UC Santa Cruz

Open To Cal-Bridge Scholars Only

Dates:June 23rd – August 15th, 2025

Description: Some of the most pivotal scientific discoveries during the last 50 years have been made by the UC Santa Cruz Division of Physical & Biological Sciences. Explore our many research labs, facilities, and natural reserves responsible for high-impact training and advancing human knowledge.

Stipend: Selected students will receive a $6000 stipend.

Housing: Participants will be provided with shared housing. Move-in/-out dates are the day before and after the dates provided above.

Travel: Travel costs will be covered.

Application: January 31st, 2025

Field trip to NASA’s Ames Research Center

Emergence in Strongly Correlated and Topological Electron Systems

Open to students in Physics/Astronomy

Searching for Surviving Planets Around White Dwarfs

Open to students in Physics/Astronomy, Mathematics/Statistics, and Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Probing Dark Matter and Dark Energy with Clusters of Galaxies

Open to students in Physics/Astronomy

Mathematical aspects of Machine Learning Algorithms

Open to students in Mathematics/Statistics and Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Time series modeling using Gaussian Processes

Open to students in Mathematics/Statistics

Atomically thin two-dimensional materials for brain-inspired-computers

Open to students in Physics/Astronomy

Solid-state ionizing particle instrumentation research and development

Open to students in ​​Physics/Astronomy and Computer Science/Computer Engineering

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