Sustainability Undergraduate Research in Geoscience and Engineering Program (SURGE)

Opportunity Description:


Join us this summer for 8 weeks of fully funded mentored research and graduate school preparation. SURGE is a program for undergraduate students who are new to research and want to explore the field of sustainability in a community that celebrates inclusion. SURGE is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

Each SURGE scholar is matched with a faculty member from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability to work on a research project during the 8-week summer period. Scholars join a cohort of summer researchers and participate in educational field trips, career panels, academic seminars, and workshops on science communication and graduate school applications. The program culminates with a research symposium on Stanford’s campus on August 15, 2025, where scholars present their summer projects to the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability community.

Undergraduates who are low-income or first-gen or interested in exploring sustainability research for the first time are encouraged to apply.

Minimum Qualifications and/or Eligibility Requirements: 

  • Current sophomores, juniors, and non-graduating seniors or second-year community college students enrolled in a U.S. institution
  • Demonstrated interest in pursuing graduate study toward a master’s or PhD in the Earth sciences, oceans, environmental sciences, energy sciences, or engineering
  • Not yet accepted to a graduate program 

We support a broad array of perspectives in science. Because we all live on this planet.

Application Process: 

The following materials will need to be submitted with your application:

  • Two letters of recommendation (Students are strongly encouraged to ask for letters at least one month prior to the application deadline, Feb 3rd, 2022)
  • CV or Resume
  • Transcript (from current academic institution)
  • Application form (via Slideroom)
  • Top three research project preferences (the Potential Projects for 2022 page will be updated beginning December)
  • Write four short independent essays in the SURGE application. Questions will be provided. (10,000 characters total)
  • Interviews (for finalists only)

Applications will close on February 4, 2022.

 

For more information on this opportunity, please contact:
Website/CV: 
https://oma.stanford.edu/surge