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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)


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Academic Level:
For most summer research programs, this is your upcoming status as of the fall. Always check with the individual program's website for details.

Undergraduates - Sophomore
Undergraduates - Junior

Description:
The Mayo Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program, sponsored by Mayo Graduate School, is a great way to build your skills as a young scientist or test your inclinations toward research.

Mayo Clinic's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program gives you more than just work experience in a lab. As a SURF fellow you will:

Conduct your own small research project or work on part of an ongoing research investigation for 10 weeks

Develop your technical skills

Participate in a special weekly seminar series that introduces you to rapidly progressing research areas

Stipend

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program award is $5,000 (minus taxes) for 10 weeks. From this stipend, students are responsible for their own travel, housing and meals. Most students live together in a convenient summer student housing area, which costs about $200 per week.
accepts non-us citizens

Participating Institution(s):
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester (Lead)

Program Materials:
 • Program Website 

This Program can be Described by:
Academic Disciplines:
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Genetics & Genomics
Molecular Biology
Neuroscience
Physiology

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