Awards
& Special
Funds
Many
of the awards
listed below,
which apply
specifically
to UROP work,
are honorary.
They do not
increase existing
stipends,
but substitute
award funding
for ordinary
UROP support.
All other
awards are
fellowships
or prizes
which confer
a certificate
and/or special
funding. Awards
are frequently
made at the
end of a semester
or summer
when the quality
of research
can be assessed.
N.B. Award
guidelines
may differ
from UROP
guidelines.
If
you have any
questions
or wish to
have further
information
about specific
award guidelines, please feel free to contact UROP staff.
3M
Minority UROP
Fellowship
This
fund was established
to support
underrepresented
minority students
pursuing UROP
projects through
the following
areas: EE/Computer
Science, Mechanical
Engineering,
Chemical Engineering,
Materials
Science and
Engineering,
and Chemistry.
Undergraduates interested
in applying for these funds
should contact UROP staff in Room
7-104, x3-7306,
urop@mit.edu.
Amy
Jill Blue
UROP Fund
The Amy Jill
Blue UROP
Fund was established
in 1999 as
a resource
for undergraduates
pursuing research
in the humanities,
such as anthropology,
foreign languages
and literatures,
history, literature,
music, theater
arts, writing
and humanistic
studies. The
Fund is named
in honor of
the late Amy
Jill Blue,
a member of
the UROP staff
from 1969-1972.
To
apply: follow guidelines
for requesting
UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application,
state that
you are applying
for funding
from the Amy
Jill Blue
UROP Fund.
For more
information,
contact UROP
staff in the
Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room
7-104, x3-7306,
urop@mit.edu.
Douglas & Sara
Bailey UROP
Fund
The Douglas
G. and Sara
Bailey UROP
Fund was established
in 1997 to
support undergraduates
pursuing UROP
research,
with preference
given to students
enrolled in
Mechanical
Engineering
and/or members
of the Sigma
Chi Fraternity.
To
apply: follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state
that you
are applying
for funding
from the
funding from the Bailey Fund.
For more
information,
contact UROP
staff in the
Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room
7-104, x3-7306,
urop@mit.edu.
BMES-Johnson & Johnson
Excellence
in Biomedical
Engineering
Research Prize
The
MIT student
chapter of
the Biomedical
Engineering
Society (BMES)
is devoted
to serving
the MIT community
in utilizing
bioengineering
resources
around campus
and around
the world.
A second goal
is to encourage/reward
student participation
in this field.
One way we
hope to do
this is our
BMES-Johnson & Johnson
Excellence
in Biomedical
Engineering
Research Prize.
Thanks to
the collaborative
support of
the Division
of Bioengineering
and Environmental
Health at
MIT, and generous
funding from
our corporate
and foundation
partners,
BMES and our
faculty selection
committee
will award
up to 6 of
these prizes
each year
to MIT bioengineering
students for
outstanding
research conducted
at the undergraduate
and Masters
of Engineering
(M.Eng.) degree
levels. The
prize will
consist of
a cash prize
and a grant
to cover all
travel expenses
for a trip
to the annual
BMES national
conference.
There, the
winners get
the chance
to represent
MIT and compete
for recognition
at the national
level. Applications
will be available
during IAP.
For further
information,
please visit http://web.mit.edu/bmes/www
Contact: Roozbeh
Ghaffari,
Chairman,
Scholarship
Committee
at rooz@mit.edu
Class
of 1972
UROP Fund
The Class
of 1972 UROP
Fund was established
to support
UROP projects
designed to
improve the
quality of
life through
their impact
on people
and/or the
environment.
To
apply: follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state
that you
are applying
for funding
from the
funding
from theClass
of 1972 fund.
For further
information,
contact UROP staff
in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room
7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Class
of 1992
UROP Fund
The
Class of 1992
UROP Fund
supports undergraduate
researchers
working on
projects related
to K-12 education
and technological
literacy.
To
apply: follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Class
of 1992 fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Climaco
and Carol
Metral Fund
This
fund was established
in 2001 to
support undergraduate
researchers
in UROP, with
a preference
for student
projects in
nanotechnology.
To
apply: follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Climaco
and Carol
Metral Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Cathy
M. Comeau
(1987) Memorial
Fund
Established
in 2004, the
Comeau Fund
supports UROP
students,
particularly
women UROP
students pursuing
a major within
the School
of Science
or pursuing
interdisciplinary
research that
relates a
School of
Science area
of study to
a non-science
major.
The fund was named in honor
of the late Cathy Comeau,
a member of the Educational
Council and a graduate student
at Cornell. Ms. Comeau worked
at New England Biolabs.
To
apply: follow guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding. In the comments section of your online application, state that you
are applying for funding
from the funding from the
Comeau
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Gina
De Felice
and Robert
M. Lefkowitz
(1975) Fund
This fund
was created
in 2003 as
a resource
for students
participating
in the UROP
program, particularly
those students
working on
projects with
strong relevance
to the MIT
Computational
and Systems
Biology Initiative.
