Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

ITL Surf Program

2019 ITL SURF Students
Credit: Denease Anderson/NIST

2019 ITL SURF Students

ITL 2020 SURF Program

The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors to apply for the 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the NIST laboratories in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The program is designed to provide hands-on research experience in applied mathematics, statistics, computer security, information access, software testing, and networking technologies.
 


2020 SURF Program Dates: 
Gaithersburg Program Dates:
May 26, 2020 - August 7, 2020

Application Deadline: February 3, 2020 or the first 1,000 applicants

How to Apply: Applicants must apply to announcement number SURF-2020-0001 at https://www.usajobs.gov/ to be considered for participation in the program.

To apply for opportunities on USAJOBS, all applicants are required to have a profile. For applicants who need assistance with creating a profile, please visit https://www.login.gov/help/creating-an-account/how-to-create-an-account/.

 

Contact

ITL SURF Directors

Yolanda Bursie
301-975-6738
yolanda.bursie@nist.gov

Derek Juba
301-975-5518
derek.juba@nist.gov

Michaela Iorga
301-975-8431
michaela.iorga@nist.gov

Lotfi Benmohamed
301-975-3650
lotfi.benmohamed@nist.gov

Tim Burns
301-975-3806
timothy.burns@nist.gov

 

Created January 7, 2010, Updated January 6, 2020