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Applications for Summer 2025 for ALL of our Research Scholars programs are available now!

For programs that are currently not available, please let us know if you would like to receive future notifications.

For our students attending in-person programs, please keep in mind that all students and employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 (or submit an exemption) two weeks before arriving on campus for work or classes, per University of California policy. Public health is a collective effort. The UC San Diego community is expected to follow campus safety requirements to help prevent infection. These include masking indoors, daily symptom and exposure screening, testing, and vaccination.

To Learn More About UCSD’s Covid Policies and Return to Learn Updates please visit: UCSD Return To Learn

BioEngineering Programs - IN PERSON, ONLINE & HYBRID

  • Application for Summer 2025 is now open!

    APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

    • Complete online application 
    • Upload necessary documents as directed

    TUITION

    • BE-BOAT
      • BI3DP Tuition - $2,100 (Online) - Summer
      • MCTC Tuition - $2,600 (Online), $2,900 (In-Person) - Summer
      • BMMB Tuition - $1,300 (Online), $1,450 (In-Person)- Summer
    • BE-ROW
      •  BEI2R Tuition -  $2,600 (Online) - Summer
    • BE-SHIP
      • BERP-A Tuition - $2,600 (Online) - Fall 
      • BERB-B Tuition - $2,600 (Online), $3,000 (Hybrid) - Winter
      • BE-SHSP Tuition - Please Inquire (Hybrid) - Summer 

    *For international applicants, additional shipping costs will apply and Customs limitations may affect acceptance.

    Tuition assistance (scholarship/grants) is not available for BioEngineering.

Business Research - ONLINE

  • APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN - CLICK HERE TO APPLY

    Application Deadline: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    Space is limited and students will be accepted on a rolling basis. Students will have 2 weeks to pay and enroll in their course once accepted. 

    APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

    • Complete online application 

    TUITION

    • Tution for BRIDGE SU25 is $2,500.

     

Institute of Engineering in Medicine - ONLINE

  • CLICK HERE TO APPLY
    APPLICATION DEADLINE:
    Fundamentals of Neurosciences Application Deadline: Students will be accepted on a rolling basis until Monday, June 2, 2025.
    Introduction to Cell Biology Application Deadline: Students will be accepted on a rolling basis until Monday, July 21, 2025

    APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

    • Complete online application 
    • Upload necessary documents as directed

    TUITION

    • Summer 25: Fundamentals of Neurosciences: Health and Disease (Online) - $2,700
    • Summer 25: Introduction to Cell Biology and Imaging Processing Techniques (Online) - $2,700

Life Sciences Programs - ONLINE & HYBRID

  • CLICK HERE TO APPLY
    APPLICATION DEADLINE: Space is limited and students will be accepted on a rolling basis, meaning there is no strict deadline. Website will reflect if course is full or not.

    APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

    • Complete online application 
    • Upload necessary documents as directed

    TUITION

    • Summer 25: Marine Biology: Mammalian (dolphins and sea lions) Chemistry and Genomics (Hybrid) - $3000
    • Summer 25: Introduction to Bioinformatics (Online) - $2,000

     

    Tuition assistance (scholarships) is sometimes available, check out the Scholarship Tab for more information.

Hawaii Program - IN PERSON

  • APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR SUMMER 2025.

    Please check back mid-December 2025 for Summer 2026 updates.

    APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

    • Pay online application fee (*nonrefundable once paid)
    • Complete online application 
    • Upload necessary documents as directed

    TUITION

    • Tuition: $3,675 includes course materials, room, all meals, ground transportation and activities. (Does not include airfare)

Marine Science Program - ONLINE & IN PERSON

Sports Medicine Summer Academy - IN PERSON

  • APPLICATION IS NOW CLOSED. WAITLIST IS AT CAPACITY.

    Please check back in mid-December 2025 for Summer 2026 updates.

    APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

    • Complete online application 
    • Complete Program Authorization form (upload to online application)
    • Unofficial transcript (upload to online application)

    TUITION

    • Tutition for Summer 2025 is $3,500

Design Thinking Bootcamp - CANCELLED