2026-27 Academic Year Student Project Grants
These students were awarded UROP Student Project Grants to support their engagement with the research and creative life of the 91´«Ã½ campus next academic year.
20
Assistantships
50
Individual Grants
$94,500
Funding
23
Departments
ÌýÌý2026-27 Academic Year Assistantships
These grants provide $1,000 for students to partner with a faculty mentor to help on an existing project.
Curtis Anderson
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Griffin Wagner
Natan Anisimov
- Mentor: John Anderson, Environmental Design
Alex Dickhans
- Mentor: Alessandro Roncone, Computer Science
Row Dyer
- Mentor: Jaroslav Tir, Political Science
Sabine Erikson
- Mentor: Alison Hilger, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Andrew Fox
- Mentor: Bor-Yuh Evan Chang, Computer Science
Charlie Ghrist
- Mentor: Mirela Alistar, ATLAS Institute
Max Iranmanesh
- Mentor: Peter Hunt, Classics
Mahi Kathait
- Mentor: Debanjan Mukherjee, Mechanical Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Adiba Ashrafee
Robbie Mair
- Mentor: Vignesh Kasinath, Biochemistry
- Additional Supervisor: Mark Matyas
Jovanni Marquez
- Mentor: Christopher Lowry, Integrative Physiology
Aidan Olsson
- Mentor: Melanie Peffer, Institute of Cognitive Sciences
Isabella Perrin
- Mentor: Meaghan Courvan, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Eli Pinsky
- Mentor: John Cumalat, Physics
Oscar Rosas
- Mentor: Mark Rentschler, Mechanical Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Mitchell Murray
Jamie Sikorski
- Mentor: Allison Hilger, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Payton Silver
- Mentor: Jingshi Shen, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Josh Smith
- Mentor: Wyatt Shields,Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Bianca Santana
Tyler Southworth
- Mentor:ÌýAmy Palmer, Biochemistry; BioFrontiers Institute
Suryha Venkataramani
- Mentor: Christopher DeSouza, Integrative Physiology
ÌýÌý2026-27 Academic Year Individual Grants
These grants provide $1,500 for students to take ownership of part or all of a project with an original proposal.
Charlotte Anderson
- Mentor: Angie Crews, Center for National Security Initiatives
Lily Arndt
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Anna Poslednik
Tessa Awald
- Mentor: Emily Schell, Psychology and Neuroscience
Ashton Barcelona
- Mentor: Jennifer Hill, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Bio Frontiers Institute
Jay Booth
- Mentor: Valentine Combaudon, Geological Sciences
- Additional Supervisor: Alexis Templeton
Oliver Bunnell
- Mentor: Niels Damrauer, Chemistry
- Additional Supervisor: Jill Addington
Luis Carale
- Mentor: Alexandra Whiteley, Biochemistry
Bela Chaudhuri
- Mentor: Amy Palmer, Biochemistry; BioFrontiers Institute
Isa de la Huelga
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Dana Calhoun
Clara Denham
- Mentor: Susan Massey, Environmental Design
Hayden Eason
- Mentor: Amy Palmer, Biochemistry; BioFrontiers Institute
Amanda Frank
- Mentor: Kyri Baker, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Anna Van Boven
Sam Garmany
- Mentor: Caleb Vogt, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Zoe Donaldson
Nathan Geuzaine
- Mentor: John Farnsworth, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Jack Goldberg
- Mentor: Stacey Smith, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kyla Grace
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Paige Mccreadie
Merrit Hale
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Anna Poslednik
Julian Hansell
- Mentor: Robert MacCurdy, Mechanical Engineering
Elise Jensen
- Mentor: Stacey Smith, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Ruby Jimenez
- Mentor: Robert Wyrod, Women and Gender Studies; International Affairs
Caleb Law
- Mentor: Meenakshi Pardasani, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Anna Lazewski
- Mentor: Karen Bailey, Environmental Studies
Ofri Leshem
- Mentor: Stacey Smith, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Sonya Li
- Mentor: Shelley Copley, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Daniel Hassell
Sophie Lorman
- Mentor: Caleb Vogt, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Zoe Donaldson
Taylor Lozowick
- Mentor: Kenneth Wright, Integrative Physiology
David Marquez
- Mentor: Erin Manzitto-Tripp, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Natural History
- Additional Supervisor: Jacob Watts
Jayden Miller
- Mentor: Mikki McComb-Kobza, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
ShaeAnne Miner
- Mentor: Amy Palmer, Biochemistry
Michael Muller
- Mentor: Marielena Sosa, Psychology and Neuroscience
