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How to Apply

Thanks for your interest in SURF.
The application deadline for Summer, 2009 has passed.

SURF applications are accepted ONLY from Columbia University and Barnard College Undergraduates

How to Apply

By applying to the SURF program, you will also be considered for the Amgen program and if you are matched with a laboratory that studies stem cells (denoted with an asterix on the list of mentors webpage) the NYSTEM summer undergraduate research fellowship in stem cell research.. The application will ask you to briefly describe your laboratory experience, career plans, and why you wish to participate in the program.

  • You should ask two people to write you letters of recommendation addressing your suitability for this fellowship. Specify their names and email addresses on the application form and they will receive instructions via email. All recommendations must be emailed through the application website by February 2nd, 2009 at 5pm. Be sure to submit your application with ample time for the people writing your recommendations to email them by February 2nd.
  • Please use ONLY your Columbia University email address when you apply (e.g. jds3245@columbia.edu); do not apply using your Barnard email address, or any other email address.
  • You will need to paste your transcript directly from SSOL or eBear into the application form.
  • Acceptance into the SURF program requires that you:
    • Work in the designated lab from June 1st to August 6th, 2010
    • Check your email regularly
    • Not work, volunteer, or study anywhere else
    • Attend weekly meetings
    • Present your research at a weekly meeting
    • Write a research paper summarizing your results
    • Present a poster at the SURF symposium during the spring semester
    • Notify us of any published articles on which your names appears that concern research you performed during SURF (or in the same lab)
    • Report any additional fellowships or funding for Summer 2010
    • Have not participated in SURF previously
    • Not have a bachelor's degree

If you apply to SURF, you will automatically be considered for the Amgen Scholars Program. The Amgen Scholars Program is a highly competitive research program at Columbia University/Barnard College open to ALL undergraduates in the US/Territories (including Columbia University and Barnard College) with different acceptance criteria, a somewhat different schedule of events, a stipend (for living expenses and food) and housing.

Unfortunately, we receive many more applications than we have SURF fellowships available. If you submit an application but are not accepted into the program, you may submit an application in future years.