Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program at Boston University

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program at Boston University The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at Boston University is designed to promote access to graduate education for talented undergraduate students, especially those from minority groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences: African-American, Hispanic, Native American/Native Alaskan, and Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian/Polynesian. The SURF Program is supported by funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF-REU; NE-AGEP), the Department of Defense (ASSURE), and Boston University. The SURF Program is open to non-BU students who are rising juniors or rising seniors, and wish to conduct research in the sciences, technology, or engineering. The program consists of ten weeks of full-time research in a Boston University lab, mentored by a BU faculty member. For summer 2014, SURF research projects are in areas related to Biology and the interaction of genes with environmental factors. On-campus housing, a stipend, weekly enrichment activities, social events, and an October weekend trip to present findings at the Boston University Undergraduate Research Symposium are also included. The application deadline for the summer 2014 SURF program will be February 14, 2014. For summer 2014 the SURF program dates will be from June 2 to August 8. Please read the application instructions carefully before applying to the SURF program: you will need to fill out an application, provi...
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