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 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.