{"id":386,"date":"2023-01-10T23:56:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T23:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:12:43","slug":"bugs-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/bugs-program\/","title":{"rendered":"BUGS Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 class=\"bridge-block__header--extra-wide\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bridge Undergraduate Science Program (BUGS)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We are training the next generation of undergraduate students to surmount disciplinary boundaries as they work to better understand the human body and impact health<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The Application Portal for the 2026 Bridge UnderGraduate Science (BUGS) Summer Research Program is now CLOSED\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">All applicants will receive an email notification regarding their admission status by\u00a0<strong>May 13, 2026<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/usc.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8wW1JrHfMKzjZKC\n    aria-label=\"Read more about BUGS 2026 Application\"  \n>\n    BUGS 2026 Application \n  <svg 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#990000;\">2026 BUGS Program application portal is NOW OPEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*BUGS are encouraged to participate concurrently in any of these undergraduate fellowships:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/surf-shure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SURF <\/a><\/strong>or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/academicprograms.usc.edu\/services\/undergraduate-research-and-experiential-learning\/usc-provosts-undergraduate-research-fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Provost\u2019s<\/a><\/strong>. All applications to the BUGS program will be considered for funding through\u00a0<em>the Trudi Berwin Student Support Award<\/em>,\u00a0<em>the Dang Family Endowed Undergraduate Research Fellowship<\/em>, and other fellowship sources that are managed through the Bridge Institute.<\/p>\n<p>For more details about the BUGS Program, please read our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/bugs-program-faq\/\">FAQ page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #990000;\">Before opening or completing the 2026 BUGS Program application through Qualtrics,<\/strong> please preview the questions to prepare your materials\/answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/usc.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8wW1JrHfMKzjZKC\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Apply Here\"  \n>\n    Apply Here \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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Or a robot programmer. She\u2019s definitely a computer scientist. Don\u2019t forget about hip-hop dancer, philosopher and black belt expert in hapkido.<br \/>\nA longtime science enthusiast, the rising sophomore at USC has interests that range across the map. 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