Undergraduate Research Programs
U-RISE: Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement
Director
Cleber Ouverney
408-924-4806
cleber.ouverney@sjsu.edu
DH 439
About U-RISE
The U-RISE program has replaced the 33-year MARC program at SJSU and it is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research training program for honors junior and senior level undergraduate students. U-RISE is designed to increase the number of individuals from groups that are underrepresented in biomedical sciences by preparing students for high-caliber graduate training at the Ph.D. level.
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and CoSRaTS
Director
Karen Singmaster
Chair and Professor, Physical Chemistry
408-924-5000
karen.singmaster@sjsu.edu
DH 518
About LSAMP
LSAMP is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and aims to help reduce the existing gap in completion of Ph.D. degrees between underrepresented and non-underrepresented students. The program Director is Dr. Karen Singmaster in the Chemistry Department. Dr. Singmaster runs additional programs to support STEM students, primarily targeted to students from underrepresented groups and those eligible for need based financial aid. Contact Dr. Singmaster (ksingmaster@jupiter.sjsu.edu) to see if you qualify.
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
McNair Scholars Program
Director
Dr. Maria Elena Cruz
About McNair Scholars Program
The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program at San Jose State University (SJSU) is an exciting effort designed to encourage low income individuals who are first generation college students and / or underrepresented in graduate education to pursue doctoral study. The McNair Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, proposes to motivate and prepare promising undergraduate students for graduate study. Named for the Challenger space shuttle crew member, the Ronald E. McNair Program serves as a living memorial to a man who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to be awarded his Ph.D. in physics and later, to realize his dream of becoming an astronaut for NASA.
