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Please consult the individual award pages for full information regarding eligibility, award funding limits, and application deadlines. Note: Applications are due by 5:00 pm (Â鶹ÊÓƵtime) on the due date.

The 2026 program begins on Tuesday, May 27, and ends on Friday, July 31, 2026. The annual all-day SRP conference is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

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Argonaut Summer Research Fellowship [URC & English Department]

The Argonaut Summer Research Fellowship is awarded each year to a student in creative writing, who will work closely with the English department’s Writer-in-Residence on a creative writing project of their own design.

Eligibility: Preference is given first to English Majors/Minors and Creative Writing concentrators.

Additional Requirements: Students must submit a full SRP application by the deadline, and additionally submit a writing sample of up to 20 pages of fiction or creative nonfiction, or up to 10 poems.

Deadline: February 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm

Arnston Memorial Award Fellowship [URC & Writing Programs]

The Arnston Memorial Award Fellowship provides study awards to students working in any discipline to conduct faculty-mentored independent research involving essay writing as part of the College’s 10-week Summer Research Program.

Eligibility: Research must concern a significant dimension of the human condition, the state of human culture and community; or, any significant dimension of the challenges faced today by efforts to cultivate and enhance justice, community, and human flourishing. 

Deadline: February 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm

Billington Summer Research Fellowship in U.S. History [History Department]

The Billington Summer Research Fellowship in U.S. History provides support for students conducting archival/primary source research in U.S. History to participate in the ten-week Summer Research Program.

Eligibility: History majors who have completed their junior year will be given some preference in the process. American Studies majors are also encouraged to apply. 

Deadline: February 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm

Caswell Summer Research Fellowship [URC]

The Caswell Summer Research Fellowship provides study awards to students working in any discipline to conduct faculty-mentored independent research as part of the College’s 10-week Summer Research Program.

Eligibility: Students from the greater Los Angeles area. 

Deadline: February 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm

Gerken Fellowship [Politics Department & URC]

The Gerken Fellowship provides a stipend for full time summer research on a public policy issue of importance to Los Angeles or the United States for (1) financial support for 10-weeks of on-campus summer housing, or (2) funds for research related travel.

Eligibility: Juniors majoring in Diplomacy & World Affairs, Economics, Politics, or Urban and Environmental Policy. 

Deadline: February 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm

George M. Schmiedeshoff Summer Research Fellowship [Physics Department & URC]

The George M. Schmiedeshoff Summer Research Fellowship provides support for students conducting research in Physics to participate in the ten-week Summer Research Program. 

Eligibility:   Funding priority will be given to Physics majors or minors.  

Deadline: February 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm

R. Winter Art History & Architecture Fund Fellowship [Art and Art History & URC]

The R. Winter Art History & Architecture Fund Fellowship provides support for students conducting research in Art History and/or Architecture to participate in the ten-week Summer Research Program. 

Eligibility: Funding priority will be given to Art & Art History majors or minors.

Deadline: February 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm

Research Early Access Program (REAP) [URC]

The Research Early Access Program places students with faculty in participating STEM departments in the 10-week Summer Research Program. 

Eligibility: Rising sophomores. Preference is given to given to students who are the first in their families to attend college, and to students historically underrepresented in the STEM fields.

Deadline: March 16, 2026 by 5pm

Roberts ’67 Endowed Research Fellowship in Natural Sciences [Moore Lab & URC]

The Roberts Endowed Research Fellowship in Natural Sciences provides support for students conducting original research in the natural sciences through the URC’s Summer Research Program. 

Summer Research Program Fellowship [URC]

The Summer Research Program Fellowship provides study awards to students working in any area to conduct faculty-mentored independent research as part of the College’s 10-week Summer Research Program. 

Eligibility: Open to all continuing students at the College.

Deadline: February 2, 2026 by 5:00 pm

URF for Corporate Responsibility [URC]

The Undergraduate Research Fellowship for Corporate Responsibility provides study awards to students pursuing research related to corporate responsibility and socially responsible investing to conduct faculty-mentored independent research as part of the College’s 10-week Summer Research Program. 

Eligibility: Open to all continuing students at the College working on projects in the relevant area. 

Deadline: This opportunity will not be available for SRP 2026. 

Additional Â鶹ÊÓƵFaculty Summer Sponsored Research Opportunities

Faculty-Sponsored Research Positions [Individual Faculty]

Funding is available through faculty members’ external grants or independent funding for student participation in the Summer Research Program.  

Eligibility: determined by the individual faculty member

Deadline: March 16, 2026 by 5:00 pm