Students may search the UROP Web site for opportunities submitted by faculty, then contact the professor directly. Not all faculty submit specific opportunities, but students are encouraged to search the descriptions of faculty research interests on UROP's Web site. UROP offers undergraduates advice about how to contact a prospective faculty member about designing a project. Students should prepare the application form, which includes a project proposal, in consultation with the faculty supervisor. The UROP director is available for consultation with students during the project proposal design process.
Projects are generally for an academic year or ten-week summer term.
Once a student has consulted with a faculty sponsor and submitted an application form, registration with UROP is complete. UROP registrants become members of the Undergraduate Research Society. In addition to receiving invitations to special UROP events and announcements of research opportunities, summer internships, and conferences, members are eligible to participate in the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Students are encouraged to communicate their research results to the greater academic community through publications, paper presentations, or poster sessions. Upon completion of their projects, students must submit a final abstract form to the UROP Office.