Information for Students | Program Description and
Requirements | Reporting Requirements | Progress
Reports | Abstract | Final
Report
Requirements
Students in SFP programs agree to the following requirements:
- To write a project plan after collaboration with the mentor
(see guidelines and instructions Project Plans). Project plans are
due May 15.
- To devote full effort to conducting the research project
(Fellows are strongly discouraged from taking courses or holding a job).
- To submit progress reports signed by their mentors
- To submit an abstract of their project
- To submit a written technical report approved by the mentor
- To give an oral presentation on one of the scheduled seminar
day symposia
Compensation
All students receive $500/week. Students paid through the Caltech payroll
system (SURF, MURF, LIGO, and some Space Grant students) will receive their
checks in equal installments on the first business day of July and August.
Summer Activities
To enrich the research experience, SFP offers:
- Weekly seminars by Caltech faculty and JPL technical staff.
Lunch is provided.
- A participatory discussion series on developing a research
career, graduate school admissions, and other topics of interest to future
researchers.
- Social and cultural activities coordinated by the SURF Student
Advisory Council (SURFSAC).
- Weekly SURFSAC Suppers give small groups of students the
chance to get together with two to four faculty members for informal conversation
at local restaurants.
- Special field trips.
Housing
Students may live in Caltech housing during the ten weeks
of the program. Non-Caltech students cannot move into Caltech housing before
the first day of the program. Rates will not be finalized until late spring,
and there is no board contract. For more information on Caltech housing, click
here.
