All continuing undergraduate students (i.e. who will be students next year) may apply. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Different projects require different skills and background, and we typically have some projects that are suitable for students who have just completed the freshman year.
Selected applicants will be matched with potential mentors and projects in mid- to late- February. You will have an opportunity to discuss the project with the mentor(s), and you will then be asked to prepare a project proposal or respond to challenge questions. Final selection of summer research fellows will take place in late February or early March.
To be eligible for SURF, you must:
To be eligible for SURF, you must:
Review the information
for opportunities for GW research in India.
Apply for summer internships
with LIGO Laboratory.
Students from India typically must arrive and leave 2-3 weeks earlier than our normal program dates, and we try to accommodate that.
The 2024 Caltech LIGO Summer Program will run from June 18 through August 23, 2024. It is also possible to work longer than the standard 10 weeks of the program (for more pay), if this is arranged in advance.