Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program

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About UROP

Application deadline for the year 2025 funding is December 12, 2024 at 11:59pm CST.

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) was established in 1992 by the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program. It provides talented undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced studies in coastal-related disciplines with hands-on research experience which can:

increase competitiveness as a graduate student;
help with career-related decisions; and
establish a working relationship with a faculty mentor.

The program is coordinated by Katie Lea, Reporting & Evaluation Manager for Louisiana Sea Grant.

Shannon Matzke & Jamie Hamilton at Discovery Day 2016

UROP recipients Shannon Matzke (left) and Jamie Hamilton (right) present their posters at LSU Discover Day.