STSC Summer Grants Program

Undergraduate Student Summer Research Grants - $500
Graduate Student Summer Research Grants - $1000

The Science, Technology, and Society Center (STSC) at the University of California Berkeley, announces the availability of grants to fund both undergraduate and graduate students for summer research projects that address issues of science, technology, and society. Topics should be consonant with STSC’s mission to advance understanding of scientific and technological practice and knowledge in their local, national and international settings, promoting scholarship regarding their deep intertwinings in society. These grants are designed to provide Berkeley students with an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary questions of interest to them via topics of their choosing.

Use of Funds
Funds may be used for direct costs related to the proposed project, such as travel to research sites; supplies and services, and equipment rental. Funds may not be used for equipment purchase, stipend, living expenses, conference attendance, or educational travel. Grant payments will be in the form of reimbursements for expenses.

Application Deadline
Applications are due by March 14, 2008. The successful candidate will be notified by April 15, 2008.

Graduate Student Application

Undergraduate Student Application

View the 2007 Awarded Summer Grants