Which UROP funding opportunity is right for you?
The following table shows a broad overview of UROP’s different funding opportunities to help students and faculty find which opportunity is the right fit for them. For full details and how to apply, please visit each opportunity’s webpage by clicking on the link at the top of the table or by using the navigation menu on the right.
Brief Description | Funding for early career undergraduate students to be introduced to faculty-mentored research or creative work | Funding for undergraduate students to conduct a faculty-mentored research or creative work project | Funding for undergraduate students to present their completed research or creative project at a local, national, or international conference, exhibition, or an equivalent presentation venue | Funding for faculty to support undergraduate students to conduct research and creative work in the summer |
Intended for | Undergraduate students with little or no faculty-mentored research or creative work experience, but who are motivated to explore it | Undergraduate students with sufficient academic training and motivation to write a compelling proposal and to conduct research or creative work with a faculty mentor | Undergraduate students who have already completed a faculty-mentored research or creative work and are ready to present that work off campus | Faculty interested in mentoring undergraduate research or creative work in the summer with financial support from UROP (note that all support must go to the students) |
Application Process | ||||
Application Cycle | Spring (3/20-4/20) Fall (9/9-10/10) | Spring (2/2-3/3) Fall (9/9-10/10) | Rolling Deadline (must submit application before the event date) | Spring (2/1-3/1) |
Maximum Funding Request | $1,500 per semester or $3,000 for two semesters (for individual) | $5,000 max for individual $10,000 max for 2-10 member group | $2,000 max for individual $4,000 max for 2 member group $5,000 max for 3-10 member group | $5,000 max per student up to 3 students OR $15,000 max for 3 or more students |
Applicant | Student | Student | Student | Faculty |
Funding Disbursed To | Student | Student | Student | Faculty |
Funding Type | Merit-based Scholarship (financial aid) | Merit-based Scholarship (financial aid) | Merit-based Scholarship (financial aid) | RTRF |
Funding Disbursement Timing | Semester after application semester | Semester after application semester | 2-3 months after application submission | May |
Student Eligibility | Enrolled as a classified undergraduate student at UHM in the semester following the application semester | Enrolled as a classified undergraduate student at UHM in the semester following the application semester | Enrolled as a classified undergraduate student at UHM in the semester of presentation | Classified undergraduate student at UHM who will not have graduated before the end of Summer |
Have more than 60 credits remaining in their bachelor’s degree program at the time of application | Be the presenting author(s) of the work | |||
| Mentored by a UHM faculty member who meets the eligibility criteria | Mentored by a UHM faculty member who meets the eligibility criteria | Mentored by a UHM faculty member who meets the eligibility criteria | |
| Plan to graduate from UHM | Plan to graduate from UHM | Plan to graduate from UHM | Plan to graduate from UHM |
| Submit no more than one application per ERC funding cycle, and no more than a total of $3,000 over two semesters for any given student | Submit no more than one application per Project funding cycle | Not have already presented the proposed presentation off campus with UROP funding | Cannot be concurrently funded with UROP Project Funding |
| Have no more than one active ERC funding at a time (if you previously received ERC funding, you must satisfy all ERC completion requirements in the completion semester prior to the new ERC’s semester of funding disbursement) | Have no more than one active UROP project at a time (if you previously received UROP Project funding, you must satisfy all UROP project completion requirements in the completion semester prior to the new project’s semester of funding disbursement) | Presenting at an off-campus venue or an on-campus event run by a non-UH entity (i.e. no funding for presenting at the Undergraduate Showcase, SURE Symposium, department or college events, etc.) | |
Faculty Mentor Eligibility | Meet at least one of the following criteria: | Meet at least one of the following criteria: | Meet at least one of the following criteria: | Meet at least one of the following criteria: |
| Tenured/tenure-track faculty at UHM (including the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center) | Tenured/tenure-track faculty at UHM (including the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center) | Tenured/tenure-track faculty at UHM (including the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center) | Tenured/tenure-track faculty at UHM (including the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center) |
| Regular or Cooperating Graduate Faculty (at any level) at UHM classified by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Graduate Division | Regular or Cooperating Graduate Faculty (at any level) at UHM classified by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Graduate Division | Regular or Cooperating Graduate Faculty (at any level) at UHM classified by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Graduate Division | Regular or Cooperating Graduate Faculty (at any level) at UHM classified by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Graduate Division |
| Have submitted and been granted a Faculty Mentor Eligibility Petition | Have submitted and been granted a Faculty Mentor Eligibility Petition | Have submitted and been granted a Faculty Mentor Eligibility Petition | Have submitted and been granted a Faculty Mentor Eligibility Petition |
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Student and Mentor Expectations | ||||
Proposal and Application Submission | Students are expected to complete the application with minimal guidance from a faculty mentor | Students are expected to write the proposal and submit the application with input and guidance from their mentor | Students are expected to write the proposal and submit the application with input and guidance from their mentor | Faculty writes the proposal and submits the application. Faculty members do not need to have the student mentee recruited at the time of application |
Timeline | Students pick 1 or 2 semesters | Students propose a project timeline (e.g. some student projects last one semester whereas some projects may take multiple semesters) | N/A | The project timeline must be for the summer; although the project does not need to be 100% complete by the end of summer, the funds must be spent by the end of summer |
Project Idea | Students participate in activities initiated/facilitated by the faculty mentor | Project can be student-initiated (i.e., student comes up with a completely original project idea) or faculty-initiated (i.e., faculty mentor oversees a large project and a student carves out a part of that project that they are primarily responsible for) | N/A | Students participate in projects initiated by the faculty mentor |
Completion Requirements | Students are required to submit all ERC completion requirements | Students are required to submit all project completion requirements | Students are required to submit all presentation completion requirements | The faculty member must complete a survey at the end of summer |