Are you thinking about majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (known as STEM)? Would you like to meet other UCSC students doing the same? Then ACE is the Place for you!

We bring STEM students together in small discussion sections that accompany the large math and science lectures. We help you understand the lecture and text book through concept specific worksheets that you and your classmates work on as a team.

CAMP is a statewide initiative that aims to support and retain underrepresented undergraduates to achieve their degrees in the biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. CAMP Fellows conduct research on campus with graduate students, post docs and faculty.

California Teach is a UC-wide program with the goal of increasing the number and retention of new, highly qualified secondary math and science teachers in California. Cal Teach offers paid K-12 internships and accompanying seminars, academic and career advising, professional development, a community of like-minded individuals, financial and practical support for passing required exams, and access to financial aid and scholarships.

This program offers diversity-oriented fellowships to graduate students and awards to undergraduates interested in pursuing research projects in areas relevant to the human genome, including the ethical, legal, and social implications of genome research. Students participating in RMI receive mentoring from faculty advisors, other students, and the program coordinator. The program exposes students to the nature and rigors of a research environment, thus enhancing preparation for and success in graduate school and beyond.

The Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity Program, IMSD, (formerly known as MBRS) provides undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to receive an in-depth experience in the academic and experimental aspects of biological research. Funded through the National Institute of Health, the undergraduate IMSD program consists of a summer research institute during the summer and laboratory research projects during the academic year. Graduate students receive Graduate Student Research (GSR) support and laboratory supply allotments.

MentorNet's One-on-One Mentoring Programs focus on matching women and underrepresented minorities with female or male professionals from all sectors as mentors for one-on-one, email-based mentoring (e-mentoring) relationships. MentorNet proteges are in the engineering and science fields and are community college, undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs and untenured faculty. UC Santa Cruz partners with MentorNet to provide this service to UCSC students.

The MARC (Minority Access to Research Careers) Program offers research training to participating students to help prepare them to compete successfully for entry into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. in the biological sciences or into a combined MD/Ph.D. program. Funded through the National Institute of Health, the MARC program's goals are to increase the numbers and capabilities of minority scientists and to prepare students for careers in biomedical research and/or teaching. MARC is an honors program. Acceptance is competitive and based on above average academic preparation and performance.

Since 1994 the UCSC-MIRT (Minority Biomedical Research Training Program at University of California, Santa Cruz) sponsored by the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health has provided training to underrepresented minority students and women who aspire to professional research careers in the biomedical sciences.

The Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP), also known as the MESA Engineering Program, is the university level component of the statewide Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)—a program of the University of California Office of the President. At UC Santa Cruz, MEP is supported by the Baskin School of Engineering with its goal to promote diversity and facilitate the retention and graduation of a diverse population of students, especially groups which continue to remain the most underrepresented in engineering studies. The program received the 2004 UC Santa Cruz “Excellence Through Diversity Award” which is presented to programs or individuals for efforts which promote a diverse and inclusive environment.

As an NSF "SURF" Fellow you will join a UCSC research team and will take part in a research effort under close faculty supervision. The first step will be to formulate the research problem, then learn the necessary techniques or strategies to vigorously pursue the problem during the summer's work. Ideally, significant results will be obtained that could be included in a research publication. We believe that students who participate in this program will mature considerably in their scientific outlook. Fellowships of $3,750.00 plus on-campus housing will be awarded.