Simons Foundation Announces 2024 Class of Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellows

The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the newest recipients of its Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN). The 75 talented undergraduates will gain hands-on research experience and contribute to neuroscience research.

The SURFiN program, named in memory of neuroscientist Krishna Shenoy, aims to spark and sustain interest in neuroscience among undergraduate students whose backgrounds and experiences are underrepresented in science.

This year’s class comprises 56 new fellows and 19 returning fellows continuing their fellowships for a second year. The fellows will work in neuroscience laboratories supported by the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) and the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB), typically under the mentorship of early career scientists including graduate students and postdoctoral researchers during the 2024–2025 academic year.

Through the SURFiN program, the Simons Foundation and its scientific community work together to support excellence in science, expand access to research experience, support early-career scientists and create a more inclusive research training environment.

In addition to financial support, the SURFiN program engages fellows and mentors through virtual and in-person professional development and community-building activities, including a coding boot camp, mentor training sessions, community meetings and an end-of-year undergraduate research symposium in New York City.

For more information on this year’s class, including full lists of new, returning and past mentors, please visit the program pages on the SFARI (fellows; mentors), SCGB and SCPAB websites.