This initiative
links biology,
computer science
and engineering
in a mulitidisciplinary
approach to
the systematic
analysis of
complex biological
phenomena.
Robert Marc Lefkowitz graduated
from MIT in 1975 with the
SB in electrical engineering
and computer science. He
is currently a vice president
at AT&T Wireless. He is
married to Gina De Felice.
To
apply: follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are applying
for funding
from the funding
from the De
Felice and
Lefkowitz
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Katrina
and Samuel
(1989) Druker
Fund
This fund
was created
in 2003 as
a resource
for students
participating
in the UROP
program, particularly
those students
working on
projects in
the Department
of Electrical
Engineering
and Computer
Science.
Samuel Druker graduated
from MIT in 1989 with the
SB in electrical engineering
and computer science and
is a former participant
in the UROP program. He
is married to Katrina Druker.
To apply: follow
guidelines for
requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that you
are applying
for funding
from the funding
from the Druker
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Eloranta
Summer Research
Fellowships
$6,000
summer research
fellowships,
intended to
encourage
challenging
intellectual
activity during
the summer
months, are
available
to MIT undergraduates.
Areas of study
or research
may be in
any field:
science, engineering,
the humanities,
arts, or the
social sciences.
Original research,
which can
be accomplished
during the
course of
the fellowship,
is a key criterion
in determining
awards. The
planned activity
must be student
organized
or student-directed.
Fellowships include a stipend
and support for materials
or travel expenses. All
MIT undergraduates are eligible,
including those whose planned
research begins the summer
immediately following graduation.
The Eloranta Fellowships
are made possible by a gift
from the late Dr. Edwin
H. Land founder and past
president of the Polaroid
Corporation and are given
in memory of Peter J. Eloranta,
a member of the MIT Class
of 1968.
How
to Apply: Optional pre-proposals are due January 7 and should be a brief 1-2 page project description submitted via web form on the Eloranta site.
Well-written final proposals presenting a concise research plan should be submitted by the early April deadline to UROP staff in Room 7-104.
At least
one letter
of recommendation
or support
for the
proposed
research
is needed
from an
MIT faculty
member.
This (or
another)
faculty
member
should
review
the research
proposal
and comment
upon its
originality
and feasibility
in his/her
letter.
If a faculty
member
is willing
to serve
as a mentor
for this
research,
he/she
should
note that.
This letter
may accompany
the proposal
or be
mailed
separately.
A budget
should
be included
with the
proposal.
Award
winners
are chosen
by the
Eloranta
Fellowship
Committee.
Contact: UROP Staff in the Office
of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programing,
Room 7-104.
Additional
Information: For
complete
Fellowship
guidelines,
please see
the Eloranta
website.
Deadlines:
- Pre-Proposals: Early January
- Final Proposals: Early April
Ford
Motor Company
Fund for
UROP
The
Ford Motor
Company Fund
for UROP was
established
in 1999 to
support UROP
projects related
to the automotive
field. In
order to apply,
follow the
guidelines
for requesting
UROP funding.
To
apply: Follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Ford
Motor Company
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP's Program Coordinator,
Melissa Martin-Greene in the
Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP),
Room 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
General
Motors UROP
Fund
The General
Motors UROP
Fund was established
in 1999 to
support automotive
related UROP
research.
In order to
apply, follow
the guidelines
for requesting
UROP funding.
On your proposal
coversheet,
state that
you are applying
for funding
from the General
Motors UROP
Fund.
To
apply: follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are applying
for funding
from the funding
from the General
Motors UROP
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP's Program Coordinator,
Melissa Martin-Greene in the
Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP),
Room 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Goetze
Memorial
Prize
A
fund was
established
in the Department
of Earth,
Atmosphere, and Planetary
Sciences to perpetuate
the memory of Prof. Christopher
Goetze, an experimental
geophysicist who died
in 1977. Since Prof. Goetze
was the Department's UROP
Coordinator for six years,
the fund provides for
an annual award to recognize
outstanding undergraduate
research in the earth
and planetary sciences.
The undergraduate prize
is for research in the general
area of the earth sciences,
including projects investigating
solid earth, ocean, atmosphere,
or planetary questions.
The selection committee
will look for qualities
which marked Goetze's own
work: innovative experimental
design, care in observation
or measurement, sensitive
application of experimental
results to research problems,
and a firm basis in fundamental
principles. Studies in departments
other than Earth, Atmosphere,
and Planetary Sciences qualify
if the results are clearly
applicable to earth science.
Research performed for a
UROP project, a senior thesis,
or an independent research
course is eligible for this
award.
