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Proposals for UROP projects for Summer or Fall 2013 will be due February 25, 2013. Only one application may be submitted in each funding round. Notification for projects occurs 6-8 weeks after the deadline. Links for submitting your application, proposal and for faculty mentors to submit their recommendation forms are on the Everything UROP page.
A number of agencies and groups sponsor summer research experience programs for undergraduate students. Google searches will find websites for many of these programs. Some specific links include:
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
U of MN NSF-REU Summer Program in Interdisciplinary Mathematics (deadline Feb. 22, 2013)
Department of Energy Office of Science
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Computational Physics Student Summer Workshop at Los Alamos National Laboratory
2013 Nebraska Summer Research Program
University of Tokyo Summer Research Internship Program (natural sciences)
Summer Symposium: to be announced for Summer 2013
NCUR : Undergraduates who have completed or are in the process of completing a research project may apply for funding: you do not have to be a UROP awardee. The student and faculty travel assistance applications are in the Forms Library.
Winchell Undergraduate Research Symposium : undergraduates in the sciences (including the social sciences and engineering) can do a poster or oral presentation on Saturday, April 13. Abstracts are due March 22, 2013.
UMD Showcase: an opportunity to do a poster or oral presentation on the Duluth campus on April 18. Deadline for registration is March 22, 2013.
The International UROP Scholarship is now available for fall 2013 international research projects. The deadline is May 1, 2013. The spring 2014 deadline will be November 1, 2013. This program is for students participating in select credit-bearing study abroad semester programs through the Learning Abroad Center. There will be a workshop for those interested in this scholarship on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 2:00 in 110 Heller Hall.
Faculty members who are looking for UROP student help can now post potential projects on our new blog.
Students: check out the new postings!
There are a number of projects available.