Review
Applying
Faculty Grants
Proposals are evaluated in a double-blind review process to ensure applicants receive fair and informed evaluations of their proposed projects and comply with university policy.
Project Categories
Proposals are evaluated by one of six sub-committees based on the following project categories (selected at the time of application).
- Arts and Humanities
- Business
- Education
- Life/Biosciences
- Math, Physical Sciences and Engineering
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
Ensuring Blind Review
Proposals must not contain the student's or mentor's personal information (name and gender) to ensure the integrity of blind review. Make these substitutions in your proposal:
- "student" for the student's name
- "mentor" for the mentor's name
- "additional supervisor" for the supervisor's name
- "lab/research team" for the team's name
- "they" for gendered pronouns (s/he)
Review Criteria
UROP faculty grants are scored based on the value of the proposed student learning experiences and the potential to advance inclusive excellence.
- Learning Experiences: Rate the overall quality of the proposal based on the value of the learning experiences provided.
- Inclusive Excellence: Rate the overall quality of the proposal based on the potential to advance diversity, equity and inclusion.
Defining Undergraduate Research and Creative Work
"Undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry," according to the Council on Undergraduate Research, "is fundamentally a pedagogical approach to teaching and learning. With an emphasis on process, CUR defines undergraduate research as: A mentored investigation or creative inquiry conducted by undergraduates that seeks to make a scholarly or artistic contribution to knowledge."
Resources
Enable Transformative Learning
UROP represents an opportunity to support student-centered education that makes the most of CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s global leadership in research and creative production. We invite you to explore, consider giving and contact us as you have questions.
Our campus has an expansive history of undergraduate engagement dating to the creation of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) in 1986. A significant body of scholarship has emerged and continues to demonstrate the value of connecting students to the academic and creative life of the campus. With well-documented benefits from persistence and resilience to belonging and graduation, engagement can be transformative—and empowering for marginalized students. UROP is critical to ensuring equitable access for marginalized students by eliminating one of the most significant barriers to participation: funding.