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The SDSU Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (RSCA) Program (SURP) promotes, broadens, and supports the participation of undergraduate students in research, scholarship, creative, and performance activities at SDSU.

SURP 2025 Update

There is a slight delay in the release of selection notifications. We anticipate sharing updates by next week (Week of April 28). Thank you for your understanding and patience!

Get Ready for SURP-Match!

SURP-Match opens the week of April 28, 2025—giving students the chance to connect with faculty mentors and apply to join approved projects.

Want to get a head start? Preview the student application here and visit our office hours for help preparing your materials.

The SDSU Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) mentor application form is now closed! 

• Track 1 (July 1 - August 29, 2025): Summer ($3,600/student)
• Track 2 (July 1 - December 19, 2025): Summer+Fall ($7,200/student)
• Track 3 (August 20 - December 19, 2025): Fall ($3,600/student)

Mentor Eligibility

• SDSU faculty, research professors, and lecturers with student mentoring experience, who are interested in supporting undergraduate participation in RSCA are encouraged to submit an application in support of an undergraduate student. 
• If you have any outstanding mentor or mentee reports from previous SURP cycles, your application will not be considered. 
• Mentors and mentees must be available to participate during the indicated SURP period. View anticipated SURP dates by track and 2025 university holiday schedule.

2025 SURP Timeline

Thursday, January 16, 2025

• Mentor project applications open for 3 programs

 Friday, March 28, 2025

• Mentor project applications close

 Monday, April 7, 2025

• Mentor applications in review

Week of April 28, 2025 

• Mentor awardees notified
• SURP-match applications open
  • Preview SURP-match application

Friday, May 16, 2025

• Mentee selections due
• SURP-match applications close

 Thursday, May 22, 2025

• Awards communicated to the colleges
• SURP Mentee onboarding can begin

SURP-match

Why participate in undergraduate research? Getting additional experience might be necessary to help you be competitive for the best jobs or graduate school programs. Learning by doing is a great way to get more out of your degree. Being mentored by professors or graduate students is valuable and can provide hands-on applications outside of the classroom. You might learn something that will change your perspective and ignite a passion for discovery and your future career choices. Your work can contribute to discoveries, interventions and creative works that make a positive impact on the world.

The SURP-match is intended to pair mentors and students to work together on a research, scholarship or creative project. If you have never participated in research or do not currently have a mentor, we encourage you to apply to SURP-match. All students are encouraged to apply to SURP-match.