UROP Round 2 2016 Opening - Call for Projects

Round 2 - 2016 Call for Projects and Student Applications August  1 - August 16

Project submission for supervising students in the next round of intake into the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) are now being invited.    Closing date for Project Submissions is 16 August 2016. The students will be available to commence work in laboratories during the universities’ summer recess in November-February.  Actual start dates are arranged by the supervisor and student. Biomedical Research Victoria, through the UROP Program, will co-ordinate the call for applications from students and conduct the initial screening interviews. Suitable candidates will then be introduced to individual supervisors by the UROP Program Manager.  You are reminded that under the scheme, students are employed by your institution as casual staff at a rate equivalent to HEW 2 (~$30 per hr).  Students must work full-time during some or all of the vacation periods (recommended approx. 4 weeks during the summer recess) and 8 hours a week during semester.  Individual supervisors should seek approval to host UROP students in accordance with their institution’s internal process for casual staff appointments. The UROP Project Submission Form is attached to this email. Please consider the questions on the form carefully so that matching can be as accurate as possible. Only one form needs to be submitted per project. This form will be provided to prospective students once they have passed the initial selection process. Note that by submitting the Project Submission Form, Biomedical Research Victoria assumes that you will be able to accommodate a UROP student. Late withdrawal of projects may unfairly disadvantage students. Please return completed forms to urop@biomedvic.org.au by the closing date. More information on the UROP scheme is available at http://biomedvic.org.au/urop/supervisors/ If you have further enquires send an email to urop@biomedvic.org.au or contact Dr Viviane Richter, Engagement Manager (90355082) or Debbie Dorfan (90355132)