National Institute of Standards in Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Setting a Course Toward a Career in Science or Engineering?
Spend your summer working elbow to elbow with researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), one of the world's leading research organizations and home to three Nobel Prize winners. Gain valuable hands-on experience in this SURF program, work with cutting-edge technology, meet peers from across the nation, sample the Gaithersburg, MD, Waimanalo, HI, or Boulder, CO area. And get paid while you are learning. Interns receive a competitive summer stipen, plus additional assistance for housing and travel if you need to relocate to participate. Be a part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program at NIST.
Application Deadline
The application generally opens in December or January, with a deadline in mid-February, or when they have received the application limit which may be sooner than the deadline. Thus, applicants are strongly encouraged to submit the on-line application and supporting documents ahead of the announcement closing date. See the NIST website for the exact deadline.
Eligibility
Applicants must
- have U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status,
- have undergraduate status at time of application deadline,
- pass a background check,
- provide proof of health insurance,
- be at least 18 years old.
Application Procedure
Apply directly to the program through their website, which will prompt you to first create a user-account via USAJobs.gov, if you have not already done so. Opportunities are with two or three different NIST locations in the US, and have separate applications.