California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program is one of the “crown jewels” of Caltech. Since 1979, SURF students have had the opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of experienced mentors working at the frontier of their fields.

• Program Website: SURF Program

• Program Schedule: SURF applications are due on February 22. Awards will be announced on April 1.
• Program Duration: The program will run from the conclusion of June 2024 until the conclusion of August 2024.

• Priority Recommended Fields:
  Energy Particle Physics
  Astrophysics
  Condensed Matter Physics
  Computer Science
  Neuroscience
  Engineering

• Eligibility Criteria:

1. Be a continuing undergraduate student and eligible for fall term registration
2. Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.7/4.3
3. Complete the second semester or third quarter at your college or university
4. Not be under any academic or disciplinary sanction.

• Subsidy Method, Quota, and Amount:
  In principle, mentors have to bear the full cost of the award for visiting (non-Caltech) students. The Office of International Affairs (OIA) will recommend up to 2 applicants for the program. Each selected student will receive a subsidy of approximately USD 7,000, which will be provided by the SURF program office.

• Application Materials:

1. An unofficial transcript
2. A research proposal
3. Two confidential letters of recommendation

• Application Procedure:

【Caltech Side】

All applicants are required to adhere to the instructions provided on the SURF program website and independently reach out to Caltech faculty mentors. It is advised to consult the Announcements of Opportunity on the program website to verify the mentorship agreement. Online applications must be finalized by February 22, 2024.

【NTU Internal Selection】

1. To be considered for the university's recommendation quota, please consolidate your resume, academic transcript, and research proposal into a single PDF file (format: student ID + name) and forward it to jeffreyhuang@ntu.edu.tw (Mr. Jeffrey Huang, Office of International Affairs, +886-2-3366-2007 #228) by January 12, 2024.
2. Applicants who successfully pass the internal review will be scheduled for interviews by the end of January. The specific interview timings will be communicated separately.

Note: The research proposal submitted to NTU Study Abroad does not necessarily have to be the final version and can be based on discussions with the mentor before the submission deadline.

• Coordinator: Mr. Jeffrey Huang (Email: jeffreyhuang@ntu.edu.tw. Phone: 02-3366-2007 #228)

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SURF計畫為加州理工學院的瑰寶，始於1979年，參與SURF計畫的同學有機會在各自領域首屈一指、經驗豐富的導師帶領下進行研究。

• 計畫網站 SURF Program

• 計畫期程

線上申請期限：2024年2月22日

錄取通知：2024年4月1日

計畫執行期間：2024年6月底至8月底

• 優先推薦領域：
  Energy Particle Physics
  Astrophysics
  Condensed Matter Physics
  Computer Science
  Neuroscience
  Engineering

• 申請資格

1. 本校大二以上學士生且113-1會繼續以學士生身分註冊於本校就讀者。
2. 具上述研究領域足夠背景知識及經驗。
3. 在學期間本校GPA每學期均須達2.7。
4. 未受任何學術或紀律制裁。

• 補助方式、名額及金額

原則上非Caltech學生之補助須由指導老師支應，本處將推薦至多2名申請學生，由該計畫辦公室提供約7,000美元補助。

• 申請資料

1. 英文版歷年成績表（向教務處申請，須含112-1修課紀錄／成績）
2. 英文研究計畫書
3. 英文推薦信2封

• 申請方式

【Caltech端線上申請】

所有申請者都須依SURF計畫網站說明，自行聯絡Caltech指導老師，建議參考計畫網站Announcements of Opportunity，確認獲老師同意指導後，於 2024年2月22日前 完成線上申請。

【臺大端校內甄選】

1. 如欲爭取本校推薦名額，請將個人簡歷、歷年成績單、研究計畫書，合併成1個PDF檔（檔名設為學號+姓名），於 2024年1月12日前 寄至 jeffreyhuang@ntu.edu.tw（國際事務處黃子洋專員，+886-2-3366-2007 #228）。
2. 通過校內審查者，本處預計於1月下旬安排面談，時間將另行通知。

註：提供給 NTU Study Abroad 之研究計畫書，不限為最終版本，可單就繳件日期前與指導老師討論之計畫內容。

• 承辦人：國際事務處黃子洋專員 Mr. Jeffrey Huang (jeffreyhuang@ntu.edu.tw、02-3366-2007#228)

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering Institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions and pressing societal challenges. Caltech's extraordinary faculty and students are expanding our understanding of the universe and inventing the technologies of the future, with research interests from quantum science and engineering to bioinformatics and the nature of life itself, from human behavior and economics to energy and sustainability.

Caltech is small but prizes excellence and ambition. The contributions of Caltech's faculty and alumni have earned national and international recognition, including 46 Nobel Prizes. The Institute manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for NASA, sending probes to explore the planets of our solar system and quantify changes on our home planet; owns and operates large-scale research facilities such as the Seismological Laboratory and a global network of astronomical observatories, including the Palomar and W. M. Keck Observatories; and co-founded and co-manages LIGO, which, in 2016, observed gravitational waves for the first time.

The Institute has one of the nation's lowest student-to-faculty ratios, with more than 300 professorial faculty members offering a rigorous curriculum and access to varied learning opportunities and hands-on research to approximately 1,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students. Caltech is an independent, privately supported institution with a 124-acre campus located in Pasadena, California.