Personal Information Your Name First Last Email Address Student ID Permanent Address Include full address: house number; street, city, state, country, and ZIP Code College - None -CLACDESCSECBSCFANSCSOMCEHDUndecidedOther Major Class Year Freshman Sophmore Junior Senior Senior (5th year) Other Expected Graduation Term (month, year) Earned Credits GPA Freshman Only: ACT Composite or SAT Total Freshman Only: High School % Rank (from bottom) Your Project Project Title Faculty Mentor Information Faculty Mentor Full Name First Last Faculty Mentor College - None -CLACDESCSECBSCFANSCSOMCEHDOther Faculty Mentor Department Faculty Mentor Email Address Faculty Mentor Phone Number Accounting Information Requested Project Expenses (up to $300) Department Budget ID Number Ask your mentor or mentor's departmental accountant. Should be a 5 digit number. Department Accountant Name (Ask Your Mentor) First Last Department Accountant Email (Ask Your Mentor) Please provide an itemized description of your anticipated use of any requested expenses Previous Research Experience Have you worked on a previous UROP project at the University of Minnesota? Yes No Have you previously worked on paid or unpaid research with this Faculty Mentor? Yes No Special Features of your Project Check any of the following that apply to your project My proposed project uses non-human animals. My proposed project uses human subjects (including interviews, observation, questionnaires, etc). My proposed project uses recombinant DNA, biological toxins, or infectious agents. My proposed project uses ionixing radiation, highly toxic, flammable or reactive chemicals, biologically hazardous (viable) agents or potent human or animal carcinogens. My proposed project includes travel outside of the United States. None of the above. If you checked any of the boxes above, please provide more information below, including protocol submission dates, protocol approvals, consultations, and training. You cannot start URS activities before all required approvals and training are completed. About Your Project Plans What particular knowledge or past experiences (including courses) do you have that will help you successfully complete your proposed project? What is your specific plan for how to interact with your Faculty Mentor (for example, regular face-to-face meetings, email, collaborate with post-docs, graduate or undergraduate students, group meetings, etc.)? The URS scholarship supports approximately 120 hours of effort. What is your plan on how you will allocate that time to various tasks (for example, literature search, data collection, data analysis, reporting, etc.)? Outline by week how you will spend your 120 hours on the project. Please list references (literature citations) relevant to your proposed research or creative activity. Do not leave this blank. You need to demonstrate that you are aware of previous related research in your area. Project Start Date Must be at least 1 week after date of submission Project End Date All URS projects should be completed by the end of the summer following your Second year. Upload Your Project Proposal Proposal requirements: - 3 pages in length - Double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman, 1-inch margins - Must contain an answerable research question - Make it clear what you are researching and the methods you will use to find an answer. Be sure to describe the intellectual merit of your research. - For sciences and technology (the medical sciences in particular), please make sure you have a clear hypothesis and explain the scientific merit of your proposed research. - Should have already been reviewed by your faculty mentor and revised before you upload it here. Upload your proposal here One file only.256 MB limit.Allowed types: pdf, doc. Submit Your Application and Proposal I verify that all of the information provided is correct. I verify that I have asked my faculty mentor to fill out the Faculty Recommendation Form found at z.umn.edu/ursfacrecform. Yes, they have filled it out. Yes, they have confirmed that they will fill it out (and I will follow up). No, I will send them a link to the form now. Leave this field blank