Dear Undergraduate Research Directors,

The UNC System is pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 2026 Undergraduate Research Program Award (URPA) Request for Proposals (RFP). The RFP is attached, and the timeline is below.

Timeline

* February 10, 2025: URPA RFP announced * April 1, 2025: URPA proposals due at 5 pm * Week of May 26, 2025 Award notification * August 24, 2026: URPA Awardee progress report due

Please share broadly with campus stakeholders.

Best, Jennifer

Jennifer Gerz-Escandón, Ph.D. Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Research Division of Academic Affairs The University of North Carolina System jlgerzescandon@northcarolina.edu mailto:jlgerzescandon@northcarolina.edu 

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