SURF Program

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program 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, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian/Polynesian, Asian (excluding Asian Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, and Thai).

It consists of ten weeks of full-time research in a Boston University lab, mentored by a BU faculty member. Housing, a stipend, weekly enrichment activities, social events, and an October weekend trip to present findings at the BU Undergraduate Research Symposium are also included. The application deadline is February 5, 2010, and the 2010 program dates are June 1 to August 6.

The 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.