Information for Mentors

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Documents to be included in your mentee's SURF application:

 
SURF Mentor Form
  • Name:
  • Department:
  • Institution: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Brief statement of research/scholarly interests. Please list recent pertinent publications or other scholarly accomplishments. New faculty and recent faculty beginning involvement in research are urged to apply. Such faculty should describe the reasons for wanting to be involved in research.
  • List the undergraduate students with project titles you have directed in research or other scholarly activity during the last five years.
 
Mentor's Curriculum Vitæ (CV)

Your CV for SURF must be a maximum of 2 pages. If your CV is longer than 2 pages, everything past the second page will be discarded.

 
Letter of Support from Mentor

Letters of support will be submitted electronically via Infoready for the 2024-2025 competition.

The mentor letter should
  • Address student's academic (especially research) abilities and performances.
  • Indicate student's ability to complete the project.
  • Comment on student's ability to meet the schedule and to live up to commitments.
  • Outline the mentor's advisory role, explaining what the mentor has to bring to the project.
  • Outline significance of the student's project.
Important Instructions
  • Address all letters to the SURF Selection Committee.
  • Please make sure the letter is on university letterhead and signed.
 
Letter of Support from Faculty Members

Letters of support  will be submitted electronically via Infoready for the 2024-2025 competition .

Important Instructions
  • Address all letters to the SURF Selection Committee.
  • Please make sure the letter is on university letterhead and signed.
 

Allowable Mentor Costs for SURF Budget:

 

  • Educational books
  • Scientific Supplies
  • Copying
  • Survey Mailings and Postage
  • Translation Services
  • Analytical charges/services
  • Publication costs
  • Human Subjects tokens/incentives
  • Animal per diem charges
  • Summer Salary & Fringe Benefits for 9 mo. faculty only and only if the SURF project period is during the summer months
  • Project related software (not Microsoft Office)
  • Conference travel