Summer Pretrainee Program

The MARC U* Summer Pretrainee Program is a summer research program that introduces underrepresented students, which include Hispanics, Latino, African American, Native American and Pacific Islanders to biomedical-related research through exposure in a laboratory setting with a MARC U* Faculty Mentor. The Pretrainee Summer Program is intended to be a stepping stone to the 2-year Trainee Program because it provides students with research experience that they'll require for the Trainee Program, but the summer Pretrainee Program is available to all students who have at least one year at UCR, as well as transfer students from community college.  No prior research experience is necessary to apply to the Summer Pretrainee Program.

This research is broad-based and includes faculty in the Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology and Neuroscience, as well as in Chemistry and Statistics. A student who is chosen to participate in the Summer Program will not only receive research opportunities and a substantial stipend, but also an opportunity to participate in activities that will enrich their summer experience; for instance the students will have the chance to attend seminars as well as colloquia.

Summer Pretrainee Program eligibility criteria:

• Have an interest in scientific research;
• Have an overall GPA of 2.85 or above;
• Earned a minimum of 44 university credits;
• Have successfully completed, or are in the process of completing, one year of Chemistry, Introductory Biology and Calculus;
• Agree to conduct full-time research during the summer period; and
• Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

Additional Summer Pretrainee Program Information

The MARC U* Summer Pretrainee Program accepts applications from interested under-represented minority students who are Freshman or Sophomores and are in the sciences. The MARC U* Summer Pretrainee Program is a summer research program that emphasizes biomedical-related research through exposure in a laboratory setting with a MARC U* Faculty Mentor during the summer period. This research is broad-based and includes faculty in the Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology and Neuroscience; as well as Chemistry and Statistics. A student who is chosen to participate in the Summer Program will not only receive research opportunities and a substantial stipend, but also an opportunity to participate in activities that will enrich their summer experience, for instance the students will have the chance to attend seminars as well as colloquia. Summer Pretrainee students will also have the opportunity to apply for the MARC U* Training Program, a 2-year fellowship for under-represented minority in the sciences once they attain Junior status.

If you have any questions you may contact Nancy Day at (951) 827-5449 or e-mail at nancy.day@ucr.edu.