UROP
Guidelines
for Wellesley
College
Students
Below
you will find
information
on the guidelines
you must
follow in
order to participate
in a UROP.
In order to register
for UROP credit
or be placed
on the MIT student
payroll, you
must make
sure that
you are cross-registered
for the period
in which your
UROP takes
place. Please
submit a Wellesley
College Cross
Registration
form, signed
by the Wellesley
Registrar
to UROP staff
in Room 7-104 along
with your
research proposal
and coversheet.
UROP staff
will then
assist you
with the MIT
registration
process. Wellesley
College Cross
Registration
forms are
available
in the Wellesley
Exchange Office
at Wellesley
College (Green
Hall, Room
340, 617-283-2321).
NOW THAT YOU'VE
FOUND A
UROP
- With your
UROP faculty
supervisor,
choose supervisor
funding,
credit,
or volunteer.
- Write
a UROP proposal
describing
your planned
research
activities
for the
semester.
Guidelines
are available
from the Applying for UROPs section
of this
site and
in Room
7-104.
- Complete
a UROP
Coversheet.
- Staple
your coversheet
to your
research proposal.
Coversheets
should
be signed
by the
student,
the UROP
faculty
supervisor
and the
department
or lab
UROP coordinator.
Call UROP
at x3-7306
if you
need help
identifying
the coordinator
in your
dept./lab
or see
the UROP Coordinators page in the Resources section of this site for a list of all UROP coordinators.
- UROP forms
cannot be
processed
if all signatures
are not
obtained
or proposal
is not attached.
- No approval
letters,
timecards,
or paychecks
will be
issued until
all paperwork
has been
received
and approved.
- You may
not receive
credit and
pay for
the same
project
during the
same term.
- You may
not receive
supervisor
funding
and direct
funding
for the
same project
during the
same term.
UROP
FOR CREDIT
CREDIT PAPERWORK IS DUE BY 5PM ON THE GIVEN DEADLINE DATE. YOU MUST ALSO CROSS-REGISTER FOR YOUR UROP CREDIT, SEE UROP STAFF IN 7-104 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REQUIRED DORMS.
UROP
FOR PAY
See the UROP Deadlines page for all current UROP deadlines. Applications are due to UROP no later than 5PM on the given deadline date.
As
a Wellesley
College student,
you are not
eligible for
direct support
from UROP
at MIT. However,
supervisor
funding is
allowed if
your faculty
supervisor
agrees to
fund you.
If
you plan to
do a UROP
for pay, bring
a copy of
your Wellesley
College Cross
Registration
form, signed
by the Wellesley
Registrar
to UROP staff
in Room 7-104
along with
your research
proposal and
coversheet.
UROP staff
will then
assist you
with the MIT
Registration
process.
UROP
cross-registrations
for paid UROPs
must be for
one unit of
Wellesley
Paid UROP
credit in
your faculty
supervisor's
academic department
(Course#.URW).
The
minimum hourly
rate is $9.25/hr.
and you must
enter a total
stipend amount
in the required
line. On the form this
stipend is
your overall
expected earnings
but does not
include additional
indirect cost
to faculty
(OVERHEAD
68%). When
paperwork
(including
evaluations)
is completed
and approved,
you will be
notified via
email that
your "approval
letter" is
ready to be
collected
from UROP
staff in Room
7-104. This
letter will
authorize
you to receive
timecards
and paychecks.
As
with credit
and volunteer
UROPs, approval
will not be
issued until
all paperwork
is complete.
UROP
FOR VOLUNTEER
See the UROP Deadlines page for all current UROP deadlines. Applications are due to UROP no later than 5PM on the given deadline date.
If you plan
to do a UROP
for as a volunteer,
bring a copy
of your Wellesley
College Cross
Registration
form, signed
by the Wellesley
Registrar
to UROP staff
in Room 7-104
along with
your research
proposal and
coversheet.
UROP staff
will then
assist you
with the MIT
Registration
process.
As with
credit and
paid UROPs,
approval will
not be issued
until all
paperwork
is complete. |
