Undergraduate Research Awards (URAs)
Undergraduate Research Awards (URAs) are awarded to students who wish to conduct research either on campus or at other research sites within the United States during the academic year (including January term), or in the summer. If you plan to pursue research for academic credit, you may apply to the center for an expense award (only) to help defray costs incurred in carrying out your project. If you don’t need or desire academic credit for your research project, you may also apply to the center for a stipend to be paid directly to you as salary for the time spent working on the research project. In this latter case, you may receive an expense award and a stipend for the same project.
Expense awards: Range up to $600, but do not necessarily cover all research expenses. The size of the award is based on expenses detailed in your budget form, and funds available through the Hamel Center.
Stipend awards: Range up to $1000 per project. The Hamel Center pays stipends on the basis of actual work hours spent on your project. Stipends should be computed at $8.00/hour. A maximum stipend of $1000 equals 125 hours of work on your project.
Application Deadlines
October 5, 2011 for research during fall 2011, January Term 2012, or spring 2012
March 1, 2012 for research during spring, summer, or fall 2012
Applications must be submitted to the Hamel Center office (Hood House 209) no later than 4:30 p.m. on the deadline dates above.
URA Application
Read the Application Guidelines and Budget Instructions before completing the application forms. A complete URA application includes: 1) Application Cover Sheet, 2) Proposal, 3) Budget, 4) Faculty Mentor Recommendation.
Application Guidelines and Budget Instructions (complete instructions for the URA application)
Application Checklist (a list of all the steps in the application process)
Application cover sheet and budget form (fillable online)*
*You will need the most recent version of Adobe Reader to complete the application cover sheet. The budget form is a Word document. Please save these forms to your computer before entering any information. You may then save and return to the forms later for completion.
Faculty mentor recommendation (for mentor to complete manually and submit with the URA application in a sealed envelope)
For guidelines on faculty mentor eligibility, click here.
If you are planning to work with a non-UNH mentor off campus (e.g. during January Term or summer), click here for approval guidelines.
