Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme in Science (UROPS)

The Faculty introduced USRP (Undergraduate Science Research Programme) in AY1994/95. It was later renamed as UROPS in 1998. The aim of this programme is to provide you with an unique opportunity to work with our Faculty staff and experience the challenges and benefits that come from pursuing an independent research project. It is also one of the most important means for undergraduate students to foster mentoring relationships with faculty and research staff while working in a specific area of study.

This programme allows you to engage actively in research, discussions, intellectual communications and other creative activities. By complementing the conventional classroom learning, UROPS places students at the frontiers of scientific research. Through the typical phases of doing research, you are able to enhance your knowledge in the latest development of science and technology; acquire special communication and presentation skills; experience creative thinking; interact and forge closer ties with the established scientists and members of their groups. We believe that the experience you can gain upon completion of the project will assist you in the preparation for future careers and postgraduate training. Some testimonials are available here.

UROPS can be read at either Level-2000 or Level-3000

• Level-2000 :- students must have completed at least one semester of study at point of application and attained a CAP of 3.00 or higher
• Level-3000 :- students must have completed at least three semesters of study at point of application and attained a CAP of 3.00 or higher.

Students can also choose to undertake either a 4 MCs or 8 MCs UROPS

• 4 MCs UROPS :- is one semester long, and students will be evaluated at the end of the semester to receive a grade.
• 8 MCs UROPS :- is two semester long, and students will first obtain an in-progress grade at the end of the first semester before being evaluated at the end of the second semester to receive a grade.

 For more information on the UROPS Registration and Timeline: please click here.

NUROP Congress
The first Congress was held on 5 September 1996 in the Faculty of Science, NUS. All students who have completed UROPS are encouraged to participate in the National Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (NUROP) Congress. Selected student will have their Congress papers published in the Congress Proceedings or being invited to present their research findings as speakers in the plenary or parallel sessions or in the form of posters.

CRISP Award
In recognition of the extra efforts put forward by both undergraduate students and the project supervisors towards UROPS and participation in the NUROP congress, CRISP Award was introduced in AY2000/01. It is named after the Center for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP), who has kindly channeled the donation from the Singapore Totalisator Board to the Faculty. Student winners of the Award will receive a certificate, a plaque and a book voucher, while the project supervisors will receive a plaque. The award winners of last five years are available here.