Third year and transfer students
Now is the time to start looking for opportunities to increase your leadership skills and hands-on experience that will help you stand out as an applicant.
Tips
- If you're in an honors program, meet with your faculty advisor to discuss writing an honors thesis.
- Attend regional, national, or international conferences in your field.
- Present your research through the Undergraduate Research Center, other conferences, or through publications.
- Explore the Amgen, Beckman, NSF REU, and PUF programs to support your research.
- Pursue internships. If you have a passion for public service, explore opportunities to study and intern through the UC Washington Program or UC Center Sacramento.
- Schedule an appointment with a prestigious scholarship advisor to discuss fourth-year scholarships, which require extensive work at the end of your third year and throughout the summer.
- Identify faculty and other key individuals to write letters of reference, considering how each reference writer will portray your skills and experience relative to the aims of each scholarship.
Prestigious scholarships to explore
- David L. Boren (summer is for STEM applicants only)
- Critical Language
- DAAD Rise
- Barry M. Goldwater
- NIH Undergraduate
- SMART
- Donald A. Strauss
- Udall
Planning for your fourth year
If graduate school is the right path for you, be prepared to begin your application for any of these scholarships toward the end of your third year: