The Center for Neural Science hosts a Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) for undergraduates with a strong interest in neuroscience. This program is designed to foster entry into a neuroscience research-centered career. Students apply for positions in a 10-week summer program during which they actively participate in research projects in the laboratories of New York University science faculty. We match students to laboratories primarily on the basis of their background preparation and areas of interest. Participants work either directly with faculty or with graduate students or postdoctoral fellows.

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Each student conducts a research project under the direction of his or her mentor. The students are involved in all phases of the research process from experimental design to data analysis and communication of results. At the end of the program, the students each give a presentation of their own work at a summer research conference. The first week of SURP includes a "bootcamp" to accelerate the learning of lab skills specific to neural science.

• The SURP program is designed for students who will have at least a full year of undergraduate coursework to complete after the summer program is over.
• Non-NYU students are eligible for a full funding package that includes housing, living expenses for the summer, a meal plan, and travel reimbursement
• NYU students are not eligible for the full funding package, but may be able to find alternative sources of support. See the Funding Opportunities page for more information.

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Non-NYU applicants must be:

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• US Citizens or Permanent Residents. (Because of the way the program is funded, we can't make acceptions to this rule.)

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• Students who have just finished their sophomore or junior year of undergraduate studies.

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NYU applicants can be:

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• US Citizens or International Students.

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• Students who have just finished their freshman, sophomore, or junior year of undergraduate studies.