Deadline: November 8, 2022 11:59 pm HST

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides merit-based Entering Research and Creative Work (ERC) funding opportunity to motivated UHM undergraduate students who successfully submit an ERC Funding Application. It provides a stipend of $1,500 per semester, up to a maximum of $3,000 for two semesters and is intended for students early in their academic careers who have more than 60 credits remaining in their bachelor’s degree program. For other UROP funding opportunities and an at-a glance comparison, see Programs & Resources.

Students participating in ERC must be guided by a faculty mentor who will guide students through a new or existing research or creative work project with specific activities and learning objectives. This could include:

• Initiating or helping with a project in a preliminary stage
• Assisting with ongoing research or creative work in a variety of capacities
• Becoming more familiar with pertinent literature
• Learning specific tools or techniques in the discipline

In addition to learning research skills and techniques, students will engage in critical readings and discussions of related conceptual material. Ideally, student participation in ERC will spark deeper engagement in research or creative work scholarship and inform long-term academic and professional interests.

UROP welcomes and encourages undergraduate students in all disciplines of study on campus to submit an ERC Funding Application. Components of a competitive application include:

• Applicant interest in exposure to research or creative work, and potential learning outcomes associated with participating in this opportunity
• Evidence of faculty mentor commitment

For more information: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/undergrad/urop/student-funding/erc/about/