Undergraduate Research Programs
CSULB has several undergraduate research programs that sponsors students from a wide array of disciplines. For more information on which program best suits your research interests, take the CSULB Undergraduate Research Program Questionnaire.
This survey does not guarantee admission to any program nor does it serve as an application to any of the programs. Being involved in a research program is a great way to get involved in research but it is not the only way to engage in research with CSULB faculty. You can reach out to individual faculty whose work you are interested in and ask them about opportunities that may exist to join their research team.
Undergraduate Research Programs
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The Advancing Nutrition Development through Alliance for Education and Leadership (ÁNDALE) Latino Research Training Program aims to train fifty (50) underrepresented undergraduate students in Latino nutrition and disease prevention, enhance their professional development, and engage them in research with a faculty mentor in an effort to better prepare them to enter graduate school or the workforce. |
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Leveraging Interdisciplinary Nutritional Knowledge (LINK) |
The LINK Program is a collaboration between five Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in Southern California: two 4-year universities, California State University (CSU) Long Beach and CSU Fullerton, and three 2-year community colleges (CC) including Fullerton, Long Beach City, and Santa Ana Colleges. The LINK Program will promote the success of 26 underrepresented (UR) students in the food and human sciences professional and scientific workforce emphasizing Latino nutrition through outreach, mentoring, education, support services, research, and professional internships with community partners. |
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Biotechnology Internships in Stem Cell Research |
This program trains advanced bachelor's, post-baccalaureate, and master's students in the theory and techniques of stem cell research for the development of therapies. Ten interns will be selected annually to complete the paid second year of a two-year stem cell track of the Biotechnology Certificate Program at CSULB. These interns will each receive a $30,000 stipend plus up to $7,000 tuition to perform full-time research on one of more than thirty laboratories at Cedars-Sinai, City of Hope, or UCI. |
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 BUILD |
CSULB BUILD Program offers intensive research training opportunities for undergraduate students interested in pursuing a research career in health-related research. Health-related research uses innovative methods to examine the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases to improve health and well-being. It is conducted across a number of different disciplines (e.g., engineering and the behavioral, biological, clinical, physical, public health, and social sciences) and can include basic, applied, and translational approaches to studying several health issues facing our communities and our nation. |
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 CHAAT |
Performs ongoing research to measure human performance in complex systems such as the Next Generation Airspace Transportation System (NextGen). We also participate in the training of the future workforce in aeronautics and other NASA-related disciplines, through the training of students in human factors. |
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 HSI-STEM |
The Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program at CSULB helps first-generation educated Latino students successfully pursue degrees and careers in STEM fields. |
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 LSAMP |
CSU-LSAMP is sponsored both by the National Science Foundation and the California State University, providing a statewide program for the enhancement of math and science skills for students who have faced or face social, educational, or economic barriers, majoring in science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM). LSAMP at CSU Long Beach promotes academic year research fellows, and summer research fellows, and offers financial support for summer research opportunities, including NSF-REUs and LSAMP-funded international research programs. |
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 MARC U*STAR |
The training program offers an extraordinary opportunity for students seeking careers in biomedical research. It aims to increase the number of disadvantaged student populations (including ethnic minorities, students with disabilities, and low-income students) who can successfully gain acceptance into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. degree in biomedical science (biology, chemistry, psychology, epidemiology, and other social and behavioral sciences). |
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 Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program |
The Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program is a TRiO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education and designed to prepare and support underrepresented undergraduate students in their pursuit of doctoral studies. |
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 MMUF |
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship selects a cohort of fellows to join the previously selected cohorts of rising and graduating senior fellows, where they are provided with mentoring and financial support as they prepare for entry into Ph.D. programs and eventual careers as scholars and faculty members. The program includes mentoring, graduate school preparation, and fellowship stipends. |
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 OURS Connects |
OURS Connects is a program that offers all undergraduate students the chance to participate in the research and creative process with faculty as volunteer research assistants. |
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 RISE |
The goal of the NIH in funding the RISE program is to enhance the diversity of the biomedical research workforce through the training of the next generation of research professionals. This professional development program prepares Physical and Biological Sciences, Psychology, and Engineering undergraduate students to prepare them to earn Ph.D. Degrees and establish research careers broadly focused on the interests of the National Institutes of Health. |
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 UROP |
A 1-2 year program that offers first and second-year students the chance to participate in the research and creative process with faculty. |
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CSULB MD Alumni Summer Research Program
MD Alumni Summer Research Program
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Funded by a CSULB MD Alum, the goal of the CSULB MD Alumni Research Program is to support undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds who plan to enter and succeed in medical school programs. This program is recruiting undergraduates majoring in disciplines within the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM), psychology (College of Liberal Arts, CLA), and health sciences/kinesiology (College of Health and Human Services, CHHS) to participate in the summer CSULB MD Alumni Research Program. |
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 Doctoral Diversity Initiative |
The UCSD-CSULB Doctoral Diversity Initiative (DDI) program offers excellent opportunities for undergraduate students from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to gain research experience and for Ph.D. students/postdocs from UC San Diego (UCSD) to pursue academic careers in primarily undergraduate institutes. We aim to increase diversity in the field of materials science by providing training opportunities. Students from an underrepresented background are extremely encouraged to apply. |
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 ASCEND: AANAPI Student Success Center & Development Program
The Asian-American, Native American and Pacific Islander (AANAPI) Student Success Center & Development (ASCEND) |
The Asian-American, Native American and Pacific Islander (AANAPI) Student Success Center & Development (ASCEND) Program is established to foster supportive, equitable and empowering learning environment for all campus individuals to actively engage in academic achievement and social justice that will lead to student success and University of tomorrow. The ASCEND Program is fully funded by the US Department of Education for 5 years, starting in 2022. |
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