Once you have mutually agreed with a faculty member to serve
as your research mentor, you want to begin planning the details of your
project. Before applying for UROP funding, your mentor may ask you to read
background material relevant to the research you are planning to do or
to observe the techniques of other researchers so that when you are ready
to begin research on your won you will be more prepared.
Discuss with your mentor what type of funds you should apply
for from UROP. You will need to consider whether your project requires
salary funds for you, money for research supplies, or funds for traveling.
To learn more about UROP's funding opportunities, click on the link below
Once you have decided which type of funds you will need for
your project, you can download the appropriate application forms from the
UROP website, along with the Student Guide to Applying, which describes
in detail how to complete your application. If you plan on applying for
a salary award, be sure to discuss with your faculty mentor whether or
not he or she has matching funds available.
It is important to be thorough when complete your application.
You should fully consider all areas of the form that are relevant to your
project. At the very least, all students must including a project title
and discuss an overview of the project and its specific goals,
the significance of the proposed work, the methodologies that will be used,
background experience, and an estimated timeline. If you are requesting
funding to continue a project that you have already had funded, you must
include information on what has been accomplished to date and what goals
have not been completed. Attention should be paid to ensuring proper grammar
and spelling.
IMPORTANT TIP UROP applications are reviewed by the program
staff and by a committee of 10 faculty members from diverse disciplines
throughout BU. That means that no one reviewing your application is likely
an expert in your field. This means that you have to stay away from your
field's particular "jargon." Use language that will be easy to understand
for someone outside the field of your project. When using discipline-specific
terms, be sure to define them in context.
