Research Opportunities

The purpose of the APS Bridge Program is to welcome, train, and successfully sendoff students to do a Ph.D. in physics. The program focuses on historically underrepresented students in the Master's Program in the Physics and Astronomy Department. Students who are selected by our APS Bridge Program will receive a Google Bridge fellowship for two years ($10,000 each year), travel fellowships (up to $1,000) to attend conferences, and financial support to apply to Ph.D. programs. Out-of-state students are also eligible to apply for a reduction of their tuition from out-of-state to in-state tuition.

The Bridges to the Doctorate (BTD) partners with the University of California, Irvine to produce a seamless and supportive bridge to the PhD for underrepresented and underserved CSULB graduate students interested in biomedical research careers. BTD students receive a stipend (approximately $25,000 per year) and partial tuition support (60%) as well as funds for research supplies and travel to present research results at professional conferences. BTD students receive two years of support and will be active in a BTD Career Training Community at CSULB while becoming familiar with research activities and opportunities at UCI.

The Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD), funded by the National Institute of Health, offers intensive, hands-on research and training opportunities for undergraduate students designed to prepare them to excel in doctoral programs, as well as health-related research careers. The program encourages underrepresented and first-generation students in the colleges of CNSM, COE, CLA and CHHS to apply to receive a research stipend, supplemental research training, and one-one-one research support from a faculty advisor.

Cal-Bridge aims to help underrepresented and socioeconomically disadvantaged students maintain good academic records and prepare for successful admission to Physics and Astronomy PhD programs. Transfer and regular junior and senior students who apply will be paired with a CSU and UC mentor to help bridge the gap between a CSU and a PhD

The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program is a TRiO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education and designed to prepare and support underrepresented undergraduate students in their pursuit of doctoral studies.