Social-insurance Undergraduate Research (SURF) Fellows

The SURF programs are competitive, in-person summer fellowships held at Howard University and San Diego State University. These two distinct programs provide promising undergraduate students with an introduction to social insurance; the policies surrounding the social safety net; research investigating these, and their impact on economically vulnerable populations. Participants will receive a stipend as a SURF Fellow.

The programs focus on learning about the history, policies, and economics of the social safety net through lectures, readings, group discussions, and presentations. Guest speakers working in policy-related careers share cutting-edge research and career advice. Participating scholars develop career skills and receive mentored training on coding, data visualization, career development.

Following the fellowship, SURF fellows have opportunties to intern with researchers and often continue to be engaged with faculty leading the SURF programs.

Stay tuned for FY25 SURF Program application annoucements coming later in the fall from Howard University and San Diego State University .