UROP Proposal Structure

The UROP hosts competitions twice yearly. To apply, students will develop in a 4-6 page proposal that has a structure consistent with:

1. Abstract – a concise description of the project.
2. Process/methods – overview of the methodology, and/or strategy for completion.
3. Timeline/benchmarks – weekly timeline of effort with benchmarks/milestones indicated.*
4. Budget – documentation of the project labor, materials, travel expenses.
5. Dissemination – identify potential outlets to present, e.g. conference.
6. Educational objectives – short prospectus on the project’s alignment w/ educational goals.
7. Integrative Nature of work – description of multiple disciplinary knowledge harnessed.
8. Bibliography – well formatted sources/references.
9. General Professionalism – high quality proposal documentation and presentation.

All projects will be scored using the UROP-Scoring-Rubric-2024.

Faculty mentors should work with students on the proposal development allowing students to be the principal author. Please review exemplar proposals from previous students.

Faculty members will recommend their student’s works through the submission of a Faculty Mentor Recommendation Form that includes and evaluation of the student’s work,  and capacity to complete the proposed activities. Some research may require an Institutional Review Board oversight, but after approval by us.

To submit your application information, follow UROP Proposal.