This application may be used to apply for the following undergraduate junior and senior programs for 2024-25:     

• ADAR Honors Program for Aging Research,
• CURE Program for Research in Cancer Biology, and
• MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Program

To apply, you must be a current UC Davis student or expecting to transfer to UC Davis in 2024.
All programs begin the week of June 24, 2024. Please refer to the EEOP website eeop.ucdavis.edu/upper-division for additional information about our programs, or contact the Program Director, Dr. Connie Champagne, at cechampagne@ucdavis.edu.
 
Completing the Application
To successfully complete this application, you will need the following information:

• Your UCD ID number [optional for new transfer student applicants] 
• Your current cumulative college GPA 
• Number of units completed toward your UCD degree 
• Recommender name, phone, and email address (we highly recommend that this be your current research mentor if you have one) 
• Description of how program participation will help you attain your career goal(s) (700 characters, including spaces) 
• Personal statement (5,000 characters, including spaces), including your background, the area(s) of research that interest you the most, your research experience, your future goals, and your reasons for wanting to pursue these goals.

You also will need one letter of recommendation. 

If you are currently in a lab, we encourage you to obtain a letter from the Principle Investigator of that lab. If you are not in a lab, the letter should be from someone who knows you in an academic environment (as an instructor, TA, or advisor), in a work environment (your supervisor), or in a volunteer environment (your supervisor).

Deadlines:

• Current UC Davis students: application due no later than February 20, 2024 at 11:59pm. Recommendation letters are due by February 27, 2024 at 11:59pm.
• Incoming transfer students enrolling in UC Davis in summer or fall 2024: application due no later than May 3, 2024 at 11:59pm. Recommendations are also due by May 3, 2024 at 11:59pm.
  Transfer applicants, please note that admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis for a limited number of positions; if you can submit your application by the earlier February 20 deadline, you are encouraged to do so.

If you have technical questions regarding the application, please direct them to Amy Barlow, aebarlow@ucdavis.edu.