2018-19 UROP Research Mentor Proposals Due 8/10
This message has been approved by Dr. Sally McRorie, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, for distribution to graduate and post-doctoral students, faculty and staff.
Faculty, Graduate and Post-Doctoral students, and campus partners can submit a project proposal for FSU's 2018-2019 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) by August 10th!
We encourage you to learn more about UROP and to view the UROP Research Mentors Handbook here: http://fla.st/2rwKjGh
When you are ready to upload a research or creative project to request research assistants, make sure to submit your project by August 10th to the database using FluidReview: https://cre2-fsu.us.fluidreview.com/
Facilitated by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE), UROP is a nationally recognized, yearlong program in which 375 high-achieving underclassmen, transfer, and veteran students serve as research assistants to faculty, post-docs, and graduate students.
Students admitted into UROP interview with Research Mentors who have submitted research projects to the portal. All UROP students enroll in a yearlong research colloquium and present a poster at the annual FSU Undergraduate Research Symposium in the spring semester.
We are excited to have received nearly 1,000 student applications for UROP for 2018-2019, and a diverse group of 375 high-achieving students have been selected to join the program this year. These eager and talented students are excited to start working as research assistants—but we still need more research proposals from all of you! Your participation will enable more students to participate in undergraduate research, while continuing to build our nationally recognized undergraduate research portfolio at FSU.
Benefits for research mentors submitting a UROP project include:
- Free/unpaid undergraduate research assistance
- Materials grants and recognition: faculty can receive a materials grant of up to $1,000 ($500/student, up to two students) and be eligible for a $2,000 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
- Graduate students/Post-docs can receive materials grants of up to $250 and be eligible for a $500 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, while acquiring mentoring experience through a structured program
Please remember, by posting a project to the portal, there is no obligation to accept a UROP student if you do not find a good match. Feel free to contact CRE Director, Latika L. Young, with any questions you might have at llyoung@fsu.edu or 850-645-9630.
Thank you for supporting undergraduate research at FSU!