Research Program

NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)

Location

Maryland, United States

Level of study

Undergraduate

Cycle

2025/2026

Entry ID PR-21710

At a glance

The NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) places undergraduates in an 11-week paid summer research fellowship at one of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's measurement-science laboratories, located in Gaithersburg, Maryland and Boulder, Colorado.

Who can apply

  • US citizen or permanent resident (proof required)
  • Full-time undergraduate at an accredited US two- or four-year college
  • First-year students through graduating seniors are eligible
  • Must have health insurance
Read the full eligibility criteria

Contact

surf@nist.gov

NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, United States (also Boulder, CO)

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