{"id":5963,"date":"2024-09-13T08:58:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T13:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/?page_id=5963"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:08:38","slug":"application-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/programs\/support-for-undergraduate-research-fellows\/application-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"h-\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please review <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergraduate-research\/programs\/support-for-undergraduate-research-fellows\/application-instructions\/\"><u>step-by step instructions<\/u><\/a>, with screen-shots, on how to navigate our SM-Apply SURF application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications <strong>must<\/strong> be <em>initiated&nbsp;<\/em>by the <strong>R<\/strong><strong>esearch Mentor.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People using the Focused\/Other or Clutter boxes in their Outlook <em>may<\/em> find some of our confirmation emails going to their Clutter\/Other boxes. You can make adjustments to those boxes. Outlook Help page for <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-gb\/article\/focused-inbox-for-outlook-f445ad7f-02f4-4294-a82e-71d8964e3978\">Focused Inbox<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentors wishing to <strong>work with multiple students must complete a separate application with each student<\/strong>. They should return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/submit.uwm.edu\/prog\/SURF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply page<\/a> and start a new application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Mentors and Student Collaborators should login to the application with their 51ÁÔÆæ authentication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Student Collaborator can begin work on their SURF- Student Information Form as soon as they have received their invitation email and once the research mentor has marked complete the SURF Eligibility section of the application. <strong>Note: Students should look for an email from SM-Apply, not their faculty mentor. 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