SURP summer research program at UVA

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The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) is a 10-week interdisciplinary internship that provides undergraduates with valuable research and professional development experience that prepares them for graduate studies.
SURP interns will:

Present research at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium (LANS) as well as a UVA research symposium.

Conduct research with UVA faculty and graduate student mentor(s).

Participate in workshops on research methods and the graduate school application process, and enroll in a rigorous GRE preparation course.

How we support SURP interns:

A $3,000 stipend, and additional travel and meal expenses.

Housing throughout the program.

A network of mentors and a range of holistic well-being supports.

Eligible interns:

Must be a current junior, with 2 semesters or less to complete after summer 2019.

Are encouraged to be from an underrepresented background.

Other requirements are highlighted on the SURP website.

“I was surrounded by supportive and intelligent individuals who are currently doing outstanding work in their respective fields. The lab setting was positively contagious, I left confident and determined to progress in my field due to the lab setting I was in.”

– Jose Angel Olais, SURP Alumni 2018

Read more about our 2018 interns and their experiences in the SURP program here.

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Student applications must be received by February 1, 2019