MacREU R'side is an opportunity predominantly for undergraduate students from Southern California Community and  4-year Colleges without significant research infrastructure to gain first-hand experience in research related to the growth and characterization of thin solid films, as they are used across microelectronics, chemical catalysis, bioengineering, and beyond.

This project is sponsored by the National Science Foundation seeking to support students who have completed at least the equivalent of one year of full-time undergraduate study in any physical sciences or engineering discipline prior to the upcoming summer. NSF seeks to broad participaton in STEM fields across all socio-economic backgrounds with the ultimate goal of paving the way toward graduate studies in science or engineering.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents (or equivalent). If invited to MacREU R'side, you need to provide us with your social security number.

MacREU fellows work alongside faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and other undergraduate students in research labs at UCR. You will work long hours; your ingenuity and perseverance will be the only limit to your success. This is a full-time, full-effort, and beyond opportunity. It is also a great opportunity to check out whether working in science and engineering will be a fulfilling career for you.

Have you always wanted to develop something new, but never had the opportunity to focus on it full-time? MacREU provides a stipend, a lab, and support during the summer.  Here is your opportunity!

Besides working, discovering, and inventing in labs, MacREU R'side participants receive Professionalization Training geared toward their graduate school application.  Weekly seminars provide guidance, inspiration, awareness of ethics, and access to a network of more than 100 MacREU alumni, who are now successful in their careers. 

MacREU R'Side students commute to UCR in less than 30 minutes. If you live further away, we provide housing on or near campus at no cost to you.