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SURF Application: Spring Only Project Period

Don’t forget that UCA’s internal deadline for submitting SURF applications is October 14!

Use the Spring Only Application Packet if you are a senior graduating in May. Travel must be completed by May 1 unless you have extenuating circumstances. Please see guidelines for requesting a no-cost time extension. 

  • !SURF Checklist and Instructions
  • ADHE Budget and Justification: Spring Only (Download to Fill Out)
  • Copy of Resident Alien Card (“green card”) if student is a permanent resident alien (please bring in person to Torreyson West, Ste. 328)
  • Cover Page: Spring Only (Download to Fill Out)
  • Letters of Recommendation (Tips)
  • Mentor Form (Download to Fill Out) (Two-page limit)
  • Mentor CV (Tips) (Two-page limit)
  • Mentor Letter of Support
  • Project Description (Tips and Template) (Five-page limit)
  • Project Summary (Form and Template) (One-page limit)
  • Reference List (Tips)
  • Student Form (Download to fill out) (Two-page limit)
  • Student Résumé (Tips and Template) (Two-page limit)
  • Student Schedule of Classes
  • Student Transcript
  • UCA Proposal Budget Spreadsheet (This form will be sent to your mentor when they register.)
  • UCA Request-for-Cost-Sharing (This form will be sent to your mentor when they register.)
  • Check with the UCA Research Compliance if you are doing any kind of human or animal research to see if you need IRB or IACUC approval by October 1: uca.edu/researchcompliance.
  • If you receive state-funded scholarships, you should speak with Financial Aid about how Arkansas’s stacking limits legislation may affect your aid package and steps you can take to ensure you are able to keep your scholarships. 

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