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YPSILANTI – Eastern Michigan University continues to champion research by honoring 18 students and 18 faculty members with the Undergraduate Symposium Research Fellow (SURF) awards. These grants foster research beyond the classroom and empower recipients to participate in Eastern’s Undergraduate Symposium.

The SURF awards demonstrate EMU's commitment to promoting collaborative partnerships between undergraduate students and faculty mentors. The $1,000 awards provide a platform for students and faculty to engage in hands-on research and creative scholarly projects of mutual interest.

Since the program’s inception, donors have supported 253 distinctive projects. Visit the SURF awardee page to learn more about this year’s student and faculty honorees.

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