Research assignments can provide valuable experience for all students, no matter what your field of study or major.
Student Research
Last Updated: June 29, 2016 2:13:11 PM PDT
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Learn about research opportunities, funding sources, conferences, and more in a variety of disciplines.
For undergraduate students
The Research Experience and Applied Learning (REAL) Portal is a resource for undergraduates who wish to contribute original intellectual or creative knowledge and solutions to an area of study through exploration, inquiry, or investigation.
The Portal is designed to:
- Help students to recognize the importance of research
- Provide student support for finding on- and off-campus research opportunities
- Highlight student research achievements
To get involved in undergraduate research, visit REAL and learn more about these other campus resources:
- UCSD's Annual Undergraduate Research Conference and Conference for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH)
- CAMP: California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Engineering and Mathematics
- Faculty Mentor Program
- Frontiers of Innovation Scholars Program (FISP) Symposium
- McNair Program
- Summer Research Conference
- Summer Research Program
- UC Scholars Program
- Undergraduate Research Conference
- Undergraduate Research Scholarships
For graduate students
- For research opportunities and other information, contact the Graduate Division
- Review the Office of Research Affairs website
- Learn about the Frontiers of Innovation Scholars Program (FISP) Symposium (for grad students and postdocs)
- See links and information on research funding opportunities