Developing and carrying out research programs often requires public and private financial investment. Below is an itemized list of some research, internship, and funding opportunities closely aligned with our group that you may want to consider before joining us. Also, be sure to check out this comprehensive list, especially but not necessarily only if you are an underrepresented minority in STEM.
Undergraduates
- Federal Work Study Student Program (brochure)
- UCLA Samueli Undergraduate Scholarships
- UCLA Clare Boothe Luce Scholars Program for Women in Physics & Engineering
- NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program
- DoD Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program
- LCLS Internship Program at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- University Innovation Fellows Program
- APS/IBM Research Internship for Undergraduate Women and Underrepresented Minorities
- Additional resources at the UCLA Undergraduate Research site
Graduates
- UCLA Graduate Opportunity Fellowship Program (M.Sc. only)
- UCLA Eugene V. Cota Robles Fellowship (Ph.D. only)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
- DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program
- DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
- NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities (NSTGRO)
- DoD Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program
- University Innovation Fellows Program
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Hertz Foundation Fellowship
- Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
- Graduate Fellowships for STEM Diversity (GFSD)
- UC-HBCU Initiative Fellowship
- GEM Fellowship Program
- John Hopkins University list
- Additional resources in this site
Post-doctoral, Scholar, and Faculty
- UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP)
- UCLA Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (CPFP)
- NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences Postdoctoral Program (MPS-Ascend)
- DOE Visiting Faculty Program (VFP)
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
- Fulbright Specialist Program
- More resources