UROP provides grants to currently enrolled U-M UROP students.
If you have any questions, please email or make an appointment with the UROP Director, Dr. Michelle Ferrez (mdferrez@umich.edu) to discuss your particular circumstances.
UROP provides grants to currently enrolled U-M UROP students who do not have work-study as part of their financial aid package but who have demonstrated financial need. Many students receive financial aid from the University, but a large portion of it is in the form of loans. Other students receive some financial aid, but the financial aid award notice indicates you still have 'unmet financial need'. In other cases, recently changed circumstances have created financial need, e.g. one of your parents lost their job.
A UROP Grant process works similarly to how we compensate work-study students. Students will be hired as a temporary student employee and receive an hourly wage. Students will not be paid for the biweekly seminars but are required to attend the seminars for credit like other UROP students. Not attending seminar and non-compliance with other UROP requirements may be factors for suspending the student's funding.
UROP Grants are based on demonstrated financial need. Given limited funding to provide grants to all students with financial need, we are not able to extend grants to students who would prefer to do UROP for compensation vs. credit.
STEPS TO APPLY FOR THE UROP STUDENT GRANT:
1. Complete the UROP Student Grant Application
2. Provide a letter explaining why you need a UROP Grant. In the letter please explain why a grant is need to participate in UROP.
3. Provide a copy of your UM financial aid award notice. If you do not receive financial aid, you need to provide another form of documentation of your financial need as described in the letter.
Both the letter and a copy of your UM financial aid award notice and/or documenation should be sent to mdferrez@umich.edu. You can also drop off all supporting documenation to the UROP Office. 1190 USB (1st floor; Plaza Level).
If you have any questions, please email or make an appointment with the UROP Director, Dr. Michelle Ferrez (mdferrez@umich.edu) to discuss your particular circumstances.
The UROP student travel grant is open to any currently enrolled UROP student who is presenting at a professional research conference and is interested in receiving funding to supplement their cost of attendance. Funding applications MUST be submitted online between 30-45 days prior to the dates of travel. As funds are limited, applying for this grant does not guarantee funding, nor do the funds cover the complete cost of the conference.
Please follow the steps to apply for a UROP Student Travel Grant:
1. Review the UROP Travel Grant Application and Budget Form in detail before submitting your application form through the online application/form via the link in the next instruction, Step 2.
2. Complete the online UROP Travel Grant Application and Budget google form.
3. Once you submit the UROP travel grant application and budget form please allow 4-5 days for the grant application to be processed. You will receive notification from UROP about uploading all required/additional documentation to your application folder.
The link to your application folder will be sent to you directly from UROP (to upload the following material). Additional Material Required for the UROP Student Travel Grant Application include:
- Letter of Recommendation from your faculty/research mentor
- Research Abstract (no more than 250 words)
- Official notification from the conference
- Your current UM financial aid award notice
- Signed copy of the Student Travel Grant Contract
4. Make sure to PRINT, READ, and SIGN the UROP Student Travel Grant Contract.
The contract MUST be uploaded to your application folder BEFORE you leave for travel.
If you have any questions, please contact the UROP Accounting Clerk, Cynthia Kayden at cykayden@umich.edu and/or the Director of UROP, Dr. Michelle Ferrez at mdferrez@umich.edu
Post-Travel Process
Congratulations you have successfully presented at a conference!
After your travel you will need to revisit the conditions and documentations listed in the UROP Student Travel Grant Contract.
5. A copy of your UROP Student Travel Grant Contract will remain in your application folder for your reference. As noted on the travel grant contract, there are additional items you will need to provide AFTER your travel(s) and must be submitted within seven (7) days of the traveler’s return.
If you have any questions, please contact the UROP Accounting Clerk, Cynthia Kayden at cykayden@umich.edu and/or the Director of UROP, Dr. Michelle Ferrez at mdferrez@umich.edu.
