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.
【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】
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.
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。
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
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。
【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】
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。
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.