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 provides $6000 to the student (half at the beginning of June and the second half at the beginning of August), $1500 for the faculty mentor (paid at the beginning of August), and supplies. OURS does accept joint proposals.
View the direct link to the application. Applications are due before midnight February 19, 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 2025 Request for Proposals.
The faculty support letter will be submitted via a Qualtrics application by noon on February 21, 2025. Faculty letters will be automatically sent to faculty mentors' email addresses that students enter on their SURF application. The direct link to the faculty letter of support can be found here.
Grant Amount:
This includes a $6000 stipend to the SURF recipient, a $1500 faculty mentor stipend, and a budget for the mentor to allocate toward supplies or additional student stipend. Supplies should be purchased through the requested fiscal year and university regulations for E&G funds apply. The expectation is that students will spend a prolonged amount of time on the projects over ten weeks of the summer. Personal and professional development workshops will be held biweekly through zoom for the participating students.
Please address questions to ours@radford.edu or call 540-831-7203.
Eligibility: