Graduate Application Fee Waiver: Program Participation Eligibility

Eligible Graduate School Preparation Programs

Bridges  Programs—National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institute of Health (NIH) Programs focused on preparation for graduate school.

Cal Pre-Doc Program—Sally Casanova California Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program sponsored by the California State University system.

CAMP—California Alliance for Minority Participation.

COR—National Institute of Health (NIH) Career Opportunities in Research and Training (COR)

GEM—The National GEM Consortium Fellowship recipients and applicants.

IMSD—Initiative Minority Support and Development (IMSD). National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded program sponsored by universities.

IRT—Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers.

LSAMP—Alliance for Minority Participation.

MARC—Minority Access to Research Careers. National Science Foundation (NSF) funded program sponsored by universities.

MASEM—Minority Access to Science, Engineering, and Math. National Science Foundation (NSF) funded program sponsored by UCSD.

MBRS—The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and sponsored by universities.

McNair—Ronald S. Mcnair, Low Income , 1st generation preparation for Ph.D. programs. A Department of Education funded program sponsored by universities.

MEP—The Mathematics, Engineering & Science Achievement (MESA) Engineering Program (MEP)

MIRT—Minority International Research Training (MIRT) Program.

NIH SCHOLARS—National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded summer research program sponsored by UCSD.

Phamacology SURF—UCSD Pharmacology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF).

PREP—National Institute of Health (NIH) Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)

PROJECT 1000—Graduate school preparation and application assistance program through the University of Arizona.

REU—National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Education for Undergraduates programs sponsored by universities.

RIMI—Spelman College Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions (RIMI). Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Center for Research Resources.

SRISP—Summer Research Internship Scholars Program. A UCSD sponsored program funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH).

STARS—Summer Training Academy for Research in the Sciences. A UCSD sponsored program funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH).

SURF—Scripps Undergraduate Research Fellowship. A National Science Foundation (NSF) funded program sponsored by UCSD.

UC LEADS—University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees. A state funded two-year enrichment program for UC juniors and seniors to prepare students for doctoral programs in the sciences.