Enable Transformative Learning
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. ÌýUROP represents an opportunity to support student-centered education that makes the most of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s global leadership in research and creative production. We invite you to read the testimonials here, explore our website and connect with us as you have questions.
Empowering Education
Our campus has an expansive history of undergraduate engagement dating to the creation of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) in 1986. A significant body of scholarship has emerged and continues to demonstrate the value of connecting students to the academic and creative life of the campus—and global community of scholars. With well-documented benefits from persistence and resilience to belonging and graduation, engagement can be transformative—and empowering for marginalized students.
The university’s commitment to anti-racism cornerstones our programming, and we are well-positioned to contribute to long-term goals of diversity, equity and inclusion. The funding provided by UROP is critical to ensuring equitable access for marginalized students by eliminating one of the most significant barriers to participation: funding. ÌýYour support also helps ensure their identities are reflected in the academic community by providing pathways for historically minoritized students to enter faculty ranks.
Donations support student-faculty partnerships in all fields of study.Ìý
The UROP office is closed for Winter Break, but we'll return to normal operations on Monday, January 6, 2025.Ìý
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