Applications for SURP 2025 are open until March 28, 2025.

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.

The SDSU Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) application form is now open! Interested mentors can apply using the SURP Application Form. The preview of the application is also available for review. Mentor applications close at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Friday, March 28, 2025.

To apply, mentors must complete this application for ONE of the three 2025 SURP tracks:

• 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)

View anticipated SURP dates by track and 2025 university holiday schedule.

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
• 2025 SURP - Summer (July 1 - August 19)
• 2025 SURP - Fall (August 20 - December 19)
• 2025 SURP - Summer+Fall (July 1 - December 19)

 Friday, March 28, 2025

• Mentor project applications close

 Monday, April 7, 2025

• Mentor applications in review

 Week of April 21, 2025 

• Mentor awardees notified
• SURP-match applications open

 Friday, May 9, 2025

• Mentee selections due
• SURP-match applications close

 Monday, May 12, 2025

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

The SDSU Undergraduate RSCA Program (SURP) promotes, broadens and supports student participation in undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activities (RSCA) through high impact practices.

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.