SURF Student Application form - Undergraduate Research

SURF Student Application Form:

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Your Mines Email(Required)

CWID(Required)

Month and year you started at Mines:(Required)

For the summer 2025 semester, I am considered a:(Required)

(Based on graduation date)

Graduation month and year:(Required)

Major:(Required)

Minor:(Required)

Write NA if this field is not applicable to you.

What are your proposed start and end dates for the SURF project? How many hours per week do you anticipate being able to devote to the SURF project?(Required)

Minimum # hours per week: 25 hours per week (except during Field Session).

Do you plan to take classes during this summer (either on-campus or off-campus)? If so, list them (include the number of credits and the class timings/dates).(Required)

Please note: In order to successfully complete the required 300 hours of research over the course of the summer, we do not recommend that you register for a courseload that would inhibit you from conducting at least 25 hours of research per week. However, in the case that you are doing field session, you might not conduct research during field session, but would then contribute full-time research for the remainder of the summer.

Research Background:

Describe any research experiences (e.g. MURF, SURF, FIRST, research for credit, other) that you have had. Please specify: your Research Mentor, the title of the project, and your role in the project.(Required)

Please note, prior research experience is not necessary to apply for the SURF student award.

If you have previous research experience, have you disseminated your research? Please specify when and where. This can include conference or symposium presentations, publications, etc.(Required)

If you have not disseminated, please write "N/A"

Why do you want to conduct summer research? What are your career goals post-graduation and how does research contribute to these goals?(Required)

SURF Project Information:

Title of the SURF project you are applying for:(Required)

SURF Faculty Mentor Name(Required)

First Last

SURF Faculty Mentor Email(Required)

What is motivating you to apply for this *specific* SURF project?(Required)

Agreement(Required)

I agree.

If awarded, you agree to fulfill the requirements of SURF to the best of your abilities. This includes conducting 300 hours of research, completing a Mentee/Mentor Contract and Agreement before beginning your research (outlining the project description, goals, and mentoring plan), and presenting at the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium.

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2025 SURF Student Application Form