Research Mentors
- Be a Mentor
- Other Ways to Get Involved
- Resources for Mentors
- Outstanding Mentor Awards
- Scholarship on Undergraduate Research
Resources for Mentors
Please follow these links to resources related to mentoring undergraduate students. If you have a great resource to share with other mentors, email us at ugresearch@ucsd.edu
Council on Undergraduate Research
UC San Diego is now an Enhanced Institutional Member of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), a distinguished national organization with a mission to support and promote high-quality mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry. URH is especially delighted to be the primary contact between CUR and the UC San Diego research community.
Every researcher will benefit from this membership: for administrators and faculty members, there are assessment tools, publications, and national conferences and support networks on creating, maintaining, and evaluating undergraduate research programs; for students, CUR sponsors events showcasing undergraduate research, including the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR).
Students, staff, faculty: click below activate your free membership. And watch this space for more news about ways to become an active member of CUR at UC San Diego.
Letters of Recommendation
Strong letters of recommendation can be critical to a student's successful application to fellowships, summer research programs, graduate programs, and employment. Here are a few resources related to letters of recommendation:
- Writing Supportive Letters of Recommendation Loyola Marymount University
- Writing Recommendation Letters Online Penn State (NSF Recommendation Letters)
- Wright, S. M., & Ziegelstein, R. C. (2004). Writing more informative letters of reference. Journal of general internal medicine, 19(5 Pt 2), 588-593. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.30142.x
- Writing More Informative Letters of Reference U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH)
Working with Specific Populations
- UC San Diego Student Retention & Success: Support for Underserved Student Populations
- We Must Help First-Generation Students Master Academe's Hidden Curriculum
- Beyond Barrier: Best Practices for First-Generation Students
- Social Media in Higher Education Careers
- Advice on Advising: How to Mentor Minority Students