NIST SURF - Gaithersburg
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Closed for cycleEngineering / Applied TechnologyPhysical SciencesOtherInterdisciplinary✓ verified
NIST's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at the Gaithersburg, MD campus is an 11-week hands-on research experience in any of NIST's six laboratories. Students work with world-class mentors on projects supporting the NIST measurement-science mission. Applicants select first- and second-choice host laboratories.
Measurement science, physics, materials science, chemistry, engineering, information technology, manufacturing
3 dated reports placed on the cycle calendar. Each dot is one applicant who reported their decision date.
Reported by 5 past applicants — these are the dates students heard back, not the program's official timeline.
Anonymized one-line notes — timing details, interview observations, spot counts.
“Given 3 business days to decide”
“Given 3 business days to decide”
“Overall acceptance rate of ~25% (164/627)”