Overview
The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) is a free 9-week program that provides supplementary infrastructure to undergraduate students already conducting research and creative work at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) during the summer. SURE provides the following:

Above: 2019 SURE participants remove invasive plants in the native Hawaiian plant section at Lyon Arboretum.
Cohort of undergraduate peers
Weekly professional development modules
Note that the Faculty Mentoring Grant has specific eligibility requirements* independent of SURE eligibility requirements. Learn more on the Faculty Mentoring Grant page.
Student Eligibility
Students eligible to participate in the SURE program include:- All UHM undergraduate students doing faculty-mentored research or creative work with a UHM faculty mentor° or non-UHM mentor
- Any non-UHM undergraduate student doing research or creative work with a UHM faculty mentor°
Mentor Eligibility
- Any UHM faculty member° who is mentoring a UHM or non-UHM undergraduate student is encouraged to have the student join the SURE program
- Any non-UHM professionals (e.g. postdoctoral researcher at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]) mentoring a UHM undergraduate student is also encouraged to have the student join the SURE program.
Participation is not mandatory. Students may choose which modules to attend. Students are encouraged to attend the end-of-summer symposium, at a minimum.
- Week 1: Best Practices to Jump-Start Your Summer of Research or Creative Work
- Week 2: Responsible Conduct of Research – Importance and Case Studies
- Week 3: Panel on Identifying and Exploring Graduate Schools
- Week 4: Zotero for Research
- Week 5: Resume and Cover Letter Writing
- Week 7: How to Prepare for Oral and Poster Presentations
- Week 9: SURE Symposium
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Notes
* See the “Eligibility” tab on the Faculty Mentoring Grant page for more information on specific requirements to apply for the Faculty Mentoring Grant.
° UHM faculty mentors do not need to meet any eligibility requirements to have students participate in SURE.
Contact Information
Email any questions or comments to urop@hawaii.edu