The National Institute of Standards and Technology SURF – Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, which is held in Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO will soon be releasing information for their Summer 2017 program. NIST-SURF is a great paid opportunity for students in physics, material science, chemistry, applied mathematics, computer science, or engineering. (There may be research opportunities for students with other majors.) 

If you would like to apply for the program, or have any questions, please contact Janet McGlynn, mcglynn@umbc.edu.

For an overview of the program and the application process visit our website's NIST-SURF page. Those students who are interested must apply through UMBC.

The deadline to turn in your application materials to the Office of Undergraduate Education is January 30, 2017 

*NOTE: We are still awaiting NIST-SURF program dates and deadline updates, as well as updated forms. Another message will be sent out when all of the information has been updated.