The Summer Undergraduate Research Education Program (SUREP) is a free virtual summer education and mentorship program designed to provide undergraduate students (and recent graduates) with information about what graduate study in psychology involves, what it takes to get there, and what career options are open with a Ph.D. in psychology. One of the primary goals of this program is to broaden participation in psychology, making graduate study in psychology more accessible to groups that are traditionally underrepresented in psychology (and academia more broadly). Participating students will have the opportunity to: · Learn from experts in the field about their current research and how they got there · Work with current UGA graduate students and faculty to compose graduate application materials · Learn about how to create research questions and design a research project to test those questions The SUREP 2025 program will be held between May 27, 2025 and June 13, 2025 (combination of synchronous and asynchronous meetings on weekdays from 5-7 pm Eastern US time). All workshops and seminars will be held in the evenings to accommodate students that have jobs and other obligations during the day. If you would like to be considered for participation in the program APPLY HERE. The deadline for applications is April 15th. Since its launch in 2021, SUREP has served over 400 students from more than 50 different universities. Although the majority of participants attend US universities, each year we have a number of students joining us from universities abroad. In the past, we have been able to offer a select group of students with remote internships in a psychology research lab at the University of Georgia each year. Labs that have previously offered SUREP research internships include: Close Relationships Laboratory, Georgia Attitude, Bias, and Behavior Acquisition Lab, Georgia Emotion NeuroImaging Lab, and Motivation and Behavior Lab. SUREP is led by Dr. Allison Skinner and a team of dedicated University of Georgia graduate students. Previous SUREP graduate student instructors include: Chloe André Christopher Bell Daisi Brand Kayla Brown Taylor Brumbaugh Andrew Farkas Becky Harmata Dominique La Barrie Christina Leckfor Kayley Morrow Skylar Oney Bhumi Patel Violeta Rodriguez Apoorva Sarmal The 30-hour program includes a variety of presentations and practical skill development sessions. A general outline of the events tentatively scheduled for the 2025 SUREP program is provided below. Days/Times 5:00pm 6:00pm Tues, 5/27 Welcome session Flash talks from UGA grad students Wed, 5/28 What graduate programs do I apply to? Applying to Grad School Thurs 5/29 Research Career Session (Faculty Speaker) Presentation/Panel: Life of a Grad Student Fri, 5/30 Conducting literature reviews & developing research questions Literature review/research question development co-work session Mon, 6/2 Look behind the curtain Faculty Panel Breakout Rooms w/ Graduate Students Tues, 6/3 What is Open Science? Faculty in different areas visit with students in breakout rooms Wed, 6/4 The CV, is it just a resume? CV Co-Work Session Thurs, 6/5 What are Personal Statements? Personal Statement Co-Work Session Fri, 6/6 Clinical Practice Career Session Letters of recommendation, research statements, diversity statements Mon, 6/9 Applied Industry Jobs Session Underrepresented in Academia Q&A Tues, 6/10 How to make a poster Poster Co-Work Session Wed, 6/11 Teaching Career Session Paths to PhD and Upping Your Experience Thurs, 6/12 How to visualize results with graphs Breakout Rooms w/ Graduate Students Fri, 6/13 Graduate Fellowships: What are they and which ones are you eligible for? Breakout Rooms w/ Graduate Students Unavailable for SUREP or interested in getting even more information about applying for graduate school in Psychology? Check out the SCOPE Program at Loyola University New Orleans.
