The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography (SURFO) program is a 10-week research experience designed primarily for science, math, and engineering students who will have just completed their junior year of undergraduate coursework. Students from ancillary disciplines or with fewer years of college coursework are welcome to apply. The program can include laboratory work, field work, data analysis, instrument development, numerical modeling, and even a research cruise.

• Academic Standing. All undergraduate students are welcome to apply, but the SURFO program is targeted for students completing their junior year.
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• Students with Disabilities. Your access in this program is important. This REU program makes every effort to ensure that students with disabilities can successfully participate. Please be in touch with us early in the program planning phase, so that we have adequate time to discuss and arrange accommodations.
  

Selection Criteria: The selection of SURFO participants is based upon:

• academic preparation in the basic sciences, math or engineering
• possible career interest in oceanography or ocean engineering
• research potential
• ability to articulate, in writing, reasons for applicant’s interest in the program
• recommendations from undergraduate professors, research advisors, employers.

Eligibility Requirements

• U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or permanent residents of the United States