IYTF Undergraduate Student Summer Research Fellowship

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The UCLA Center the for Study of International Migration (CSIM) and the Immigrant Youth Task Force at UCLA have partnered to offer a paid fellowship for undergraduate student research related to immigrant youth.

Participants will receive a $1000 stipend to conduct research related to immigrant youth during 6-8 weeks of Summer Quarter 2021. UCLA undergraduate students from any discipline are encouraged to apply.

Steps for application:

Step 1: Seek out a UCLA faculty member conducting relevant research (a sample of possible mentors can be found in our database)

Step 2: The student and the mentor should agree on the student’s role in advancing the research and develop a plan for the fellowship (e.g. a literature review, helping collect data, etc.)

Step 3: Complete the below form summarizing proposed research and the student’s role (please limit responses to 500 words)

Step 4: Emailing student CV and faculty mentor CV to iytf@g.ucla.edu (supervising faculty MUST be CC’ed).

All components of applications are due by Friday 5/14/21, 2021 at 5 PM PST. Applicants are encouraged to contact IYTF for feedback on formulating their applications prior to submission.

A final report summarizing the student’s work (and any abstracts, publications, or presentations that have resulted) will be due 2 weeks after the completion of the Summer quarter (minimum one page)

Please contact Dr. Lisa Gantz at lgantz@dhs.lacounty.gov for any questions. See IYTF website for FAQs and additional information.

Student Name *

First and last name

Student's UCLA Email *

Faculty's UCLA Email *

Student's Phone number *

Expected Graduation Year *

Field of Study (Major or Area of Focus) *

Describe your interest in immigrant youth issues. Why is this an important topic to you? *

Name of Project *

Does this study require IRB approval? *

Yes- appropriate IRB approval has already been obtained

Yes- appropriate IRB approval will be obtained prior to initiation of data collection

No- not applicable (IRB approval not required)

Other:

Provide a summary of the proposed research project, including your role as student researcher (max 500 words) *

Please check the boxes below to confirm that you have emailed the below documents to iytf@ucla.edu AND cc'ed your faculty mentor on this email

UCLA Faculty CV or Resume

Student CV or Resume

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