Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme

UROP bursary applications for summer 2025 will reopen from 7 January 2025.

1. Submit an Expression of Interest form (available from 7 January, 2025) to request an application for a bursary. You do not need to have a UROP fully agreed (or registered) in order to submit your expression of interest. Where two students are applying for a joint basis for one Imperial College UROP Award, you only need to express your interest once, under one of your names. You can then complete a single application form for both of you.
2. Complete an application form which will be sent to you within the 24 hours, or the next working day, of you submitting your expression of interest. You must have provisionally agreed a research experience with a member of academic staff before you apply. 
3. Your Supervisor will be sent a form for them to submit their supporting statement. They will be sent this form 24 hours, or the next working day after the submission of your application.

You only need to complete one application to be considered for all of the above centrally managed bursary schemes. When completing the application form please consider the following:
-    Reflect on your First thoughts and motivations for pursuing a UROP;
-    Provide specific examples, rather than broad statements;
-    Describe, in layperson terms, what the project is about, and why it is important;
-    Check spelling and grammar

Please be aware that only one application form per student will be considered for a UROP bursary. If multiple applications are received then the application with the latest date will be assessed for an award.

Priority will be given to those students who have not received an award before.

The Expression of Interest form will close at 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 16 February 2025.

The Application deadline for students has been extended to 11:59pm (GMT) on Sunday 23 February 2025.

Supervisors must submit their supporting statement at 11:59pm (GMT) on Friday 28 February 2025.

If you have any queries about the process to apply for a UROP bursary, please email the Student Financial Support team at bursariesurop@imperial.ac.uk

• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Vacation internship
  • A student who is allocated this funding will be required to submit a report directly to the EPSRC at the end of their research experience.
  • Payments must be taxed in accordance with definitions imposed applied by the research council, and therefore payments are made via the Casual Worker timesheets. Students are expected to record 35 hour per week timesheets in order to receive £407 per week after tax.

• Imperial College UROP Award
  • Those expecting to graduate in June 2025 are also eligible if their proposed research experience concludes by 30 September 2025.
  • Applications for a bursary can be made by either:
    • one undergraduate;
    • or two undergraduates undertaking a joint UROP. In this case, the application must be clear as to the contribution of each student. Work is usually split 50/50, with both students committing equal time and effort to the UROP. The bursary will also be split equally between the students.

If a student is successful with their application, the host department may allocate additional funds (on top of the granted award) to make a combined total of £450 per week for the student. This is done at the host department’s discretion, and they will be responsible for processing any additional bursary payments which are approved.