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Thanks for your interest in UHP Discover! Applications for Summer 2025 have officially closed. Recruitment for next summer's program will commence during Spring 2026, so be sure to return to this page for updates at that time.
UHP Discover is only open to University Honors Program (UHP) undergraduate students. This is a paid research opportunity that occurs every summer and qualifies as two pre-approved honors experiences.
- We value interaction across disciplines - UHP students from any discipline are encouraged to apply. Students do not have to have prior research experience to qualify.
- Students may apply for research projects outside of their own department or college.
- This is a full-time, (30–40 hours per week) paid research commitment. Please see the "Student Funding" section below for details on payment.
- Students cannot be enrolled in full-time classes if they are participating in UHP Discover. If a student is enrolling in a summer class(es), the student should not be enrolled in more than 6 credit hours. In addition, any class that the student is enrolled in cannot conflict with the UHP Discover research requirements.
- Students are expected to prioritize the full-time work schedule for UHP Discover before other work commitments. Students cannot participate in full-time co-op programs (or other full-time work), unless UHP Discover is the co-op. They will work with faculty mentors to determine time, date, and location expectations (remote, hybrid, in-person, etc.).
- Students may only participate in UHP Discover two times.
- The program is open to UHP students of all years (provided that you are still in the UHP in Summer 2025; students graduating in Spring 2025 are not eligible).
- Students will be required to participate in weekly professional development sessions through the Undergraduate Research Summer Learning Community (URSLC) during the summer on Wednesday mornings for eight weeks.
- Students will be required to present their research results at the conclusion of the summer session.
- Upon completion of all requirements, students will earn two honors experiences.
- For Summer 2025, research opportunities could be offered in fully remote, in-person, and/or in hybrid formats depending on university policies and the needs of the faculty mentors.
- International students will need to work with UC International and the UHP Discover Coordinator (Zach Jung) to complete any paperwork or VISA requirements.
- To be paid, students must be eligible to be employed in the United States.
- Summer 2025 project descriptions will be added to this webpage in early February 2025. Please review the project descriptions once available.
- Complete the online UHP Discover application between mid-February and early March.
- Upon completion, your application(s) will be forwarded to the potential faculty mentor(s), who will then contact selected students for any additional information and to schedule interviews. This is a competitive and selective matching / selection process. As such, please note that submission of an application DOES NOT guarantee you an interview.
- Students can apply up to eight (8) research projects (by filling out multiple, separate applications), but they can only work on a single project during the program. We encourage students to tailor each application to the specific project for which they apply and only submit applications for projects they are genuninely interested in completing.
- Offers will NOT be shared until early-to-mid March. Students will have 24 hours to accept/decline a match.
- To secure an offer, both students and faculty MUST confirm the match by no later than March 12th, 2025 via email to Zach Jung.
- If successfully matched with a faculty mentor, students will be paid* for their full-time research.
- Pay will be $15 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, up to $6000 in total (amount not guarenteed) for the summer (note: no overtime is available). The actual amount earned will be based on the total number of hours that the student works and could be less than $6000 in total. Funding is unable to be provided for students who work more than their contracted hours.
- Students must develop their work schedule in agreement with their faculty mentor, including duration (number of weeks) and intensity (hours per week) prior to beginning research. This schedule will be outlined in a signed contract provided to the UHP.
- Students cannot work more than 40 hours per week in UHP Discover. In addition, if students will be employed in another student position at UC in Summer 2025, they cannot work more than 40 hours per week in total between the two positions.
* To be paid, students must be eligible to be employed in the United States.
For questions, please email Zach Jung.