How to Apply: An undergraduate
who would like to be considered
for a Goetze prize is asked
to submit the completed
paper to the Education Office
by May 1. Work completed
at any time during the current
academic year is acceptable.
Student advisors may also
wish to make nominations
by notifying the Education
Office by May 1 of the student
name and paper title and
following notification promptly
with a copy of the paper.
A short oral presentation
of results is required.
Contact: EAPS Education
Office
Carol Sprague, 54-912, x3-3381
Vicki McKenna, 54-910, x3-3380
Deadline: May 1 of the current
calendar year. Oral presentation
of results is scheduled
for Thursday afternoon during
the last week of classes.
Carl
W. Hoffman
(1980) and
Elizabeth
B. Klerman
(1982) Fund
Established
in 2003, this
fund provides
support to
students participating
in UROP, particularly
those students
working on
projects in
the Department
of Electrical
Engineering
and Computer
Science and
affiliated
laboratories.
Mr. Hoffman was a member
of MIT's Class of 1980 and
is presently CEO and chairman
of Basis Technology Corporation.
Dr. Klerman was a member
of MIT's Class of 1982 and
went on to earn an MD and
PhD from Harvard University.
She is a physician at Brigham
and Women's Hospital and
is on the faculty of Harvard
Medical School.
To
apply: Follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Hoffman/Klerman
Fund.
For more
information,
contact
UROP staff
in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP),
Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Dean
A. Horn
Award
Friends and
colleagues
of Dean Horn
established
this award
in 1982 to
honor and
perpetuate
Horn's contribution
to the MIT
Sea Grant
Program and
his spirit
of service,
creativity,
pursuit of
excellence,
and tireless
application
to research.
An award of
$800 and a
certificate
will be presented
to the undergraduate
selected by
the awards
committee
for the most
deserving
marine-related
project.
How
to Apply: Selection
of the
prizewinner
is dependent
upon nomination
by the
student's
faculty
supervisor.
Don't
be shy
about
asking
your faculty
supervisor
to nominate
you.
Contact: Mr.
Rich Morris,
Sea Grant,
E38-324, x3-7042
J.C.R.
Licklider
Fund
This fund
supports undergraduates
doing research
related to
cyberspace.
It is named
in honor of
Joseph C.
R. Licklider,
Professor
of Electrical
Engineering,
whose research
interests
included work
on making
computers
easy to use
and developing
graphical
approaches
to programming.
In order to
apply, follow
the guidelines
for requesting
UROP funding.
In the comments section,
state that
you are applying
for funding
from the Licklider
Fund.
To
apply: Follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Licklider
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Robert
A. Muh,
'59 Fund
The Muh Fund
to honor Robert
A. Muh was
established
in 1989 to
support research
by promising
undergraduates
in management,
economics,
or political
science. Once
a year students
who have distinguished
themselves
in one or
more of these
areas are
named Muh
Scholars.
To apply: Follow
guidelines
for requesting UROP
funding.
In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Muh Fund.
For further information,
contact UROP's Program Coordinator, Melissa Martin-Greene
in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room
7-104, <melmart@mit.edu>.
Nuclear
Engineering
UROP Awards
To encourage
research with
the faculty
in the Nuclear
Engineering
Department,
special stipend
awards are
available
to UROP students.
Several awards
are reserved
for first-year
undergraduates.
To apply: follow guidelines for requesting UROP funding. In the comments section of your online application,
state
that you
are applying
for one
of these
awards.
Contact: Prof.
Sow-Hsin Chen,
24-209A, x3-3810
Leslie
C. Patron
Fund
This
fund offers
stipends designated
for freshmen
with preference
for those
pursuing a
project in
Earth, Atmospheric,
and Planetary
Sciences.
It is provided
by an alumnus
whose son
graduated
in 1995.
To apply: Follow guidelines for requesting UROP funding. In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Patron
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Anna
Pogosyants
UROP Award
A $500 prize was established in 1996 in memory of Anna Pogosyants, a Ph.D. student in computer science. It is given to an undergraduate student who is currently carrying out a UROP project in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).
How to Apply: UROP supervisors are encouraged to write letters of recommendation in support of their students. The winner will be presented the award at the EECS Awards Ceremony in the Spring.
Contact: Professor Nancy Lynch, 32G-668, 253-7225 , lynch@csail.mit.edu
Deadline: early May.
Jeffrey L. Pressman
Awards
The Jeffrey L. Pressman
Awards are
given by the
Department
of Political
Science in
memory of
Prof. Jeffrey
L. Pressman
who died in
1977. The
awards are
designed to
assist students
in developing
interests
in U.S. government
and policy.
They are given
annually in
April to MIT
undergraduates
for use during
two months
of the summer
to undertake
a special
project in
U.S. government,
politics,
education
or law. The
project should
focus on some
legal, political,
institutional,
or policy
issue and
may include
proposals
for research,
internship,
travel and/or
interviews.
