The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides an action-oriented research experience for undergraduate students to stimulate their interest in advanced education and research careers. Selected students engage in research this summer on Purdue's West Lafayette, Indiana campus! SURF matches undergraduates with a faculty member and graduate student mentor who introduce them to the research tools used on the cutting edges of science, engineering, and technology. (Open to Purdue students and undergraduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.)
This competitive fellowship is a paid, 10-week, immersive summer research guided by the faculty and graduate student mentors. In addition to research activities, students will also participate in weekly professional development workshops. The program culminates with a student research symposium where all fellows present a technical poster or an oral talk. All participants are required to produce a final report submitted to the P.I. and the Engineering Undergraduate Research Office (EURO) to document their outcomes. SURF students participate in research activities on campus over 10-weeks during a 11-week program in the summer.
Eligibility:
Applicants for SURF must:
- be a full-time student currently enrolled at Purdue or another U.S. institution of higher education in a bachelor’s degree program
- is an undergraduate student and new to the Purdue SURF program - students can only participate in the Purdue SURF program once
- have completed one academic semester/quarter by the time of the SURF application
- continued to be enrolled as an undergraduate for at least one academic semester/quarter after the end of the SURF program
- have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8/4.0 at the time of application
- participate for the scheduled program period (alternate program dates are not available)