Summary:

National Institute of Standards and Technology's Gaithersburg, MD Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is a program for students majoring in science, mathematics and engineering. Note that applications for participation in the SURF program are only accepted from colleges or universities, and not from individual students. Please prepare a single proposal from your institution to the NIST SURF program. This proposal, using the forms provided, will include a portion completed by an institutional representative and a set of materials provided by each student applicant. Students can participate in any one of the six NIST laboratories:

• Material Measurement Laboratory
• Physical Measurement Laboratory
• Engineering Laboratory
• Information Technology Laboratory
• Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
• NIST Center for Neutron Research

The student application form should indicate in which laboratory he/she is most interested. The applications will be considered by the student's first choice, then second choice and finally by all programs, with consideration of the student's preferences and research interests. Please circulate the information about this program to other appropriate academic departments and administrative staff at your institution.

SURFing is a partnership, supported by NIST, NSF, and the participating colleges/universities. We anticipate providing meaningful research opportunities for approximately 130 students in the Gaithersburg site-wide program. The NIST facilities are located just outside Washington, DC.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.nist.gov/surfgaithersburg/welcome1.cfm