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Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)

SROP imageThe Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is an eight-week research program designed to interest talented undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in academic careers and to enhance their preparation for graduate study through intensive research experiences with faculty mentors. In addition to the research experience, the program includes professional development workshops, seminars, field trips, and social activities. The 2024 Summer Research Opportunities Program will take place between May 30 and July 26.

Each year, the Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs works in partnership with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) to host twenty-five to forty students participating in the SROP. These students are from colleges and universities across the country and from the island of Puerto Rico. During the summer, students spend eight weeks on campus working with faculty mentors in the academic fields for which they might pursue graduate work. Each student also prepares a major paper on his or her research project for presentation at the Penn State SROP Symposium.

In addition to SROP activities at Penn State, students attend the CIC SROP National Conference at the hosting university. As part of the national conference, they participate in round table discussions to talk about their research and to learn about the work of SROP students at the other CIC institutions.

If you would like to learn more about the Summer Research Opportunities Program, please visit the BTAA SROP website.

 

 

 

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