The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned science and engineering research and education institution, where extraordinary faculty and students seek answers to complex questions, discover new knowledge, lead innovation, and transform our future. Caltech's 124-acre campus is located in Pasadena, California.
The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education.
About the program:
Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program introduces students to research under the guidance of seasoned research mentors at Caltech and JPL. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity.
Students collaborate with potential mentors to define and develop a project. Applicants write research proposals for their projects. Faculty review the proposals and recommend awards. Students carry out the work over a 10-week period during the summer. At the conclusion of the program, students submit a technical paper and give an oral presentation at one of several SURF Seminar Days, symposia modeled on a professional technical meeting.
To enrich the research experience, SURF Fellows are invited to attend the following:
- Weekly seminars by Caltech faculty & JPL scientists and engineers
- An academic and professional development series on developing a research career, graduate school admissions, and other topics of interest to future researchers
- Various social and cultural activities
- Weekly small student-faculty dinners
- Special field trips
Stipend: $ 6000 award for a ten week period. Award payments are distributed in equal installments in late June and late July.
Eligibility:
- Be a continuing undergraduate student and eligible for fall term registration
- Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5/4.0
- Complete the second semester or third quarter at your college or university
- Not be under any academic or disciplinary sanction
- International students are eligible to participate in SURF on the Caltech campus
- International students will be given instructions on how to apply for an F-1 or J-1 student visa abroad prior to participation in SURF.
Expectations:
Upon receiving a SURF, students sign an agreement to fulfill the following requirements:
- To devote full effort to conducting the SURF project (Fellows cannot take courses or hold another job.)
- To participate in the project for the full ten-week period
- To submit two progress reports approved by their mentors
- To submit an abstract of their project
- To submit a written technical report approved by the mentor
- To give an oral presentation on one of the scheduled seminar day symposia
- To abide by Caltech's Honor Code
Application procedure:
- Students must identify and contact a mentor in advance of submitting an application. The mentor must agree to support your application, help you to develop and define a research project, and assist you in the writing of the research proposal.
- All application documents must be submitted directly to the SFP Online System. To apply, CLICK HERE.
- The application should contain an online application, a proposal written by the student and uploaded to the application, confidential letters of recommendation and an unofficial transcript for non-Caltech applicants.
Application Deadline: 22 February, 2016
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