Context & Objectives

200 words maximum: Situate your project within other work in the field by providing a summary of the work done and discuss the theoretical traditions influencing your project.  State the specific objectives/purpose of your project. Explain the project's relevance and who stands to benefit.  Note what is original about your project and what contribution it makes to the field.

Creative/Performance Projects: Tell us the objectives, points of curiosity from which you're starting, hypothesis or question you're exploring and the guiding principles of the work.  Discuss what theoretical, aesthetic, and/or creative traditions influence your project. Include what contributions you're making to the field.  Discuss where and when the final project will be exhibited, displayed or performed. Include your own creative/performance history.

Section Advice

UROP reviewers are experienced researchers and creative practitioners but may not be familiar with the specific terminology in your field. Please avoid jargon and be sure to guide readers into the context of the project. Make your objectives clear and check that your goals are reflected in your timeline.

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Team Project Grants

Call for Participants

Developed and hosted in Â鶹ӰԺ since 2018, UROP's Sidewalk Symposium invites undergraduates to share their research and creative presentations with chalk on campus walkways. UROP welcomes undergraduates at any stage of their project to participate.

Register for UROP's Sidewalk Symposium by Oct.5, 2026

Celebrating 40 Years

CU Â鶹ӰԺ has an expansive history engaging undergraduates in the research and creative life of the campus dating to the creation of UROP in 1986.