Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
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Description: Boston University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program takes place over 10 weeks each summer.
-Full-time research with a BU faculty member (approximately 40 hours per week).
-Weekly seminars on topics related to career preparation and current research.
-Weekly informal meetings in which they meet with faculty from pre-professional advising and current graduate and PhD students.
-Final presentation on your summer research.
-Return to BU for participation in BU’s fall Undergraduate Research Symposium.
All participants receive the following:
-A $6000 stipend.
-A $500-600 supplies allowance for the lab.
-Up to $500 in travel expenses.
-Housing in a BU apartment-style dorm.
-Travel & lodging during the weekend of the October Undergraduate Research Symposium.
The SURF program is open to students who are conducting research in the following areas: Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Environmental Sciences.
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