The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Call for Proposals has been announced with a deadline of April 28, 2008. Non-graduating UCI Undergraduate students from all disciplines, who have been involved in faculty-mentored undergraduate research or creative projects for at least one quarter, are encouraged to apply. Please note that if you are involved in a group project, each undergraduate researcher must submit his or her own SURP Proposal.

Proposals are submitted online. Be prepared to provide appropriate information about the undergraduate researcher, his/her faculty mentor(s) and additional details related to the proposed project. You must also upload, as separate files, the proposal and a personal statement.

Before you start the online submission process, please make sure you have the following information:

• Your name, UCI student ID number, major(s), title and number of units for each research-related course you are enrolled in, expected graduation date, educational goals, career goals, research interests, prior research experience and duration, current mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and an electronic version of your personal statement. A personal statement outlines your background, future plans, and how the research experience will impact your education and future career.
  
• For each faculty member directly involved in mentoring the proposed project, you need to provide his/her name, home department, e-mail address, phone number, and UCI address.
  
• You will be asked to provide details about the proposed project, including: title of the project, IRB or IACUC approval and protocol numbers (if applicable), funding request total, and other funding you might have received in support of this project. You will also be asked to upload an electronic version of the proposal, which includes a topic or thesis statement, the background or introduction, the objective or significance of your project, methods, prior work completed, expected results, specific responsibilities of the student(s), and project's timeline. Since the SURP Fellowship will be provided as a stipend in support of your time and efforts, there is no need to include an itemized budget in the SURP Proposal. For more details on how to prepare a proposal, please review the Proposal Guidelines and for examples, review the Sample Proposals.

A confirmation via e-mail will be sent to the undergraduate researcher and faculty mentor(s) once the submission has been received. This confirmation will provide a secure link that would allow the student and faculty mentors to access and update the submission. In addition, faculty mentors will be asked to upload one letter of recommendation per project, evaluating the student's performance to date and capacity to complete the proposed activities.

To begin your proposal submission process, click here for the
SURP Proposal Submission Form

Proposals are evaluated based on the intellectual merit in the student’s research, a complete application, level of support from faculty, student transcript, and available funding. Successful applicants will be notified by Spring Quarter. For more help or examples, browse through some Sample Proposals and our Researcher Handbook.

A final report on the project activities and findings is not required. Instead, students can submit a paper for possible publication in The UCI Undergraduate Research Journal. Students are also required to present at the following year’s UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium.