The goal of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program is to foster a community of undergraduate research and engaged scholarship during the summer months at Radford University. This program will fund a variety of projects where students engage in an original, intellectual or creative contribution to a discipline. Each SURF is a $3400 award ($2400 toward the student, $500 for the faculty mentor, and up to $500 in supplies) made to undergraduate students and their faculty mentors. OURS does accept joint proposals.
View the direct link to the application for last year.
Applications are currently closed and will reopen in the winter of 2024-2025.
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (OURS) invites proposals from all disciplines for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships. The goal of the SURF program is to foster a community of undergraduate research and engaged scholarship during the summer months at Radford University. This program will fund a variety of projects where students engage in an original, intellectual or creative contribution to a discipline.
View the 2024 Request for Proposals. OURS is no longer accepting proposals for the summer of 2024.
The faculty support letter will be submitted via a Qualtrics application, which will be automatically sent to faculty mentors' email addresses that students enter on their SURF application.
Grant Amount:
Total grants are not to exceed $3400. This includes a $2400 stipend to the SURF recipient, a $500 faculty mentor stipend, and a $500 budget for the mentor to allocate toward supplies or additional student stipend. Supplies should be purchased through this fiscal year and university regulations for E&G funds apply. The expectation is that students will work on average 20 hours a week for ten weeks. Personal and professional development workshops will be held thorugh zoom for the participating students.
Please address questions to ours@radford.edu or call 540-831-7203.
Eligibility: