Surfing Thesis Statement

The purpose of the Science Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Program is to encourage Honors College students to work with a mentor from the science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields on a joint project in the mentor's discipline area.The student should have active and substantial intellectual input to the direction and focus of the project.Please note, all students are required to attend a workshop each time they plan to submit a grant application (even if the application is for a renewal of an existing grant).

The purpose of the Science Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Program is to encourage Honors College students to work with a mentor from the science, technology, engineering, or mathematics fields on a joint project in the mentor's discipline area.The student should have active and substantial intellectual input to the direction and focus of the project.Please note, all students are required to attend a workshop each time they plan to submit a grant application (even if the application is for a renewal of an existing grant).

Alternatively, some students search for keywords on the Office of Undergraduate Research and USCera databases of faculty research interests.

We also encourage students to explore departmental websites and read research papers written by a prospective mentor in their search—not only will this provide a better insight into their research, it will also lend credibility to an email inquiry a student may send to a potential mentor.

Over the course of their college careers, students are allowed to apply for a maximum of $4,500 in Honors College Undergraduate Research Grant funds.

In any given year, the maximum amount for which a student may apply is $3,000.

The boats are freighted with extra weight to increase the amount of wake and make the sport more challenging.

At times, a wakesurfing boat may have so much extra ballast, it looks as if it may tip over, but these are actually ideal conditions for producing good wake.And is it really possible to pull off spins and aerial tricks on a relatively calm lake?Keep reading to learn all about this growing sport, beginning with the physics of wakesurfing.Honors College Research Grants are for undergraduate research, not work-study or student employment.It is very important to find a mentor who will provide guidance and support for the duration of the grant.A surfer may be able to ride the wave for as long as five minutes, and more advanced surfers can perform tricks, spins and other stunts [source: Regenold].But how can a motorboat create waves that mimic that of the ocean?The SURF and Exploration Scholars Programs were designed to allow Honors College students to work with a mentor on a project in the mentor’s discipline.Ideally, projects will be initiated by the student or conceived jointly by the student and mentor.Through many years of experience, we have found that full-time faculty at the USC-Columbia campus and the Medical School are the most reliable and qualified mentors.As a result, we expect all mentors to be full-time faculty members at either of those institutions. Oftentimes, students simply have an interest in the work being done by a professor teaching one of their classes.