Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
Program Description Each summer the Yale SURF Program
brings a group of qualified undergraduates to Yale for eight
weeks. The experience is meant to familiarize students with
the kind of work they can expect to do in graduate school,
provide them with insight into the many steps involved in building
a career based on Ph.D. level training, as well as foster a
sense of confidence regarding their own abilities and potential.
Students are immersed in an academic, professional setting
involving a working relationship with a faculty mentor, a program
of individual research, and participation in a series of program
workshops and panel discussions. The focus of the program is
primarily on research and on the methods of professional research.
Students in the natural sciences learn advanced laboratory
methods and conduct research under the guidance of a faculty
mentor with postdoctoral associates and senior graduate students
serving as sources of technical support. Students in the humanities
and social sciences work closely with faculty mentors and have
at their disposal the considerable archival resources found
in the Yale University libraries. Because of the largely independent
nature of their work, these students have more flexibility
in structuring their own research schedules. Emphasis is also
placed on the presentation of research findings to colleagues.
All students give a final presentation to their peers, submit
a written paper and attend the Leadership Alliance Conference
to present their research at the meeting.
Eligibility Requirements The SURF Program is intended
for students with a strong desire to pursue research careers
at the Ph.D. level. The program is particularly interested
in identifying and providing research experience to talented
underrepresented minority students. Preference is given to
students completing their sophomore or junior years. However,
other students who express persuasive plans for research may
be considered.
Participation in the summer program is restricted to US citizens
and permanent residents.
Yale Graduate School Environment Yale has long thrived
on diversity. Not only was Yale the first university in North
America to award Ph.D. degrees (in 1861), it was the first
university here to award a Ph.D. to an African American, Edward
Alexander Bouchet, in the field of Physics in 1876. It is equally
noteworthy that with the formal establishment of the Yale Graduate
School in 1892, women were also admitted as candidates for
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If you choose
to come to Yale, you will join a community of scholars in programs
of study that are recognized nationally and internationally
as among the best in the world, attracting a diversity of individuals
from throughout the U.S. and abroad. The Graduate School prepares
students for careers in research, scholarship and teaching
in the arts and sciences. The work of the Graduate School is
organized in three divisions:
Humanities
Social Sciences
Biological & Physical Sciences
The divisions are comprised of 73 departments and programs, 57 of which offer
courses of study leading to the Ph.D. degree. There are currently 23 programs
that terminate with the Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Philosophy
degrees. The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences is the only one of the
12 schools comprising Yale University that awards these degrees.
Covered Expenses Students are housed at no charge in
the Yale Graduate School Dormitory, and meals are provided
in the Yale Summer Program Dining Hall. Students also receive
a stipend for participation in the SURF Program. Travel to
and from the program will be covered and arranged through the
SURF Program Office. Students will receive a stipend of $2,500
upon successful participation in the program.
Program Duration Eight Weeks in the Summer. 1st week
of June – end of July each year
How to Apply Applying to the
SURF program There are two methods for applying to the summer
program.
Application
via an outside funding source. This is
the preferred method. To provide a research experience
for as many students as possible, applicants with full
or partial funding from outside sources are given preference
during the selection of the summer fellows. The Graduate
School is a member of the Leadership Alliance and encourages
qualified applicants to consider applying through this
program. Information and applications for the Leadership
Alliance can be found at www.theleadershipalliance.org
Direct application to the SURF program. Each
year a small number of students are fully funded by the
SURF program.
Download application
forms in PDF
Yale SURF Program Application Deadline February 1.
Admissions Notification Students will be notified regarding
admissions decisions by April 1.
For more information, please contact
Office for Diversity & Equal
Opportunity
Yale Graduate School
SURF Program Director
320 York Street (HGS 2678)
PO Box 208236
New Haven, CT 06520-8236
Ph. (203) 432-0763
Fax (203) 432-7765
E-mail grad.diversity@yale.edu
Website http://www.yale.edu/graduateschool/
diversity/index.html
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