VSPA at UCB

Applicants for visiting scholar appointments must satisfy all of the following specifications:

1a)

possess a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent conferred more than 5 years ago; or

1b)

possess a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent conferred less than 5 years ago but is currently holding a professorial tenure-track position, e.g., Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor; or

1c)

does not possess a Ph.D. but has substantial professional experience beyond a master's degree which permits the host department or organized research unit (ORU) to certify to the authorizing unit that the individual functions at the level of a Ph.D. scholar;

and

pursue a program of research which is of mutual interest to and endorsed by an academic department or ORU;

and

research length must be at least one month in duration.

Special note: Currently employed staff and faculty of the University of California are not eligible for visiting scholar affiliation.

Visiting Student Researcher Definition

Applicants for must satisfy all of the following specifications:

1) proposed visit is to conduct research for the purpose of meeting doctoral degree requirements from another university;

and

2) proposed research is of mutual interest to and endorsed by an academic department, ORU, or other Berkeley campus unit;

and

3) the appointment term must be at least one month and not more than one year in duration.

Please note:
Because of exchange student agreements, the following universities are not allowed to participate in the VSPA Program as visiting student researchers:
     Brown University
     Chicago University
     Columbia University
     Cornell University
     Harvard University
     Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     University of Pennsylvania
     Princeton University
     Stanford University
     Yale University