The Amgen Scholars Program is a national program aimed at increasing research opportunities for students committed to pursuing careers in the sciences. At Caltech, we provide visiting students the opportunity to conduct research in biology, chemistry, and bio-technical related fields under the guidance of some of the world's leading academic scientists. Research projects, along with scientific seminars, workshops, and networking events, prepare participants to pursue a Ph.D. or the joint M.D./Ph.D. degree and research careers in the sciences and biotechnology.

We are committed to providing research opportunities to students who attend schools where undergraduate research is limited.

The 2025 stipend is $6,000 for the ten-week period, plus a $588 dining card, campus housing, and travel to and from Pasadena. Scholars are required to live in provided campus housing.

To enrich the research experience, Amgen Scholars will attend the following:

• Weekly seminars by Caltech faculty & JPL scientists
• An academic and professional development series on developing a research career, graduate school admissions, and other topics of interest to future researchers
• Effective writing workshops
• Social and cultural activities
• Weekly small student-faculty dinners
• Special field trips

The Amgen Scholars program is open to visiting (non-Caltech) students who meet the following eligibility requirements. Amgen Scholars must:

• Be sophomores (with at least 4 quarters or 3 semesters of college course work), juniors, or non-graduating seniors attending 4-year colleges or universities in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or other U.S. territories*
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2/4.0
• Be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or have DACA status
• Have an interest in pursuing a Ph.D. or joint M.D./Ph.D.

* Students need to be matriculated in a degree-granting undergraduate program. High school students who are co-enrolled in college courses are not eligible.

Please note that students who have been an Amgen Scholar, at any site, are not eligible. Please consider applying through the Caltech SURF program.

Caltech students interested in undergraduate research should consider applying to one of the other Amgen sites in the US.

Caltech students interested in conducting research on campus should apply through the SURF program.

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