In all cases, students are encouraged to register their projects with UROP by completing the application form. FROGs are small grants for materials and supplies and must be justified by a proposed budget in the application process. For stipend Funds are available from UROP for direct student support to conduct research during the academic year and in the summer if the project is not for credit. Faculty who have NSF grants are eligible to apply for REU supplements to support undergraduates in this way. The faculty member is responsible for arranging payment and reporting grant expenditures to the granting agency.
Payment is coordinated at the department level and is taxable income for the student.
A student, in consultation with a faculty sponsor, may apply for a UROP Faculty Matching Grant. As a volunteer Students interested in scientific research in a laboratory setting are encouraged to contact a professor and obtain permission to observe or participate minimally in order to learn requisite laboratory skills, protocols, and procedures. Faculty members may post such volunteer opportunities in the UROP opportunities listings. Please consult the UROP Web site for application deadlines for UROP Funds. All applications for UROP Funds are reviewed by the UROP Director and Faculty Advisory Committee.