About this opportunity
Ten-week Caltech research fellowship for undergraduates seriously considering PhD study, with mentored research, professional development, technical writing, and final presentation.
Verified eligibility context
Prior research experience is a hard eligibility criterion, not merely preferred.
Verified access features
PAIDTRANSFER FRIENDLYHOUSING PROVIDED
Opportunity details
- Research Area / Discipline
- Engineering · Physics · Chemistry · Biology · Computer Science · Mathematics · Environmental Science · Interdisciplinary Research
- Research Topics
- Engineering · Chemistry · Chemical Engineering · Sustainability · Biology · Biological Engineering · Neurobiology · Physics · Mathematics · Astronomy · Quantum Science · Environmental Science · Computer Science · Interdisciplinary Research
- Research Intensity
- High
- Opportunity Type
- Summer Research Program
- Location
- Pasadena, CA, USA
- Format
- In Person
- Duration
- 10 weeks
- Compensation
- Latest verified award (2026): $6,000 for 10 weeks plus on-campus housing and approximately $1,000 dining/travel supplement; 2027 application opens 11/01/2026
- Housing
- Yes
- Travel Support
- Yes — travel supplement included
- Eligibility
- Sophomore · Junior · Non-Graduating Senior
- Citizenship Requirements
- U.S. Citizen; Permanent Resident; DACA
- Prior Research Requirement
- Yes
- Application Requirements
- Online Application · 2 Faculty/Research-Mentor Letters of Recommendation · Unofficial Transcript · Research Interests · Identification of Possible Caltech Mentors
- Recommendation Letters
- 2
- ORBIT Data Confidence
- A · 99%
- ORBIT Access Support
- 39 · Grade D — Limited Access Support