UCSF Virtual Matchmaking Event for Postbaccalaureate Scholars

Are you interested in doing research after you graduate?
Attend our annual UCSF matchmaking event where you will meet faculty with similar research interests as yours

About

UCSF is hosting a matchmaking event on Janaury 30, 2025 for trainees who currently have or will have a bachelor's degree by June, 2025 and who are eligible for an NIH Diversity Supplement to meet UCSF investigators and discuss research opportunities funded through diversity supplements. Trainees who apply will have the opportunity to have short, 10-minute interviews with faculty in related research areas. In addition, trainees who make a match will be able to apply to the UCSF PROPEL Program (propel.ucsf.edu), which is a new post-baccalaureate program.

Info Sessions

For trainees:  Friday, November 22, 2024, 10-11 am PST Register
For UCSF faculty:  Friday, November 22, 2024, 11-11:30 am PST Register

Trainee Eligibility

  • Completion of undergraduate or master's degree by June.
  • Able to participate in the virtual matchmaking event on January 30, 2025 from 9 am-1 pm PST.
  • Identify as belonging to a race or ethnicity that is underrepresented at UCSF.  This includes racial or ethnic groups identified by the NSF as underrepresented in science (such as Black/African American, Hispanic/ Latinx, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander) as well as other groups not on that list but that have been recognized as underrepresented at UCSF (such as Filipino, Hmong and Vietnamese).  Alternately, if the individual comes from a financially disadvantaged background or has a disability, he or she may also qualify. More information can be found here. NIH guidelines state that trainees supported through diversity supplements must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, you can read more here . 

How to apply

1. To complete your application, you will need to upload:
  • Resume or CV (template found in application)
  • Contact information for up to three references
2. Apply!

Applications are now open:tiny.ucsf.edu/25MMEtrainee 
The application deadline is Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 11:59 pm PST

If you have questions regarding an application you already submitted, you can email Angel-Max Guerrero