As UROP Coordinator, you are asked to review all UROP proposals from your department, laboratory or center prior to submission to UROP staff for review and approval. Applications are reviewed via the online UROP system (see Online System Help for details and instructions). 

Please familiarize yourself with the proposal guidelines set forth below to help with your review of submitted applications. Proposals that are not appropriate for UROP consideration (i.e. proposed work is not worthy of academic credit in your department), should not be forwarded to UROP staff. 

Students are required to submit updated research proposals every semester/summer in which they wish to pursue UROP research. Each proposal should demonstrate that the student has a clear understanding of their faculty supervisor’s expectations and their specific duties. 

Your online approval indicate that you approve of the student’s proposed research plan and believe it to be academically sound.

UROP proposals must include:

• Term and names of faculty and direct supervisor(s)

• Location(s) of research (on-campus or off-campus, room #, etc.)

• Descriptive project overview–provide background on the UROP project including overall project aim, context & scope
• Communication with Mentor(s): State how often (e.g., weekly, bi-weekly) and through which mode of communication (e.g., email, Slack, Zoom) the student will meet with their faculty supervisor and/or direct supervisor. For instance, the student might say, “I will meet with my direct supervisor every Monday via Zoom to discuss UROP progress.”
• Specific research role & tentative work plan–describe what you are contributing to the project. Needs to be specific about personal duties & what they will be responsible for accomplishing throughout the term
• Goals–explain their personal goals for the UROP, including any anticipated deliverables
• Personal statement–briefly describes why they are interested in the UROP and what they hope to learn from it

​Note: Poorly written, incomplete, or duplicated proposals will not be reviewed by UROP staff. In such cases, we will notify the student and indicate the need for clarification and/or editing.