How
to Apply: All
undergraduates
who plan
on being
enrolled
at MIT (as undergraduates)
during
the fall
of 2008
are eligible
to apply.
A proposal
describing
the proposed
research
or project,
which
includes
a preliminary
budget,
must be
submitted
along
with a
current
personal
resume.
Two MIT
faculty
members
must write
letters
of recommendation.
If you would like guidelines
for proposals, more information
on the award, or would like
to view past winning proposals,
contact Ms. Tobie Weiner.
Completed application materials
should be submitted to the
Political Science Undergraduate
Office.
Contact: Ms.
Tobie Weiner, E53-483, x3-3649, iguanatw@mit.edu.
Meryl
and Stewart
Robertson
UROP Fund
The Meryl
and Stewart
Robertson
UROP Fund
was established
in 2000 by
Niel Robertson
'96, a graduate
in Electrical
Engineering
and Computer
Science. The
Fund's mission
is to encourage
students in
any discipline
to participate
in the UROP
program. While
the Fund will
be used primarily
to support
UROP wages,
funds will
also be directed
to those opportunities
which will
enable UROP
recipients
to develop
their public
speaking skills.
Opportunities
may include
funding travel
to professional
conferences
in which the
recipient
may present
his or her
research findings
or providing
stipend support
for UROP students
who present
their research
to the MIT
community.
To learn more about improving
public speaking skills with
support from the Meryl and
Stewart Robertson UROP Fund,
please contact UROP's Program
Coordinator, Melissa Martin-Greene,
in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104, x3-7306 urop@mit.edu.
Rodger
Roseman (1966)
Fund
The Roseman
Fund was created
in 2004 as
a resource
for undergraduate
researchers,
in particular
those researchers
working in
fields related
to alternative
energy. It
is named in
honor of the
late Rodger
Roseman, MIT
class of 1966.
To apply: Follow guidelines for requesting UROP funding. In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Roseman
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Sea
Grant UROP
Awards
Several grants
of varying
amounts have
been established
by the MIT
Sea Grant
Program for
undergraduate
research in
any area related
to the study
and management
of ocean and
ocean resources.
It is expected
that proposals
will come
from departments
throughout
MIT. Any MIT
or Wellesley
undergraduate
may apply.
How
to Apply: Follow
guidelines
for requesting
UROP funding.
On your
proposal
coversheet,
state
that you
are applying
for one
of these
awards.
A letter
of recommendation
is highly
desirable.
Contact: Mr.
Rich Morris,
Sea Grant,
E38-324, x3-7042
Deadlines: TBA
Thomas
A. Spencer
Endowed
UROP Fund
This fund
was established
by Professor
Barry Sharpless,
a professor
of chemistry
and frequent
UROP supervisor
when he was
at MIT, in
honor of his
Dartmouth
College mentor
Professor
Thomas A.
Spencer. The
award is available
to support
one or more
UROP students
in organic
chemistry
in the fall
or spring
semester.
To apply: Follow guidelines for requesting UROP funding. In the comments section of your online application, state that
you are
applying
for funding
from the
funding
from the
Spencer
Fund.
For more information, contact
UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP) Room 7-104,
x3-7306, urop@mit.edu.
Randolph
G. Wei UROP
Award
The Wei UROP
Award is given
each spring
to the undergraduate
who has made
the most outstanding
contribution
in undergraduate
research at
the interface
of the life
sciences and
engineering.
The prizewinner
is awarded
a cash gift,
a certificate,
and is invited
to a luncheon
hosted by
the Wei Award
Committee
in his/her
honor.
This award was established
in October 1986 in memory
of Randolph G. Wei, a member
of the MIT Class of 1987,
who had majored in biology
and chemical engineering
and was an active UROP participant.
How
to Apply: Selection
of the
prizewinner
is dependent
upon nomination
by the
student's
faculty
supervisor.
Don't
be shy
about
asking
your faculty
supervisor
to nominate
you. Faculty can nominate students by submitting a nomination letter via the webform.
Contact: UROP staff in the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programing, Room 7-104.
Deadline: Early April
The
Wolfe Award
The Kathlyn
Langford Wolfe
Award in Materials
Science, Humanities,
and the Arts
is a prize
of $1,000
given each
year to an
undergraduate
student who
has completed
an imaginative
and significant
project combining
research in
materials
and humanities
or materials
and the social
sciences.
The project may take the
form of laboratory research,
a research paper, an exhibition,
or a work of art. Regardless
of its final presentation,
the project should involve
research that allies the
methods and intellectual
pursuits of the field of
materials science and engineering
with those of the humanities,
the arts, or the social
sciences.
How
to Apply: Guidelines
for submitting
proposals
and deadline
dates
are
available
from Prof.
Linn Hobbs,
chair
of the
award
committee,
13-4054,
x3-6835.
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