2024 Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) - Application Deadline

Interested in neuroscience? Looking for a paid research experience for this upcoming fall semester?

The Simons Foundation’s 2024 Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) is now accepting applications! The goal of the Simons Foundation’s Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) program is to spark and sustain interest in neuroscience among undergraduate students whose backgrounds and experiences are underrepresented in science. SURFiN provides funds for paid research assistantships for undergraduate students living near participating laboratories in the U.S., Canada, and Europe that are supported by the Simons Foundation’s Autism and Neuroscience division.

SURFiN undergraduate fellows will gain hands-on in-person research experience during the 2024–2025 academic year with direct mentorship, typically from early-career scientists, such as graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Fellowships will be for the 2024–2025 academic year. Fellowships will begin in the Fall 2024 academic semester and continue through the Spring 2025 academic semester. We will provide host laboratories with funds to support each fellow from September 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025.

It is not necessary for applicants to have prior laboratory experience.

What are the benefits?

• $7,500 USD salary support/stipend: During the academic year, Fellows will earn $25/hour for 10 hours a week over 30 weeks.
• $2,000 USD resource stipend: Allowable expenses include small equipment such as a laptop computer for coding projects or fees for training courses. The resource stipend may also be used to cover any travel costs or registration fees for the SURFiN fellow to attend conferences related to the research project. 

Interested? Apply on their website. The deadline is on Wednesday, May 1st, 10:00 AM AZ Time.

Questions? Please email any inquiries to SURFiN@simonsfoundation.org.