Research opportunities for engineering undergraduates (ROEU)

The College of Engineering offers competitive Research Opportunities for Engineering Undergraduates (ROEU) awards to eligible students. The College's Research Advisory Committee will evaluate the applications and make award recommendations to the dean. Up to 20 awards ($1,000/award) will be made for the academic year 2023-2024.

Application

Students may submit one application per academic year in the ROEU program. Faculty may supervise up to two (2) Engineering ROEU students per academic year. Renewal proposal requests from 2022-23 ROEU awardees must be accompanied by a progress or final report on project accomplishments to date, including a list of public presentations at College, University and other professional research events. 

Students will need their faculty advisor 's signature via the faculty advisor acknowledgement form prior to beginning the application as it will need to be uploaded.

Deadline

Completed applications should be submitted by November 12, 2023, at 11:59 pm. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered unless approved by Associate Dean, Leela Arava. 

Application evaluation and scoring

Applications will be evaluated and scored by the College of Engineering’s Research Advisory Committee. They will be scored according to the following rubric. Please submit the requirements as individual PDFs on the form. 

  • Personal statement - 30%
  • Research problem statement - 10%
  • Project description - 20%
  • Description of student's responsibilities - 20%
  • Faculty sponsor's responsibilities and mentoring plan - 10%
  • Project timeline and project management timeline - 5%
  • Listing of matching funds - 5%

Student eligibility requirements

  • All applicants must be enrolled and in good academic standing (GPA >3.0), in a College of Engineering major.
  • Undergraduate students must be enrolled full-time (> 12 credit hours/semester) during the academic year in which they receive the award funding. 

Student/faculty matching

Students are encouraged to contact faculty members with ROEU projects or locate other research projects within their disciplines or related areas of interest.

Award and co-sponsorship

The first half of the award ($500.00) will be applied to awardees’ student accounts in the fall semester after the entry deadline has passed, and the remaining amount will be awarded in the winter semester, contingent upon awardees’ satisfactory performance in the lab as determined by the faculty mentor. The department or faculty mentor may co-sponsor the award with additional funding, but the maximum College funding will be up to $1,000 per awardee per academic year. 

Report and presentation

ROEU awardees must submit a two-five (2-5) page (max) report on or before 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 26, 2024, to their faculty mentor outlining the project and progress made throughout the academic year. Additional materials, such as appendices, PowerPoint presentations, etc. are welcome, but the submission should all be sent as a single PDF.