Congratulations on your ERC funding! Before UROP can transfer funds to you, you must satisfy all pre-funding requirements as listed below:
- Fall: January 4th at 12pm
- Spring: May 17th at 12pm
If you have any questions, contact UROP at urop@hawaii.edu.
- Submit ERC Pre-Funding Requirements Form
The form asks funding recipients to sign up for an ERC Recipient Orientation, in addition to acknowledging UROP’s professional development modules, training and research compliance, and the ERC Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
UROP offers professional development modules for ERC recipients to build additional professional and academic skills outside of their research and creative work activities.
ERC students are REQUIRED to attend at least one professional development module in in the semester of their funding disbursement. UROP updates ERC students on the upcoming semester’s schedule via email, but funding recipients are also welcome to check with UROP for updates. Professional development modules may vary depending on the semester, but they may include the following:
- Best Practices to Jump-Start Your Summer of Research or Creative Work
- Responsible Conduct of Research – Importance and Case Studies
- Zotero: Collect, Organize, Annotate, Cite, and Share Research
- Panel on Identifying and Exploring Graduate Schools
- Résumé and Cover Letter Writing
- Best Practices for Oral and Poster Presentations
The ERC funding recipient and the faculty mentor must complete all training and research compliance requirements and submit the ERC Training and Research Compliance Requirements Form in their funding disbursement semester:
- Fall: October 15th at 12pm
- Spring: February 27th at 12pm
- Summer: June 25th at 12pm
For the specific type of training and research compliance required from each ERC funding recipient, refer to the ERC funding decision email from UROP. Also, see Required Training & Research Compliance for details on this requirement.
Please see the Funding Disbursement Procedure page on what to expect before UROP transfers your funds to you and how UROP transfers your funds to you.
Please see the Tax Information page for all tax-related concerns, including information specific to international students.
UROP is here to help you through your research/creative work. Please email us at urop@hawaii.edu with any questions or concerns. You may also schedule an online or in-person meeting, or drop by Moore Hall Room 107 or 108 during in-person office hours. See the Contact Us page for more details.