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Mayo Clinic SURF

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Reports
7
Stipend
$7,500 + housing + travel allowance
Deadline
Feb 1, 2026
Program
Jun 8 – Aug 14

Overview

Mayo Clinic's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is a 10-week intensive research program offering hands-on experience in basic, translational, and clinical research. The program hosts ~180 fellows across Mayo's three campuses (Rochester MN, Jacksonville FL, Phoenix AZ). Fellows work directly with Mayo investigators and present at a final research symposium.

Research topics

Biomedical, clinical, translational research, regenerative medicine, immunology, neuroscience, oncology, BME, physiology

Decision timeline · cycle 2026

5 dated reports placed on the cycle calendar. Each dot is one applicant who reported their decision date.

JanFebMarAprMayJun
4accepted1rejected

When decisions landed

Reported by 7 past applicants — these are the dates students heard back, not the program's official timeline.

Acceptance
Feb 16 → Feb 26
4 dated · 2 undated
Rejection
Mar 16
1 dated · 2 undated

From past applicants

Anonymized one-line notes — timing details, interview observations, spot counts.

Offer 2/23, Given until 2/26 to decide
accepted · Feb 23 · cycle 2026
Offer 2/26, Given until 3/2 to decide
accepted · Feb 26 · cycle 2026
offer 2/18, given until 2/20 to decide
accepted · Feb 18 · cycle 2026
Rejected 3/16
rejected · Mar 16 · cycle 2026
Not interview requested
accepted · Feb 16 · cycle 2026
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