OpportunityTitle: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Colleges and universities in the U.S. and its territories with degree-granting programs in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron research, and/or physics.  Due to the size of SURF Boulder, applicants that apply to SURF Boulder are limited to nominating no more than eight (8) undergraduate students for participation; however, at this time, applicants are not limited in the number of students that they may nominate for SURF Gaithersburg.  Each undergraduate student nominated to participate in the SURF Program from the applicant college or university must meet the requirements in Section III.1. of the Full Announcement/FFO document.
Description: NIST is soliciting applications from eligible colleges and universities in the U.S. and its territories, nominating undergraduate students to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program (SURF Program). The SURF Program will provide research opportunities for undergraduate students to work with internationally known NIST scientists, to expose them to cutting-edge research, and to promote the pursuit of graduate degrees in science and engineering.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: SURF Boulder and SURF Gaithersburg receive and process applications separately.  Electronic applications for both campuses must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, February 14, 2014.  Paper applications must be received by mail (see Section IV.6.a.(1) of the Full Announcement/FFO document) by 5:00 p.m. Mountain  Time, Friday, February 14, 2014 for SURF Boulder, and by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, February 14, 2014 for SURF Gaithersburg.