Students are eligible for a total of 5 terms of UGAR funding for part-time research assistantships.
- 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).
- Once students have completed 35 credits, they are no longer eligible for URAD.
- For students participating in UGAR research assistantship programs:
- Sophomore/Junior Research Scholars: all terms count toward total terms of URAD.
- Presidential Scholars: the first term counts toward the total terms of URAD but the second term in the program does not.
- Other part-time research programs (e.g. WISP internships, Neukom Scholars) do not count toward URAD eligibility.
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 5 terms per student.
Students may not receive URAD funding for research associated with academic credit.
- This includes independent study, thesis research, 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.)
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.
URAD funding will not be awarded for research done remotely.
- The program is for students who are on campus and enrolled in classes (R term).
- It is expected that the faculty mentor be on campus during the term of the project.
Be sure to also review the general eligibility guidelines for UGAR programs.