Supervisor
Funding
When faculty
supervisors
pay your
UROP wages,
MIT requires
them to
pay indirect
costs in
addition
to what
you actually
earn: (currently the overhead at a rate of 68%
is
charged
on all wages).
For example:
if you receive
a $1,000
stipend,
it will
cost your
faculty
supervisor
$1,680.
Faculty
who pay
students'
UROP stipends
may choose
to pay more
than the
standard
UROP stipend
and set
a higher
hourly rate
of pay.
They may
not pay
less than
the UROP
hourly rate
(set at
$9.25 for 2008-09).
Sponsored
research
proposals
for the
fall, spring
and summer
are reviewed
on a first-come,
first-served
basis. Missing
evaluations
and other
omitted
information
will delay
the approval
of your
proposal.
Projects
begun in
the fall
term with
sponsored
research
funding
may continue
during IAP,
and projects
begun during
IAP with
sponsored
research
funding
may continue
into the
spring term. Proposals
for faculty-funded
UROPs for
Pay that
begin during
IAP should
be submitted
before the
official IAP start date.
If overtime
hours in
a faculty-funded
UROP are
likely or
necessary,
you should
make certain,
in advance,
that your
supervisor
is aware
of these
overtime
hours and
that there
are enough
funds to
cover the
cost.
NOTE: If you are an international student, you may not work more than 40 hours/week. Contact staff in the International Students Office with any questions or for additional information on restrictions.
Approval
Notification
Allow 1-2
weeks for
the UROP
staff to
process
your request.
Approval notification may take longer if your application is missing required information.
You will
receive
email from
UROP staff
if your
proposal
is incomplete
(i.e. if feedback on
previous
UROP work
is missing,
your proposal
lacks sufficient
detail,
etc.). Missing information will also be flagged in your online application and you can check your application status at any time by visiting your UROP homepage. Call
UROP staff
at x3-7306
or send
an email
to urop@mit.edu with any questions that you may have regarding the status
of your
proposal.
If you
are approved
for supervisor
funding,
your approval
email will contain
pertinent
information
regarding
timesheets
and payments. You must visit the office of the UROP payroll coordinator listed in this email, ASAP, upon receipt of the message, so that your UROP can be activated in the payroll system.
|
