Individual Grants

These grants allow students to take ownership of part or all of a project with an original proposal.

 

Award Amounts

 

Project Proposal

  

Grants Guide

Student grant funding is paid as a stipend using the university's payroll system (job code 3205). Although students need an employee identification number (EID) and payments are made through the payroll system, UROP funding is not considered payroll wages or employee compensation. UROP funding is considered "Other Financial Aid" (OFA) according to the university's policy on paying students and all award information will be reported to the Office of Financial Aid.

Payments to recipients who are U.S. citizens are not typically subject to federal and state income tax withholding and payroll taxes (i.e., FICA and Medicare taxes). The university has no tax reporting requirement for these payments (no W-2), but is required to report payments on the federal form 1042-S. Grants, scholarships and awards received as OFA may need to be reported on tax returns if the amount exceeds qualified educational expenses as defined by IRS Publication 970. Grants and scholarships are listed on a 1098-T. Students are responsible for accurately reporting their income.

Student Grants

UROP Timeline

All Student and Faculty Grant decision notices have been sent and the acceptance deadline has passed. Recipients should be attentive to the steps for payment, and let us know as you have questions.

State your “thesis” first.

Start with the purpose of your work to get reviewers’ attention.

Frame the “bigger picture.”

Place your project in the context of the field of study.

Highlight broader impacts.

Be clear about the benefits of your project beyond impact in the field of study.

Answer “So what?”

Be sure reviewers understand why the project is needed.

Communicate urgency.

Explain why the project is not only needed—but needed now.

Avoid jargon.

Use language accessible to reviewers who might not be familiar with the topic.

Leave out citations.

UROP accepts the mentor endorsement as verification of sources without citation.

Visit the Writing Center.

Consider consulting with the CU Boulder Writing Center as you draft your proposal.

 

 

Summer 2025

Open Opportunities

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Academic Year 2025-26

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) represents an opportunity to enable student-centered education that makes the most of CU Boulder’s global leadership in research and creative production. With well-documented benefits from persistence to postgraduate success, engagement in the research and creative life of the university can clarify career paths and prepare students for the future of work. Donations support empowering opportunities in all fields of study. Give Now.