orientation: Monday, June 18th, 2018
- First day in Lab: Tuesday, June 19th, 2018
- Research Poster Showcase: Thursday, August 9th, 2018
- Last day of Program: Friday, August 10th, 2018
- Move out: Saturday, August 11th, 2018 by noon
Please note: we do not provide parking, those arrangements will have to be made on your own. You will be getting two meals a day and staying in a single room. Your research stipend should be organized by your home campus. You must take your home campus research safety course before you come to our campus. Your lab may ask you to take addtional safety training and acquire additional identification - so please submit those requirements to Director Lizarraga.
UC LEADS is housed in the Cal NERDS program along with a few other diversity STEM programs. Please text or call Director Lizarraga at #510.778.5165 if you are interested. Our website is http://calnerds.berkeley.edu
UC Berkeley Graduate School Information and Resources
- Eight short Youtube videos on How to Apply to Graduate School
- UC Berkeley Graduate Division Admissions
- UC Berkeley Graduate School Application Fee Waiver for UC LEADS Fee Scholars (update August 2016)
- The Graduate Divison at our campus has let us know that current UC LEADS Scholars can receive a free fee waiver to apply to UC Berkeley graduate program during their senior year. Please select the box on the applicaiton that says "UC LEADS". The Graduate Division may ask to you to verify your participation after you have applied.
- If the student is no longer an undergraduate then they are not eligible at this time for a fee waiver.
- UC Berkeley Undocumented Student Services
If you would like to learn about UC Berkeley's efforts to help support Undocumented Students, please consider visiting our Undocumented Student Services website: - UC Berkeley Graduate Diversity At Our Campus - Graduate Division Contacts