Winter 2016 Program
The UCI Alternative Break Program places teams of college students in communities to engage in community service and experiential learning during their winter break. Students perform short term projects for community agencies and learn about issues such as literacy, poverty, education, hunger, homelessness and the environment.

Winter 2016 service sites/themes include:
Deconstructing Immigration- San Diego, CA
It Takes a Village: Education in Underserved Communities- Los Angeles, CA

Application deadline: Friday, October 28 by 5pm

For questions, please contact: Volunteer Programs,studentlife.uci.edu

2017 Costa Rica Program
The 2017 Costa Rica Program: Global Sustainability and Cultural Immersion is accepting applications. 14 UCI students will be selected to participate in this alternative break and service-learning academic program focused on exploring global environmental sustainability and cultural immersion.

Applications are due Wednesday, November 2th at 11pm. Students must be able to enroll in the winter and spring classes and be available to travel to Costa Rica the entire spring break (March 24-April 2, 2017). The total cost of the program is $1,500.

For questions, please email Kabria Allen-Ziaee at kabriaa@uci.edu

UROP Fall Call for Proposals
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) has announced their Fall Call for Proposals.  UCI undergraduates from all disciplines who are conducting research projects or creative activities under the guidance of UCI faculty are encouraged to apply.  Click here to view the UROP Proposal Guidelines.

Students may request to be considered for the UROP Research Abroad Fellowship in support of projects conducted abroad under the guidance of UCI faculty, or projects resulting directly from an undergraduate’s experience abroad.

Complete proposals must be submitted online at the UROP Web site by Monday, November 7, 2016.

Special Call for Proposals
Women’s Empowerment Initiative
Emphasizes the importance of the discovery process to advance our knowledge and efforts to empower women, and provide mentorship and leadership opportunities through collaborative projects.

Computer Gaming
Funded in part by the UCI eSports initiative, these studies will help us see the world differently through immersive visualization and virtual tours, allow us to interact and socialize with global communities and understand and create technology and applications that enrich and help us learn more about each other and improve our quality of life.

Living Peace
Encourages people to find their purpose, discover their own gifts, and share them with the world to improve our understanding of the relationship between personal transformation and social change and strengthen the bond between empathy and personal resilience.

UCI undergraduates from all disciplines who are conducting research projects or creative activities under the guidance of UCI faculty are encouraged to apply.  Proposed projects must be submitted online and in response to the regular Fall UROP Call for Proposals. Learn more here.

Multidisciplinary Design Program
UCI undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines can apply to join five-member design teams, co-mentored by at least two faculty mentors from different schools. Participants will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of innovative and creativedesign projects related to the areas of energy, the environment, healthcare, and culture.

Applications must be submitted by Monday, November 7. Click here for more information.