2023 – 2024 UROP Overview In the 2023–24 academic year, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) continues to be a popular agship program among the HKUST community. More than 260 faculty supervisors from four Schools and from the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies offered around 600 projects for our undergraduate students. We have received over 1,100 applications throughout the academic year, and 621 students were successfully enrolled to the program. To enhance the continuous development of existing UROP projects, the UROP Support Grant Scheme continues offering nancial support for faculty supervisors and their students. Through the Scheme, students can have a taste of applying for research grants by preparing a proposal and submitting a joint application with their supervisors. In 2023–24, 44 out of 50 received applications were awarded with an aggregate funding amount of over HK$604,000, after the review by the UROP Of ce and by the UROP Advisory Board. In the year 2024, with the generous donation from the Kerry Group Limited, the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award was renamed as the Kerry Holdings Limited Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award. 24 students with excellent research performance were nominated by their UROP supervisors for the Awards. Among the nominees, 12 candidates were shortlisted and invited to give an oral presentation on their research ndings to the UROP Advisory Board. The Board recommended 1 Champion, 2 First Runner-Ups and 3 Second Runner-Ups. The faculty supervisors of those 6 student awardees were also recognized by the UROP Faculty Research Award. The award presentation ceremony was organised on 26 April 2024. The 2024 Kerry Holdings Limited Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award iv
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