Becoming a UROP Research Mentor?
Watch the recording from our first UROP Research Mentor Info Session.
Learn more about the UROP research mentor experience:
Important Links:
UROP Research Mentor FAQs UROP Research Mentor Handbook
Graduate Student Mentoring Workshop Summer 2024
We have developed a virtual UROP Research Mentor workshop for graduate students! The workshop will cover salient practices that help develop strong and supportive mentoring relationships. Workshops are limited to 30 participants.
The virtual UROP Graduate Student Mentoring workshop will offered twice over the summer in June (3, 4, & 5) and July (22, 23, & 24). Each workshop will meet for ~8.5 hours. Monday and Tuesday, the workshop session will be held from 10 am -12 pm and 2 pm - 3:30 pm, with a final session on Wednesday from 2 pm - 3:30 pm.
June Workshop Registration Link. Registration will close on May 29.
July Workshop Registration Link. Registration will close on July 17.
If you are unavailable to participate in the summer workshop series, you can also sign up to learn about future offerings here: https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4MUxhWmNHXwKb2K. Thanks!
The Role of a UROP Research Mentor
The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) is an initiative by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement to engage high-achieving undergraduates in the academic culture of research and offer help to Research Mentors. Open to all departments, the program is three-fold:
- Students participate in a UROP colloquium class that introduces them to the practice of research, provides guest faculty speakers, and offers continuous support and training
- Students work as research assistants to Research Mentors (Faculty, Postdocs, Graduate Students, and Campus Partners)
- Students present their Research Mentors’ projects and their contribution to it at the annual undergraduate research symposium
UROP Research Mentors will work with student research assistants for a year-long period. UROP is currently recruiting Research Mentors to submit projects for which they would like undergraduate research assistants. There is no obligation to take a UROP student if you submit a project; you select the UROP student with whom you would like to work.
Benefits of being a UROP Research Mentor
- Hire one or more assistants at no cost to you
- Receive up to a $1,250 (Faculty), $750 (Post-doc), or $500 (Graduate Student) materials grant
- Be eligible for a $2,000 (Faculty) Undergraduate Research Mentor award ($500 Postdoctoral researcher/Grad Student)
- Work with bright, motivated students
- Long-term research partnerships: students are encouraged to continue working with faculty members after their UROP experience is over
- Fulfill a service requirement or add to your CV
- Give back to students, including our student veterans, and to FSU by fostering an intellectual community of budding scholars
Considerations
The CRE supports students throughout their UROP experience. Most students are eligible for compensation through Federal Work Study and/or academic credit. Many departments have additional, internal funding support available for students. Research mentors are also able to submit a separate application for materials grants funding (e.g. small equipment and supplies), awarded on a first come, first served basis. Faculty may request up to $1,250 for this supplementary funding ($750 postdoctoral researchers and $500 for graduate students)
While not directly compensated by the CRE, outside of students' research contributions, mentors use this experience to build their research, and as an addition for promotion and tenure applications. As a recognition of your time, the CRE allows participants to nominate exemplary mentors, and one UROP faculty mentor is awarded $2,000 each year, and one graduate student/postdoctoral researcher a $500 award.
UROP Research Mentor Resources