International Research Opportunities Program (IROP)
Policies and Eligibility
The rich experience of visiting another country, another culture, is part of the IROP experience. Applicants please note: your IROP proposal will require not only a detailed description of your research project and a plan for preparing yourself to do it, but also a plan for how you will prepare yourself, with language and cultural investigation, to engage the country you will visit. Whatever your country of origin, IROP encourages a visit to a country you do not already know well. UNH students from countries outside the U.S. who wish to return to their home countries to conduct research should consider applying for SURF Abroad.
IROP assumes close contact with your UNH mentor during your preparation for research. If you or your UNH mentor will not be on campus in the semesters prior to your research summer, your proposal must justify and explain your arrangements (for example, perhaps you and your UNH mentor will be participating in a study abroad semester). Consider a SURF Abroad grant if you’ll already be studying away and wish to continue your research in the same country.
Presenting your research in the semester after your return from abroad is a requirement of the IROP grant. Plan to return to UNH following your research summer for a minimum of one semester.
Any student interested in applying for an IROP grant must first file a Confidential Reference of Student Conduct form to establish eligibility. We advise downloading the form, completing the top part, and hand delivering it to the UNH Judicial Programs Office in Hitchcock Hall before you begin work on an application. Doing so will quickly establish eligibility for students with a clear record, or indicate the need for a petition.
Note that any student sanctioned by the University Student Conduct System for a serious violation of the University of New Hampshire Student Rights, Rules and Responsibilities must petition his or her dean's office prior to consideration for participation in a UNH-managed or UNH-approved study away program.
Students applying for IROP must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.