SURF Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
- Please review step-by step instructions, with screen-shots, on how to navigate our SM-Apply SURF application.
- Applications must be initiated by the Research Mentor.
- People using the Focused/Other or Clutter boxes in their Outlook may find some of our confirmation emails going to their Clutter/Other boxes. You can make adjustments to those boxes. Outlook Help page for Focused Inbox
- Mentors wishing to work with multiple students must complete a separate application with each student. They should return to the Apply page and start a new application.
- Research Mentors and Student Collaborators should login to the application with their UWM authentication.
- 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 . Note: Students should look for an email from SM-Apply, not their faculty mentor. They should also check their Clutter box for the email.
- The system will save applications when you click on the save button at the bottom of each page, allowing you to return to your application in multiple sessions.
- Once the Mentor and Collaborator applications are complete, the Mentor will receive an email requesting that the Mentor login again and finalize the submission.
- If you have questions about creating a SM Apply account, please review the SM Apply FAQ
If you experience any issues with your SM-Apply application that are not addressed in the instructions above or on the FAQ page, please contact Jessica Schuld (jlschuld@uwm.edu or 414-251-5515).