Undergraduate Research Co-op Fellowship (URCF)

The Undergraduate Research Co-op Fellowship program offers students the opportunity to work under the guidance of CEAS faculty members. Students that participate will benefit in several ways, including:

• Financial compensation at a very competitive level
• The building of a research pathway to graduate program admission, especially in UC CEAS programs
• The building of a research pathway to a potential capstone project
• Publishing of results in the Scholar@UC research repository and elsewhere

February 9, 2025

$9,000 (minimum) over the duration of the semester.

Interested students should apply here. Please note, the application requires that you

• Specify three (3) CEAS faculty with whom you would be interested in working with. To identify faculty, use:
  • UC’s Research Directory
  • Research Labs & Center page
  • Department web pages  
  • Note: there is no guarantee that you will be paired with one of these faculty.
• Provide contact information for two people willing to serve as a reference
• Selected students will receive co-op offers in March 2025

The minimum requirements for the program include:

• Enrollment at UC during the Summer 2025 semester in a program leading to an undergraduate degree awarded by CEAS
• Certified eligible to co-op
• UC cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
  
• Prior participation in the CEAS Protégé program is encouraged but not required

Student applicants will benefit from their participation in this program in several ways, including:

• Financial compensation at a very competitive level
• The building of a research pathway to graduate program admission, especially in UC CEAS programs
• The building of a research pathway to a potential capstone project
• Publishing of results in the Scholar@UC research repository and elsewhere