Which UROP funding opportunity is right for you?

The following table shows a broad overview of UROP’s different funding opportunities to help students and mentors find which opportunity is the right fit for them.

For full details and how to apply, please visit each opportunity’s webpage by clicking on the link at the top of the table or by using the navigation menu on the right.

| Late Fall to early Spring | | Maximum Funding Request | $1,500<br>per semester or $3,000 for two semesters for individual | $5,000<br>max for individual<br>$10,000<br>max for 2-10 member group | $2,000<br>max for individual<br>$4,000<br>max for 2 member group<br>$5,000<br>max for 3-10 member group | $5,000<br>max per student OR $10,000 max for 2 or more students | | Applicant | Student | Mentor | | Funding Disbursed To | Student | Mentor | | Funding Type | Merit-based<br>Scholarship (financial aid) | RTRF | | Funding Disbursement Semester/Time | Semester<br>after application semester (summer option available for spring applicants) | 2-3<br>months after application submission | May | | Student Eligibility | Mentored<br>by a UHM mentor who meets the eligibility\<br>\<br>criteria | | Enrolled<br>as a classified undergraduate student at UHM in the semester following the<br>application semester (funding disbursement semester) | Enrolled<br>as a classified undergraduate student at UHM in the semester of presentation | Classified<br>undergraduate student at UHM who will not have graduated before the end of summer | | Have<br>no more than one active ERC funding at a time (if you previously received ERC<br>funding, you must satisfy all ERC completion requirements in the completion<br>semester prior to the new ERC’s semester of funding disbursement) | Have<br>no more than one active UROP project at a time (if you previously received UROP<br>Project funding, you must satisfy all UROP project completion requirements in<br>the completion semester prior to the new project’s semester of funding<br>disbursement) | Not<br>have already presented the proposed presentation off campus with UROP funding | Cannot<br>be concurrently funded with UROP Project Funding | | Submit<br>no more than one application per ERC funding cycle, and no more than a total<br>of $3,000 over two semesters for any given student | Submit<br>no more than one application per Project funding cycle | Presenting<br>at an off-campus venue or an on-campus event run by a non-UH entity | | | Have<br>more than 45 credits remaining in their bachelor’s degree program at the time<br>of application | | Be<br>the presenting author(s) of the work | | | Mentor Eligibility | UHM\<br>\<br>faculty) (I/R/S/B/A/J/M tenured, tenure track, and non-tenure<br>track faculty) OR have submitted and been granted a Mentor\<br>\<br>Eligibility Petition | | Student and Mentor<br>Expectations | | Proposal and Application Submission | Students<br>are expected to complete the application with guidance from a mentor | Students<br>are expected to write the proposal with input and guidance from their mentor | Students<br>are expected to write the proposal and with input and guidance from their<br>mentor | Mentor<br>writes the proposal and submits the application.

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