During the six weeks of the UCD Young Scholars Program, students reside in modern, air conditioned university dormatories.
Housing is double occupancy with separate floors assigned to males and females.
Four staff associates live in the dorms with the students, serving as counselors, mentors, and research advisors. Staff members are drawn from the ranks of young credentialled science teachers or graduate students preparing to enter the science teacher credential program at UC Davis. Each has had research experience at UCD and brings a wealth of knowledge and assistance to the students. Staff are on duty 24 hours per day and plan a variety of social and academic experiences designed to introduce students to the academic culture of a major research university. Three meals per day are served in the University Dining complex located adjacent to the dormatory.