Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program

The summary for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program: NIST is soliciting applications from eligible colleges and universities in the U.S. and its territories, nominating undergraduate students to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. The SURF Program will provide research opportunities for undergraduate students to work with NIST scientists and engineers, to expose them to cutting-edge research, and to promote the pursuit of graduate degrees in science and engineering.

Federal Grant Title:	Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Standards and Technology
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	2015-NIST-SURF-01
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.620
CFDA Descriptions:	Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach
Current Application Deadline:	Feb 13, 2015 SURF Boulder and SURF Gaithersburg r
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 13, 2015 SURF Boulder and SURF Gaithersburg r
Posted Date:	Dec 11, 2014
Creation Date:	Dec 11, 2014
Archive Date:	Mar 15, 2015
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	none
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	none
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Colleges and universities in the U.S. and its territories with degree-granting programs in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron research, and/or physics. Due to the size of SURF Boulder, applicants that apply to SURF Boulder are limited to nominating no more than eight (8) undergraduate students for participation; however, at this time, applicants are not limited in the number of students that they may nominate for SURF Gaithersburg. Each undergraduate student nominated to participate in the SURF Program from the applicant college or university must meet the requirements in Section III.1. of this FFO.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: 2015-NIST-SURF-01 Full Announcement/FFO document
Grant Announcement Contact: Christopher Hunton Grants Technical Assistant Phone 301-975-5718
Agency Contact

National Institute of Standards and Technology 301-975-5718
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