Timeline
- November 2025 – March 2026: Individual REU applications open
- November 2025 – March 2026: UF REU faculty review of applications, selection decisions, and student notification of offers
- April – May 2026: REU onboarding for Summer 2026 program
- May 23 – August 1, 2026: 10-week SURF and REU program
- Note: Some REU programs have varying dates
Eligibility Requirements
Each REU program partnering with SURF has individual eligibility requirements. Please review each program’s requirements in detail at the links below.
REU Programs Partnering with SURF in Summer 2026
Assured Autonomy & Networking REU
New Program – Information Coming Soon!
Astronomy REU
AHA CRSSTP: American Heart Association Cardiovascular Summer Scholars Training Program
https://sites.google.com/view/allenresearchgroup/aha-summer-training-program
NSF IoT4Ag ERC REU: Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture
USDA REEU: Fostering Circularity and Digitalization Skills (CD-Skills) in Future Agri-Food SystemsNSF Natural Hazards Engineering Research
REU Programs Possibly Partnering with SURF in Summer 2026
Infrastructure (NHERI) REU
https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/reu
NSF SAST REU: Secure, Accessible, & Sustainable Transportation
https://iot.institute.ufl.edu/outreach/reu-site-secure-accessible-and-sustainable-transportation
IRB Requirement (If Applicable)
If you are conducting research on humans directly or indirectly (using identifiable human data or tissue), you must either be approved by the UF IRB to be added to an existing approved study or have your faculty mentor obtain IRB approval prior to starting your research. Click here for more information.
SURF-REU participants may be able to participate in human research at the University of Florida provided the following conditions are met:
The SURF-REU Student –
- Must be under the supervision of a UF faculty member at all times, this is typically your SURF/REU faculty mentor
- Sign a confidentiality statement
- Complete required privacy training (e.g. HIPAA Training and IRB Training)
- Must not be a currently active student at their home institution (i.e. not taking any classes)
The Principal Investigator –
- Once all the above requirements have been met, please submit a revision to your protocol to add the student to your study staff, or submit a new protocol with the SURF-REU student as study staff.
- Upload as part of the revision or submission a copy of the SURF/REU student application and offer letter to prove affiliation with the program.
- Complete and submit an Unaffiliated Investigator Agreement (UIA) with the revision or submission.
- Abide by all rules and qualifications for undergraduate students per the UF Department of Sponsored Programs. The SURF/REU student may only perform research functions as indicated in the table at this link, under “Undergraduate Students” (see link below, especially table in the document).