Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium (UROC) - Application Details

Are you interested in being involved in paid research for the summer or next year? Apply now!

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Consortium (UROC) at the University of Arizona Graduate College provides participants with excellent research training and graduate school preparation through:

• Research experience under the guidance of a faculty mentor
• Professional development and graduate admission workshops 
• Social networking and a community building with like-minded peers
• Poster session, oral presentation, and abstract writing
• A free comprehensive GRE workshop
• A $5,000 summer stipend (award amount and disbursement varies by program)

The typical eligibility requirements are:

• Rising juniors and seniors
• US citizen or permanent resident
• 3.0 GPA or above
• Strong interest in pursuing graduate education, particularly in earning a master’s or PhD

By applying through the UROC program, you will be considered for the following programs based on your own personal research interest or program preference:

•  Ronald E. McNair Achievement Program (McNair)
•  UROC-Prep
• Summer Research Institute (SRI)
• Minimizing Health Disparities (MHD)
  • and their partner program, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC)
• AWARDSS-PLUS
• Scholar Training Academy for Research in STEM (STARS).

For more information about the year-round and/or the summer programs that are offered by the UROC, please visit the UROC program overview.

The UROC application opened on September 21, 2023 and will close on its deadline of November 5th, 2023 at 11:59 PM AZ Time.

If you have any questions, please email uroc@grad.arizona.edu. Good luck!