Payment Process for Projects

Award Offers

UROP makes award offers by email. Students should be attentive to their awarded grant term, because the timelines differ by term.

Award Acceptance

Students must accept or decline award offers using an online form linked in their decision notice by the deadline posted online.

Acceptance Form Details

Personal Information

Students without a CU employee identification number (EID) must submit the Personal Information (PI) form by the deadline posted.

PI Form Details

Payroll Entry

Payment partners in the Human Resources Service Center enter awards into the payroll system and enroll students without an EID (with info. from the PI form).

Payroll Enrollment

Direct Deposit

Students without an EID need to set up direct deposit during the "direct deposit window," and students with an EID should double-check their information.

Direct Deposit Details

Payment

Student payments are issued in one lump sum based on the award timeline posted online. Students should check their accounts to ensure payment was received.

Engaging FAQ

Acceptance Form

Timelines

Summer 2026

April 24, 2026
Grant Acceptance Due
May 1, 2026
Personal Information (PI) Due
May 9-17, 2026
Direct Deposit Setup Window
May 29, 2026
Stipend Pay Date
June 26, 2026
Optional: Midterm Meetup
August 7, 2026
Final Survey Due
August 14, 2026
Mentor's Final Survey Due

Academic Year 2026-27

April 24, 2026
Grant Acceptance Due
May 1, 2026
Personal Information (PI) Due
September 7-17, 2026
Direct Deposit Setup Window
September 30, 2026
Stipend Pay Date

For Fall Graduates

November 13, 2026
Final Survey Due
November 20, 2026
Mentor's Survey Due

All Other Recipients

April 2, 2027
Final Survey Due
April 9, 2027
Mentor's Survey Due

Summer 2027 & Academic Year 2027-28

The next deadline is February 12, 2027, and will award proposals in Summer 2027 and Academic Year 2027-28. Join the Application Alert List to be notified when applications open.