Human Subjects

Projects involving human subjects may require approval by the IRB and involve additional steps in the application and award process. Students should talk to their mentors as soon as possible and review the resources and guidelines on the IRB website.

Assistantships

  Student's Prompt

Have you completed training in human subject research (IRB)?

  • Yes: Attach your IRB training completion certificate.
  • No: (100 words maximum} Explain your plan to complete the IRB training requirements for human subject testing.

  Mentor's Prompt

100 words maximum: Explain how you will support your mentee's plans to work with human subjects.

Individual Grants

  Student's Prompts

Have you completed training in human subject research (IRB)?

  • Yes: Attach your IRB training completion certificate.
  • No: (100 words maximum) Explain your plan to complete the IRB training requirements for human subject testing.

Has your project been approved by the IRB?

  • Yes: Attach your IRB approval.
  • No: (100 words maximum) Explain your plan to receive IRB approval for your project, noting how you will identify and protect subjects during and after the project.

  Mentor's Prompt

100 words maximum: Explain how you will support your mentee's plans to work with human subjects.

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Student Grants Guide

Call for Participants

Developed and hosted in Boulder since 2018, UROP's Sidewalk Symposium invites undergraduates to share their research and creative presentations with chalk on campus walkways. UROP welcomes undergraduates at any stage of their project to participate.

Register for UROP's Sidewalk Symposium by Oct.5, 2026

Celebrating 40 Years

CU Boulder has an expansive history engaging undergraduates in the research and creative life of the campus dating to the creation of UROP in 1986.