Funding-Limited Submission – National Institutes of Standards and Technology - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program (2014-NIST-SURF-01); January 7, 2014

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is one of the nation's premiere research institutions for the physical and engineering sciences and, as the lead Federal agency for technology transfer, it provides a strong interface between government, industry and academia.

The SURF Program provides an opportunity for the NIST laboratories to encourage outstanding undergraduate students to pursue careers in science and engineering. SURF is an 11-week program that provides research opportunities for students to work with internationally known NST scientists, to expose them to cutting-edge and state-of-the-art research, and to promote the pursuit of graduate degrees in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron research, and/or physics.

This funding announcement applies to two NIST campuses that have separate SURF applications and review processes:  SURF Boulder in Colorado and SURF Gaithersburg in Maryland.

Limited Submission: Applicants that apply to SURF Boulder are limited to nominating no more than eight (8) undergraduate students for participation. However, applicants are not limited in the number of students that they may nominate for SURF Gaithersburg and the Office of the Vice President for Research, therefore, is not involved in the application process.

See the complete solicitation for additional details and requirements:  http://www.nist.gov/surfboulder/upload/20141205-2014-NIST-SURF-Gaithersburg-SURF-Boulder-FFO.pdf

Because NIST allows an organization to submit only one application to nominate up to 8 students under the SURF Boulder competition, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals or departments interested in administering this program are to submit the following materials electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, January 7, 2014:

· Names and departments of Project Director and key personnel

· Title of the program and/or funding opportunity announcement number

· Brief project description overview (2 pages maximum) including a plan for recruiting eligible students, student evaluation criteria, and a timeline for meeting the external deadline.

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make a recommendation. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).

The NIST deadline is February 14, 2014.