Why UC Davis?
Our faculty do research at the cutting edge of science and are skilled mentors recognized for their work with students.
In addition to hands-on research, CCBGAP scholars will take a GRE prep course, receive detailed written comments on statements of purpose, go on field trips to sites such as the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Davis’ Tahoe Environmental Research Center, and network with current UC Davis graduate students and faculty to prepare for graduate school applications. These field trips also include opportunities to explore Northern California.
During the summer program at UC Davis, CCBGAP scholars will live together in comfortable in a large shared modern house (not dorms!) located near campus, with food stipend included, accident coverage, and access to UC Davis’ superb student recreation facilities (including a bicycle for local transportation to campus).
Davis is centrally located in northern California, with convenient public transportation to Sacramento and San Francisco for weekend excursions. For those who seek outdoor recreation, Davis has miles of bike paths, pleasant trails for walking and running, and opportunities for weekend adventures to the coast and mountains.
Davis’ Mediterranean climate and location near the Sacramento River Delta generally lead to warm, dry days with a cool evening breeze. Residents enjoy summer concerts both outdoors and at the Mondavi Center, a Farmer’s Market that has received national recognition, and downtown conveniently near the UC Davis campus.
