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Winter Research Experience

 
The application portal for the 2017 Winter Research Experience is now closed. For questions email: hsi-stem@csulb.edu

Are you interested in conducting research? Are you an undergraduate student pursuing a major in COE or CNSM? Have you completed the majority of your lower division major courses? If so, then apply for the Winter Research Experience.

Program Dates: January 12th – March 17th, 2017

View highlights from our previous Winter Research Experience

Eligibility Requirements

  • Declared major in COE or CNSM
  • Completed 40-70 units by the end of Fall semester or be a first semester Fall transfer student
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.7 or above
  • Enrolled in courses for the spring semester following your participation
  • Commit to full-time participation during program dates
  • Hispanic/Latino

Benefits

  • Hands-on research experience with a faculty member from your major
  • Build a network and research community with faculty and students in your major
  • Professional development workshops
  • $ 1,600 scholarship

Program details

The Winter Research Experience is a 10-week research program for current CSULB Latino STEM students. Prior to the 10-week hands on research experience, you will attend a 2-day orientation that includes research focused trainings such as: lab safety, lab notebook, and ethical conduct – in addition to other professional development workshops. At the conclusion of the 10 weeks, you and your faculty member are invited to attend a recognition event where you will be given the opportunity to briefly present on your experience and involvement in the lab.

Dates

January 12th – March 17th, 2017

Program goal

The goal of the program is to ignite your interest in research and serve as a seed to facilitate your transition into other minority research programs.

Program objectives

  1. To increase your ability to apply content and skills learned in the classroom to research,
  2. To increase your understanding of the research process,
  3. To increase your knowledge of ethical conduct in your research field, and
  4. To increase your ability to interpret results in research.

View last year’s cohort of Winter Research Experience students.