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UROP: Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Award Information

Award Duration: 12 Weeks

Award Value: $3,000 per award plus a guaranteed minimum of $4,140 from the department

Number of Awards Available: TBD

Application Deadline: February 25, 2026 at 5PM EST

Eligibility

  • Applicants must have at least a B+ average in the two terms of undergraduate studies immediately preceding acceptance of the award.

  • Students must have successfully completed a term in a full-time undergraduate program directly before the award period.

  • Students who have completed their undergraduate program are not eligible unless they have been accepted into an undergraduate professional program (medical undergraduate degree program) or accepted to a graduate program but have not yet begun their studies.

  • Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate professional program (medical undergraduate degree program) are eligible to apply.

  • University of Toronto and non-University of Toronto students may apply, including international students.

  • Students may submit only one application to this program. Departure from this rule will result in the application being accorded a lower priority or even denied.

  • Supervisors can be named as primary supervisor for only one application through one unit to this program. Departure from this rule could result in the application being accorded a lower priority or even denied.


How To Apply

Complete the Summer Research Awards Management System (SumRAMS) form. Please direct any questions regarding undergraduate summer research awards to medicine.hse@utoronto.ca. Additional information is available on the URO's website.


Contact

For any other inquiries, please contact student services (studentservices.mogen@utoronto.ca)