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What is UROP?

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program promotes participation by BU undergrads in faculty-mentored research university-wide. Students are actively encouraged to discover the excitement of doing research and to explore new ways of learning about the world. Hands-on training brings added depth to topics covered in the classroom and often proves the formative experience for undergraduates who are making decisions about their futures.

The hallmark of the UROP experience is one-on-one mentoring by a faculty member working in his or her own area of expertise. Students learn invaluable investigatory and analytical skills while working for approximately 10-20 hours per week on their individual projects or as a member of a larger research team. During the summer UROP session, students benefit from concentrated, full-time work for a ten week session as well as a series of enrichment activities designed to further their skills as investigators. Because the student receives training directly from the faculty mentor, the results of student research are often of the highest quality.

UROP helps students to connect with faculty members who want to involve undergraduates in their research and provides financial support for summer research fellowships, academic year stipends, research supplies and travel for research or to professional meetings. UROP funds are awarded competitively to students who write the best grant proposals for the fall, spring and summer funding rounds. Since the program’s inception in the 1997-1998 school year, we have funded over 500 salary, supplies, and travel awards to Boston University students.

The UROP Office at 143 Bay State Road publicizes and promotes faculty projects, and helps students to apply for funding, prepare research proposals, and disseminate their research findings. Our definition of research is broad. Students may participate in any scientific or scholarly activity that leads to:

Click here to learn more about participating in undergraduate research.

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