State Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
The SURF program was created in 1992 with a start-up grant from the National Science Foundation and two years later funding for the fellowships shifted to the state of Arkansas. The fellowship program is designed to provide high-achieving students the funds to conduct in-depth research in various fields while fostering positive relationships between student researchers and faculty mentors. This program encourages undergraduate students to become involved in research in their respective area of expertise. SURF requires the student be either a sophomore, junior or senior and paired with a research faculty mentor within the same area of research being conducted.
You want to apply for SURF funding? When and how do you apply? Where do you go?
Students who wish to participate in the SURF competition, funded by the Arkansas Department
of Higher Education, are required to register through the Office of Nationally Competitive
Awards. Information regarding registration, forms and other pertinent information
can be found at: http://awards.uark.edu/632.php.
You’ve been awarded a SURF! What comes next?
Watch for an e-mail from Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) regarding your award.
The e-mail will contain the words “SURF Award Acceptance” in the subject line. Read
and follow the instructions carefully. If you have any questions, please contact Office
of Nationally Competitive Awards (ONCA), Matthew Halbert, immediately by e-mail
(mh171@uark.edu). Please note: if OSP does not receive all documents required to process your award,
it will be delayed.
If all documents are completed and submitted properly, your mentor will receive an
e-mail from Workday. Please contact Matthew Halbert by email (mh171@uark.edu) if your mentor does not receive an email from Workday.