Students are eligible for a maximum of *4* terms of URAD funding.
- Students are eligible for URAD once they have completed two terms of enrollment.
- For most students, this will be spring of their first year (application in the winter for research in the spring).
- Students may participate in only one UGAR program (for one research project) per term.
- Students may participate in both URAD and the Presidential Scholars program but not in the same terms.
Students apply for URAD in the term prior to the term of research.
- Selection as a URAD Scholar is for one term (for the term following the term in which students apply).
- Students who would like to continue a project in a subsequent or later term must submit a separate application each term.
- There are no restrictions on the number of faculty mentors and/or projects per student, up to a maximum of 4 terms per student.
URAD is intended for students who are on campus and enrolled in classes (R term).
- Students must be on campus throughout the term of research. Remote research of any type is not eligible for funding.
- Students who are on an off-campus program or transfer/exchange program are not eligible for URAD.
- Students who will be on campus but on a leave term may request an exception to the enrollment policy ONLY if there is a compelling reason to do so.
- Exceptions are requested via the URAD application form. Do not email UGAR to request an exception.
- Exceptions are not granted for the first term of research.
- Exceptions will only be considered if there is compelling reason for engaging in the research during a leave term. Planning to be on campus during a leave term because of athletics, extracurriculars or visa restrictions is not generally considered to be a compelling reason.
- Note that exceptions are NOT typically approved so be sure to have alternative plans for the term.
- It is expected that the faculty mentor be on campus during the term of the project. If that is not the case, there must be an on-campus supervisor who is involved in the project (graduate student, post-doctoral fellow, etc.)
Sophomores and juniors have priority for URAD funding.
- Seniors may apply for URAD, but the following restrictions apply:
- Seniors are only eligible if it is to continue work on an ongoing project.
- Seniors are not eligible in their last term of enrollment for the AB degree.
- Once students have completed 35 credits, they are no longer eligible for any UGAR program.
Students may not receive URAD funding for research associated with academic credit.
- This includes independent study, thesis research, culmininating projects and projects for classes.
- Seniors are only eligible for URAD funding if the project is not related to any requirement of their major or minor (thesis, culminating experience, etc.). This restriction applies even if the URAD term is not the same term as the term in which students are receiving academic credit.
Students may not receive funding from more than one source for the same research.
- Students receiving wages for the research or participating in other funded undergraduate research programs (e.g. Neukom Scholars, Human Development Fellowships, E. E. Just Fellows, Stamps Scholars) are NOT eligible for funding for the same/similar research as URAD during a URAD-funded term.
Be sure to also review the general eligibility guidelines for UGAR programs.