Academic Career Development Program (ACDP) - This program provides support for several essential stages of graduate education, including: pre-graduate (Academic Preparation); first-and second-year graduate funding (Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship); research funding (Graduate Research Mentorship); and final-year funding for writing of the dissertation (Dissertation-Year Fellowships).
Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) is a partnership between the ten campuses of the University of California and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of this partnership is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students who acquire doctoral degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and ultimately enter the professoriate.
Summer Research Programs (pdf) provide undergraduates from UC or other colleges or universities with the opportunity to gain first-hand experience conducting research. Many of the programs provide additional enrichment opportunities, including preparation for the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE).
UC LEADS is a comprehensive two-year program designed to prepare economically or educationally disadvantaged UC undergraduates for success in doctoral degree programs in science, engineering, technology, or mathematics. Students are assigned individual faculty mentors, who guide them in academic year and summer research experiences. Scholars receive stipends and housing for their summer research and participate in extensive academic enrichment activities, including presenting their research at the annual UC LEADS Symposium.
