SURF Application Information
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.
The 2024 Request for Proposals can be found here and OURS is no longer accepting proposals for the summer of 2024.
A word document template for the 2.5 page proposal can be found by clicking here.
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:
- All currently enrolled degree-seeking undergraduate students who will graduate after the Fall 2023 semester and who wish to engage in research, scholarship or creative works during the summer are eligible to apply.
- Projects must be carried out under the supervision of a Radford University faculty or staff mentor.
- Each student may only submit one SURF application per year.
- Students who have previously received a SURF award are not eligible.
- Proposals must get Institutional Review Board approval when necessary.
- Students must attend at least half of the Personal and Professional Development sessions held during the summer.