Colm Murphy
- Mentor: Loren Hough, Physics
Katherine Murphy
- Mentor: Alison Hatch, A&S Honors Program
Emmalyn Nono
- Mentor: Anu Sharma, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
- Additional Supervisor: Carly Schimmel
Nathalie Cristina Orozco-Fersiva
- Mentor: Christopher DeSouza, Integrative Physiology
Samantha Patten
- Mentor: Justin Brumbaugh, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Erin O'Connor
Ingrid Pehrson
- Mentor: Zannah Matson, Environmental Design
Lucas Raulerson
- Mentor: Lisa Corwin, Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyÌý
Mariah Rosensweig
- Mentor: Lisa Corwin, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Manuela Mejia
Daniel Saeb
- Mentor: Nicole Friend, Chemical and Biological Engineering; BioFrontiers Institute
- Additional Supervisor: Kristi Anseth
Stephanie Schmitt
- Mentor: Shawhin Roudbari, Environmental Design
Noah Schwartz
- Mentor: Sriram Sankaranarayanan, Computer Science
Rob Silverman
- Mentor: Shelley Copley, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Ashley Azadeh
Laila Smith
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Dana Calhoun
Maggie Smith
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Anna Poslednik
Bo Thorstenson
- Mentor: Justin Brumbaugh, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Alex Unangst
- Mentor: Maciej Walczak, Chemistry
Gabe Warkentin
- Mentor: Markus Raschke, Physics
Kadyn Warner
- Mentor: Case Lindberg, Environmental Design
Lance Yang
- Mentor: Amy Palmer, Biochemistry; BioFrontiers Institute
Zayne Yeager
- Mentor: Maciej Walczak, Chemistry
- Additional Supervisor: Hanuman Singh
UROP Student Project Grants support students as they engage with the academic and creative life the 91´«Ã½ campus. We offer two student grant types for projects based on the student's involvement in the project's development. Assistantships provide funding to students to partner with a faculty mentor to help on an existing project. Individual Project Grants allow students to take ownership of part or all of a project with an original proposal. Students must be degree-seeking undergraduates at 91´«Ã½ to apply for UROP Student Project Grants. All students must be supervised by an eligible mentor. Join the Application Alert List to be notified when UROP reopens for proposal submissions in the next review cycle.
ÌýÌýSpring 2026 Review Cycle
Student Grants
Award Rate: 36.27%
| Average Proposal Scores | |
|---|---|
| Awards: | 91.04% |
| No Offer: | 78.91% |
| Awarded Project Categories | |
|---|---|
| Arts & Humanities | 9 |
| Business | 0 |
| Education | 0 |
| Life/Bio-Sciences | 39 |
| Math, Physical Sci. & Engineering | 11 |
| Social & Behavioral Sci. | 11 |
Award Rate: 69.61%
| Average Proposal Scores | |
|---|---|
| Awards: | 85.04% |
| No Offer: | 82.71% |
| Awarded Project Categories | |
|---|---|
| Arts & Humanities | 5 |
| Business | 0 |
| Education | 0 |
| Life/Bio-Sciences | 42 |
| Math, Physical Sci. & Engineering | 14 |
| Social & Behavioral Sci. | 9 |
Faculty Grants
Award Rate: 70.37%
| Average Proposal Scores | |
|---|---|
| Awards: | 88.55% |
| No Offer: | 74.88% |
| Awarded Project Categories | |
|---|---|
| Arts & Humanities | 5 |
| Business | 0 |
| Education | 0 |
| Life/Bio-Sciences | 10 |
| Math, Physical Sci. & Engineering | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sci. | 1 |
Award Rate: 76.00%
| Average Proposal Scores | |
|---|---|
| Awards: | 90.20% |
| No Offer: | 74.54% |
| Awarded Project Categories | |
|---|---|
| Arts & Humanities | 7 |
| Business | 0 |
| Education | 1 |
| Life/Bio-Sciences | 5 |
| Math, Physical Sci. & Engineering | 0 |
| Social & Behavioral Sci. | 6 |
Review Board
- Pei-San Tsai
- Angela Thieman Dino
- Wei Tan
- Morow Tan
- Jennifer Stratford
- Stacey Smith
- Natasha Shrikant
- JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin
- Emily Schell
- Eleanor Salm
- Becca Safran
- Elena Sabinson
- Juliana Ruef
- Rachel Rowe
- David Root
- Julian Resasco
- Lynneatte Quenin
- Cheryl Pinzone
- Anthony Pinter
- Dang Pham
- Amy Palmer
- Renice Obure
- Kristin Moore
- Erika Mehrhoff
- Stephen Majeski
- Erik Knight
- Ellen Keister
- Brendan Kaiser
- Eric Jones
- Brooke Huibregtse
- Eve-Lyn Hinckley
- Linnea Helenius
- Vikas Hanasoge Nataraja
- Manuela Garay Sarmiento
- Catherine Fontana
- Kyle Fisch
- Jay Ellis
- Maxwell Elling
- Kelsie Eichel
- Lisa de Alwis
- Sanna Darvish
- Meaghan Courvan
- Lisa Corwin
- Joshua Correll
- Garrett Bredeson
- Teresa Bilinski
- Atreyee Bhattacharya
- Grace Bennett-Pierre
- Courtney Bailey
- William Anderson
- Charlie Ambrose
- Christina Alston
- Mary Allen
ÌýÌýÌýIssue: 2026 Summer & 2026-27 Academic Year UROP Grants