Congratulations on your selection to participate in the UTRA program. Please review the automated messages from UFunds containing instructions for completing the Release & Waiver and Award Acceptance Forms. The forms must be completed and uploaded back into UFunds no later than the deadline stated in your award letter.
All student awards and fellowships are paid via Brown University payroll. Please consult the Student Payment Guide for assistance in determining what steps you may need to complete in order to receive your stipend on the timeline indicated in your award letter.
For International Summer UTRA Recipients
Required for all UTRA recipients who will be spending time outside the U.S. while working on their UTRA projects.
- TravelSafe Registration
- Global Brown Undergraduate Student Abroad’ "Prepare to Go” resources, which contains useful information about travel requirements, health and safety abroad, cultural adjustment, and the logistics of living in another country.
Start and End Dates for UTRA Projects
Summer UTRA projects must begin after Commencement and the duration of the full time project must span a minimum of 8-10 weeks. We expect both faculty and student collaborators to find a mutually agreeable period between Commencement and the last week of August.
Fall UTRA projects must begin after the start of fall semester and the duration of the project must span a minimum of 10-12 weeks. The student is expected to collaborate on the project for approximately 10 hours per week. We expect both faculty and student collaborators to find a mutually agreeable period between the beginning of the fall semester and the reading period in December.
Spring UTRA projects must begin after the first day of classes and the duration of the project must span a minimum of 10-12 weeks. The student is expected to collaborate on the project for approximately 10 hours per week. We expect both faculty and student collaborators to find a mutually agreeable period between the beginning of the first day of class and the last week of May.
Protection of Human Subjects
If the project requires the use of human subjects, including interviews, please review the website on Human Subjects Research, maintained by the Office of Research Administration, for approval guidelines. Some projects may already have received clearance by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Brown. Projects falling within the guidelines for human subjects review will not be funded without certification of IRB approval.