NSF EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program - Academic Year 25-26
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Research Scholarship Application for Academic Year 2025-2026
Undergraduate students may apply for either an intensive 10-week academic year (October -May) undergraduate STEM research experience.
Announcement for:
Full-time undergraduate students attending
College of Southern Nevada; Great Basin College; Nevada State University; Truckee Meadows Community College; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Reno; and Western Nevada College.
Full-time undergraduate students attending
College of Southern Nevada; Great Basin College; Nevada State University; Truckee Meadows Community College; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Reno; and Western Nevada College.
IMPORTANT: Undergraduate students enrolled at any NSHE institution are encouraged to apply for this opportunity. Applicants selected for this award may receive ONE undergraduate research scholarship for the Academic Year 2025-2026. Applications will be ranked on quality and merit of the proposal, regardless of program preference.
Submission Deadline: Monday, June 2, 2025: Application materials and faculty recommendations must be submitted no later than
5:00 PM PST of the submission deadline date.
5:00 PM PST of the submission deadline date.
*Research proposal thematic to the research themes of the HDRFS project are of special interest. Students awarded a scholarship for HDRFS-related research will be eligible to apply for future UROPs and, as part of award terms, will participate in supplemental mentorship and academic/professional development opportunities.
Having trouble identifying a mentor? You can work with campus contact, listed on page 4, Offices of Undergraduate Research (if available), or search the user-friendly database at the Nevada STEM Mentor Network Https://stemmentor.epscorspo.nevada.edu/.
Opportunity URL: https://hdrfs.epscorspo.nevada.edu/urop-ay25-26/
Qualifications
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents of the United States, or non-U.S. citizen students with a valid visa.
- Applicants must be enrolled full-time at any NSHE institution during the time they are conducting their research. For the purposes of this scholarship, full-time during fall/spring is a minimum of 12 credits.
- A grade point average of 3.0 is recommended on the applicant’s most recent transcript.
- UROP student research must be supervised by a NSHE faculty mentor
- UROP awardees must maintain their undergraduate status throughout the entire award period.
- Students having received a UROP scholarship under the current NSF EPSCoR Track 1 award are NOT eligible to apply UNLESS the research project is tied to the NSF EPSCoR Harnessing the Data Revolution for Fire Science (HDRFS) outlined on pgs. 3-4.