FY 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) NIST GAITHERSBURG | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The FY 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at NIST Gaithersburg is a federal research training opportunity designed to place outstanding undergraduate students into hands-on summer research projects alongside NIST scientists and engineers. The program is centered on giving undergraduates meaningful exposure to real, ongoing research in a nationally recognized laboratory environment, with the larger goal of motivating participants to continue into graduate study and long-term careers in science and engineering. A key feature of this opportunity is that it is framed as a partnership between NIST laboratories and the National Science Foundation (NSF), aimed at strengthening the pipeline of talented students into advanced STEM fields.

Research areas span a wide range of physical science, engineering, and computing disciplines, reflecting the breadth of work conducted at the Gaithersburg campus. Specific solicitation areas include Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Chemical Science and Technology, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering and Neutron Research, Building and Fire Research, and Information Technology. In practice, these align with NIST labs and centers such as the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL), Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL), Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL), Physics Laboratory (PL), Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) and the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR), Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), and the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). The emphasis is on immersing students in a research-rich setting with access to specialized, state-of-the-art instrumentation and facilities that many campuses cannot easily provide.

The program’s structure is meant to be mutually beneficial for three parties: the student, the student’s home institution, and NIST. NIST program directors plan to coordinate with university department chairs, outreach coordinators, and leaders of multidisciplinary academic organizations to identify strong candidates, including graduating seniors, who would benefit from an off-campus summer research experience. The broader institutional rationale is tied to NIST’s role as a premier measurement and engineering research institution and as the lead federal agency for technology transfer, positioning it at a practical intersection of government priorities, industry needs, and academic research. The fellowship experience is therefore not only about research training, but also about exposing students to how federal laboratories operate, how measurement science supports innovation, and how research translates into standards and real-world applications.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary funding announcement under Funding Opportunity Number "2010 SURF G 01" and is offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The funding instrument type is a Cooperative Agreement, and the activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development. The CFDA number associated with this opportunity is 11.609 (Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated in the notice. The listing shows an award ceiling and floor of 0, which typically signals that the public-facing synopsis is not specifying per-award dollar limits in that field and that applicants should rely on the full announcement for budget and support details.

Eligibility is limited to U.S. colleges and universities (including those in U.S. territories) that offer degree-granting programs in relevant fields such as materials science, chemistry, nanoscale science, neutron research, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics. Participating students themselves must be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents. Application timing is clearly defined: the opportunity was posted December 28, 2009, with an original closing date of February 16, 2010, later extended to a current closing date of February 19, 2010. All applications, whether paper or electronic, had to be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date. The archive date is March 20, 2010, indicating when the opportunity moved into an archived status after the competition period ended.

For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, the contact listed is Christopher Hunton, Grants Technical Assistant, at 301-975-5718.

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