Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Underserved Scholars (SURP4US)

SURP4US is a ten-week, non-degree summer research program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai that provides hands-on laboratory research training in biomedical sciences. The program is for undergraduate juniors or seniors who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or have limited access to research opportunities and who are prospective PhD or MD-PhD applicants. Participants are matched with a faculty mentor, engage in supervised research projects, and take part in seminars, professional development workshops, and a poster session. The program also provides guidance on PhD and MD-PhD applications and a pathway option (FlexGrad) for early admission into Mount Sinai PhD programs.

Intensive hands-on research training in a biomedical laboratory; mentor matching; seminars, journal clubs, and work-in-progress meetings; professional development workshops and application guidance for PhD/MD-PhD programs; opportunity to present a poster; access to recreation office and networking events; eligibility to apply to the FlexGrad early-admission pathway.

Undergraduate juniors or seniors who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and/or have limited access to hands-on research opportunities; intended for students who are future PhD and MD-PhD graduate applicants.