The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program (or UCARE), funded by the Pepsi Endowment, creates intellectual partnerships between UNL faculty and undergraduates by providing funds for research.
Additional Opportunities
• Interested in graduate study at Stanford University? Stanford offers a number of summer research opportunities: Bioscience opportunities are available through the Stanford Summer Research Program and the Amgen Scholars Program, and Natural Sciences and Engineering opportunities are available through the Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program, Summer Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Undergraduate Internships, and Stanford Nanofabrication Facility Research Experience for Undergraduates. For students in the Humanities and Social Sciences, check out the Leadership Alliance Mellon Initiative.
• Rising Juniors and Seniors in Behavioral and Social Sciences: Apply for the Summer Research Initiative at the University of Maryland.
• Majoring in life sciences or biotechnology fields? Apply to be an Amgen Scholar at UC San Diego for summer 2013.
• Interested in a career in science and graduate school? The University of Texas at San Antonio’s College of Sciences is hosting a 2013 Summer Research Experience for Junior and Senior undergraduates majoring in science or engineering.
• Engineering and science sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors: Apply for the MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) for Summer 2013. The program seeks to promote the value of graduate education; to improve the research enterprise through increased diversity; and to prepare and recruit the best and brightest for graduate education at MIT.
• Interested in mental health? Apply for the Summer Research Institute at the Florida Mental Health Institute, from May 30 - August 7, 2013. For more information, see the program flier.
• Find information on CIC universities, links to university graduate admissions web sites, and links to CIC programs, all in one place: Gateway to Graduate Education
• Interested in researching at a CIC university next summer? Apply for the Summer Research Opportunities Program! Applications available starting November 1.
More About UCARE
- Applications for the 2013-2014 academic year will be due in early March.
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Need more details? See the full UCARE Program Description.
U.S. News and World Report ranks UCARE as 1 of the 28 best university programs in undergraduate research and creative projects. (Sept. 2011)