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Summer Research Opportunity Program for 2009

The Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) at the University of California, Berkeley, was established to promote access to graduate education among undergraduates who have been educationally or economically disadvantaged, and who may not have had exposure to the academic environment of a research university.

The program offers internships in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences for sophomores, juniors, and seniors (not graduating in the spring semester/quarter, except UC Berkeley students). This year SROP has the opportunity to also accommodate students interested in applying to law school. It is a eight-week program that will commence on Sunday, May 31, 2009, and continue through Saturday, July 25, 2009.

The goal of this program is to increase the level of diversity among students entering Ph.D. programs by providing research opportunities under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Special consideration will be given to applicants who have shown potential for success, but may have had limited access to graduate research or other academic opportunities. The program strongly encourages applications from undergraduates who have been educationally or economically disadvantaged, and who show potential to benefit from exposure to the environment of a research university. All applicants will be considered without regard to race or gender.

The SROP application is available below in PDF format, which can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To obtain a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit the Adobe website.

• Instructions only (PDF)
• Application only (writable PDF)
• Application, Personal Statement form only (PDF)
• Faculty Recommendation form only (PDF)
• Complete application (PDF)
  
  
• Science applicants. Undergraduate students in the biological sciences (including biochemistry, chemistry, immunology, statistics, toxicology, and bioengineering), please see the Amgen Scholars Program.

Prospective students may also call (510-643-6010) or email (grad.diversity@berkeley.edu) the Graduate Diversity Program to request an application.