SURP

The 2021 SURP students conducted research full-time all summer and finished the program with a poster session where they shared what they had learned.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Offered by the UMD Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, this 10-week program gives UMD undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry students the chance to partner with a member of the Chemistry graduate faculty in these areas of research. Each participant is awarded a stipend and funds for lab supplies. Housing, health insurance, and transportation are not included in this award. In addition to working on their research, participants are required to attend weekly seminars, research group meetings, recreational activities, and the SURP Poster Symposium.

Application Details

The application is closed. Please check for the 2026 SURP application in December.

Eligibility

  • UMD chemistry or biochemistry major.
  • US citizen or permanent resident.
  • Must be returning to UMD in the fall and not graduating before December 2025.
  • Applicants must have completed at least one year of college-level chemistry. 
  • Preference is given to students completing their third year of UMD Chemistry or Biochemistry curriculum, planning to attend graduate school, and those who have not previously received a SURP award (previous participants are still encouraged to apply).

Application Materials

  • Upload a personal statement no longer than one page, in which you briefly discuss your professional goals and indicate how this summer research fellowship relates to those goals.
  • Upload your unofficial college/university transcript(s).
  • Two Letters of Recommendation: at least one should be from a faculty member; at least one should comment on your laboratory skills (this could be a faculty member or a Graduate Teaching Assistant).

 

For more information, contact the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at [email protected].