2026 Summer Student Project Grants
These students were awarded UROP Student Project Grants to support their engagement with the research and creative life of the CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß campus this summer.
22
Assistantships
48
Individual Grants
$188,000
Funding
24
Departments
ÌýÌý2026 Summer Assistantships
These grants provide $2,000 for to students to partner with a faculty mentor to help on an existing project.
Rafal Algahtani
- Mentor: Amanda Carrico, Environmental Studies
Francesca Berk
- Mentor: Katharine Suding, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Advyth Ramachandran
Will Burczyk
- Mentor: Vignesh Kasinath, Biochemistry
- Additional Supervisor: Keagan Hesse
Sawyer Fewell
- Mentor: Nancy Emery, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Katie Bardsley
Hailey Geva
- Mentor: Vignesh Kasinath, Biochemistry
- Additional Supervisor: Jessica Song
Zexiang Guan
- Mentor: Amy Palmer, Biochemistry
Saanvi Gudreddi
- Mentor: Susanna Molas, Psychology and Neuroscience
Christi Jo Hahn
- Mentor: Alan Weimer, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Taylor Johnson
Ava Hickey
- Mentor: Joseph Falke, Biochemistry
Ellery Hora
- Mentor: Eve-Lyn Hinckley, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Asher Marvy
Razan Ibrahiem
- Mentor: Zoe Donaldson, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Michael Kelberman
Noah Isakson
- Mentor: Alan Weimer, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Carter Wilson
Seneca Joslyn
- Mentor: Amy Palmer, Biochemistry
Jack Lawrence
- Mentor: Allison Hilger, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Alice Ly
- Mentor: Alan Weimer, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Summer-Solstice Thomas
Paul Masters
- Mentor: Christy McCain, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Nadia Alhassani
Daphne Parker
- Mentor: Madeline Stanger, Psychology and Neuroscience
- Additional Supervisor: Angela Bryan
Kiera Simmons
- Mentor: Eve-Lyn Hinckley, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Zachary Schwartz
Josiah Slater
- Mentor: Nicholas Campbell, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Carter Telep
- Mentor: Stephanie Bryant, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Yashveer Soni
Anika Voskuil
- Mentor: Corrie Detweiler, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Lexi Carey
Ben Weiss
- Mentor: Roselinde Kaiser, Psychology and Neuroscience
- Additional Supervisor: Alicia Sepulveda
ÌýÌý2026 Summer Individual Grants
These grants provide $3,000 for students to take ownership of part or all of a project with an original proposal.
Meriahna Adams
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Dana Calhoun
Benjy Albuisson
- Mentor: Benjamin Hernstrom, Cinema Studies
Tom Alexander
- Mentor: Dang Pham, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
Adilana Anderson
- Mentor: Kira Hall, Linguistics
Rose Atwood
- Mentor: Rosie Cowell, Institute of Cognitive Sciences
- Additional Supervisor: Katherine Walsh
Andy Better
- Mentor: Ryan St. Laurent, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Natural History
- Additional Supervisor: Samuel Ramsey
Brevan Bunch
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Dana Calhoun
Isabella Demartin
- Mentor: Elena Sabinson, Environmental Design
Tia Egan
- Mentor: Mitzi Lee, Philosophy
Maia Fell
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Dana Calhoun
Ben Forman
- Mentor: Michael Burns, Communication
Kody Fung
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Anna Poslednik
Zach Gillings
- Mentor: Michael Gil, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Joshua Manning
Charlie Hatch
- Mentor: Jingchun Li, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Cate Hensley
- Mentor: Marissa Ehringer, Integrative Physiology
- Additional Supervisor: Myra Bower
Riya Kakkar
- Mentor: Erik Knight, Psychology and Neuroscience
Vivaan Kalura
- Mentor: Kira Hall, Linguistics
Zayaan Khan
- Mentor: Zoe Donaldson, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Psychology and Neuroscience
- Additional Supervisor: Will Sheeran
Caroline Lester
- Mentor: Luke Evans, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Institute for Behavioral Genetics
Jude Lineer
- Mentor: Melissa Davis, Mechanical Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Sarah Calve
Jake Litov
- Mentor: Jingchun Li, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Natural History
- Additional Supervisor: Andy Tan
Annalise Lockhart
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Dana Calhoun
Dane Macdonald
- Mentor: Amy Palmer, Biochemistry; BioFrontiers Institute
Anna Mahlin
- Mentor: Alvin Gregorio, Art and Art History
Noah Mendez
- Mentor: Noah Fierer, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
- Additional Supervisor: Andrew Blakney
Savannah Mommens
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Anna Poslednik
Percy Nizamova
- Mentor: Eric Zimmerman, Physics
- Additional Supervisor: Lu Ren
Arin Oberley
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Ella Henry
Molly Pullen
- Mentor: Corrie Detweiler, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Shruthi Rajesh
- Mentor: Wyatt Shields, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Collin Kemper
Sofia Reyes
- Mentor: Lee Frankel-Goldwater, Environmental Studies
Landry Saul
- Mentor: Kira Hall, Linguistics
Emma Scifres
- Mentor: Deborah Whitehead, Religious Studies
Shivani Selvan
- Mentor: Kelsie Eichel, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Jackie Griswold
Amaya Sonoda
- Mentor: Erik Knight, Psychology and Neuroscience
Jenna Stapp
- Mentor: Pieter Johnson, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Dana Calhoun
Matthew Stelzner
- Mentor: Wyatt Shields, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Additional Supervisor: Matthew Kwan
Ronan Stone
- Mentor: Jade Polizzi, Environmental Design
Brandon Stup
- Mentor: Christy McCain, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Museum of Natural History
Aspasia Vazquez
- Mentor: Alta Howells, Geological Sciences
Sofiya Velychko
- Mentor: Amanda Carrico, Environmental Studies
Maggie Watson
- Mentor: Kate Fischer, A&S Honors Program
Silas Wills
- Mentor: Kelsie Eichel, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
- Additional Supervisor: Mitchell Leih
Mengze Wu
- Mentor: Matthew Rossman, Integrative Physiology
- Additional Supervisor: Sanna Darvish
Ìý Ìý Note: Some students aren't listed because they opted out of the Publicity Release.
UROP Student Project Grants support students as they engage with the academic and creative life the CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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 CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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