SURP

The Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) sponsors a summer educational research experience for outstanding college undergraduates.  The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) is part of a national program to attract and train undergraduates to research careers in the environmental health sciences.  The program is funded though a grant obtained from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS, R25ES016247). 

Highlights:

• A ten-week summer program with a $4,000 stipend
• Presents extraordinary opportunities to learn from experts about the philosophy and practice of conducting current biomedical research
• Students gain extensive hands-on research experience working in the Center’s state-of-the-art laboratories
• Guest seminar lectures and presentations by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff provide SURP students with personal experiences in biomedical research to round out the program
• Students receive guidance for graduate and postdoctoral applications
• Students participate in journal clubs
• Students participate in recreational activities and a summer field trip
• Students participate in a half-day symposium at the end of the program
• SURP students have been highly successful with a number of manuscripts being generated
• Students from outside the Missoula area will recieve on-campus housing at no cost 
• Previous undergraduates have come from universities around the country- including Gonzaga, Washington State University, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Stanford University, Northern Arizona University, Notre Dame University and University of Texas – Austin

Past project descriptions and poster presentations: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
SURP photo gallery

Drs. Pershouse and Shepherd are advisors for the SURP program.
Contact: mark.pershouse@umontana.edu or david.shepherd@umontana.edu.

SURP 2012 begins Thursday, May 23, 2012 through Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Enrollment is limited to six students. Applications must be received by February 1, 2012. Applications received after February 1 will be considered only if slots are still available.