APS Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship (SURF)

The APS Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship (SURF) places undergraduate students in hands-on laboratory research with an established American Physiological Society (APS) member for eight to ten weeks. Fellows receive a stipend and additional support for travel and laboratory supplies, and participate in professional development and networking activities. Up to twelve fellowships are awarded annually, contingent on funding.

$4,000 summer stipend; eight to ten weeks of full-time laboratory research experience; up to $1,300 domestic travel support to attend the American Physiology Summit; up to $300 reimbursement for host lab supplies; professional development and networking opportunities.

Must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student with an overall GPA greater than 3.0; must have no more than nine calendar months of research experience in a physiology laboratory and no peer-reviewed publications or abstracts submitted to national or international meetings. Applicants must secure an APS member in good standing to serve as a research host and be able to commit to full-time research for eight to ten consecutive weeks; no citizenship requirements apply.

Identify and contact an APS member in good standing to serve as research host, develop a research project with the host, write a 500-word project description, and complete and submit the fellowship application with required materials. Submit only one application per research host.