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* 2025 UCInspire Summer Program Application:

*** APPLICATION NOW OPEN ***

This is a reminder that there is a $50 application fee. Please see the link below for the payment portal for the application. Thank you!

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UCInspire Summer Application – 2025

First Name *

Last Name *

Name of current college/university that you are enrolled in *

Current Major *

Additional Major(s) (if applicable)

Current Year in School (example: 2nd, 3th, or 4th year) *

Current GPA (on the 4.0 scale) *

TOEFL Score

IELTS score

Class Ranking (By percentage) *

Anticipated Graduation Date *

Gender *

Date of Birth *

Email address *

Current Address

Permanent Address

Phone Number

Name (Reference #1)

E-mail Address (Reference #1)

Phone Number (Reference #1)

Name (Reference #2)

E-mail Address (Reference #2)

Phone Number (Reference #2)

Professor #1 *

Professor #2 *

Professor #3 *

Professor #4 *

Professor #5 *

If you do not find a professor, please visit [ engineering.uci.edu/research/dept ], and list your top 3 faculty choices by the order of your preference.

File Upload (CV) *

Maximum file size: 10MB

File Upload (Transcript) *

Maximum file size: 10MB

File Upload (Personal Statement) *

Maximum file size: 10MB

File Upload (TOEFL Score)

Maximum file size: 10MB

File Upload (IELTS Score)

Maximum file size: 10MB

If you are human, leave this field blank.

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You will be required to submit the following:

1. 1. Online Application (see below)
  2. One-page Personal Statement
  3. Official Transcript
  4. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  5. Your Top Five (5) Faculty Choices – Online Application (see below). If no faculty matches your interest, please indicate your preferred professor whose research area best aligns with your interest. You can learn about each faculty member’s research area by referring to the Samueli School of Engineering website. ***Please remember the faculty that you selected as your choices for the application***
  6. Two References – Online Application (see below). Please send the contact information (name in Chinese, email and phone number) of two professors who can recommend you to our program. We will contact them regarding your application.

You can still apply to the program even if you are not taking your TOEFL test until after the application deadline. Please do make sure to indicate the expected date that you will be taking the test on your application and EMAIL us your official TOEFL transcript as soon as it becomes available to you.
You may be exempt from providing a TOEFL or IELTS transcript if you are an undergraduate student at a U.S. institution.
Please note that you DO NOT need to turn in a physical letter of recommendation. Your references will NOT receive a link to submit any letters. Please ONLY provide their contact information.
Please only submit ONE application. DO NOT submit duplicate applications. If you forget any documents or filled an area wrong on your application, please email ucinspire@uci.edu.
For questions and concerns, please email ucinspire@uci.edu.
If you have issues with submitting your application, please try accessing it through VPN.

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