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The UCSB Research Mentorship Program (RMP) is seeking graduate students, postdocs and researchers for a mentorship opportunity this summer.

By Kyle Crocco, Writing Peer
Thursday, April 14th, 2016 - 12:31pm


RMP students The UCSB Research Mentorship Program (RMP) is seeking graduate students, postdocs and researchers for a mentorship opportunity this summer.

RMP is a six-week summer program that engages talented and high-achieving high school students from all over the world in interdisciplinary, hands-on, university-level research. Join our program as a mentor and help create an academically inspiring summer for our next generation of researchers.

Program dates: [6 weeks] June 20 -July 29 (Summer Session A)

Mentor stipend:

  • $900 per project per student
  • $700 for second student in same project
  • $100 per student in supplies + poster
  • Must have a hands-on component
  • May submit up to 2 projects (compensation of up to $3,200 for six weeks)

Graduate students may be employed 0-100% over the summer. RMP students are bright, eager, and motivated; they are selected from a very competitive pool of applicants and undergo a rigorous application process. They will receive extensive lab safety training. They will present their findings at a formal symposium at the end of the program.

If you would like to apply, please visit http://summer.ucsb.edu/rmp/mentors. The application deadline is June 13.

For more information, please email lina.kim@ucsb.edu.