Application Requirements

The 2025-2026 Application Cycle for Long-Term Trainees is now closed.

Eligibility for the graduate student stipend includes acceptance into UC-LEND as a graduate student long-term trainee, a U.S. Citizen, and current enrollment in a graduate program at UCLA or UCR. Funding availability is subject to federal appropriations. DACA and international students are not eligible for stipend funding.

To apply to be a UC-LEND trainee, you will need to submit the following at the application link below:

  • Contact information
  • Two short-answer questions:
    • What interests you about the UC-LEND program and what do you hope to achieve as a UC-LEND trainee?
    • How do you define leadership?
  • Resume or Curriculum vitae
  • Current unofficial UCLA transcript

Letters of Recommendation

Applicants are also expected to have two completed UC-LEND Recommendation Forms submitted by advisors, supervisors, or other individuals that can speak to the applicant’s ability to succeed in a professional and/or academic environment. 

UC-LEND Recommendation Form Update.pdf
  • At least one recommendation must be from either a faculty advisor or supervisor (UC-LEND faculty may serve as your reference)
  • Recommenders should send forms to uc-lend@mednet.ucla.edu directly. Applicants should not submit forms on the recommender’s behalf.

Ready to apply?

Please submit all materials except recommendation forms at the UC-LEND application link below. Once a completed application has been submitted and recommendations have been received, applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview. For more information or questions about applications, please contact uc-lend@mednet.ucla.edu.

Apply here! 

This training program is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under training grant T73MC30114. Funding availability is subject to federal appropriations. Based on grant stipulations; in order to receive financial support under this program, a trainee must be a U.S. citizen or non-citizen national or other permanent resident of the United States. DACA and international students are not eligible for stipend funding.