Frequently Asked Questions
How long is the program?
- The program can be undertaken for one or more semesters. Toward the end of the semester preceding the one in which the assistantship will take place, interested faculty submit brief descriptions of their research projects to Sonia Jacobson.
- As many assistantships will be awarded as there are acceptable projects and timely faculty-student agreements submitted.
- A student may be a GUROP Research Assistant multiple times; most typically, students do GUROP for two or more semesters.
- If deadlines are missed and research time expectation cannot be reasonably met, please apply for the next semester.
- Not usually.
- Please visit procedures and eligibility.
- During the term of the assistantship, the student will spend at least 60 hours working with the faculty mentor on the research. How the faculty member and student arrange their schedules for research is flexible; however, GUROP recommends that there be a relatively evenly distributed amount of hours per week to assist students' other time commitments. GUROP advisors recognize that each research project varies in weekly schedules.
- Students are also expected to work a minimum of 10 weeks of GUROP approved service.
- An "Undergraduate Research Assistant [semester/year]" notation will be entered on the transcript.
- Faculty mentors and their assistants are invited to present their work in a poster format and discuss the research experience informally in a Gervase Program sponsored event " Inquiring Minds at Work", usually offered in early September.
- At the end of each term, faculty mentors and assistants will be asked to evaluate the overall program. Faculty members are also asked if students fulfilled the agreement.
- Forms are available online and the responses are reviewed by the GUROP Advisory Committee.
Announcements for GUROP
- Summer GUROP Applications
Applications for Summer GUROP research grants are due Wednesday, March 18, 2009
