UROP Abroad
UROP Abroad offers highly qualified undergraduate RWTH students the opportunity to conduct a research project at selective research facilities or cooperating universities in the US and Canada and the IDEA League partner universities, and thus gain an insight into practical research as well as intercultural experience.
Your Research Project in North America
All RWTH undergraduate students can participate in UROP Abroad from their second year of study.
UROP Abroad projects may take place at any time in the year and is not subject to specific program dates or deadlines. The duration of projects may be between 8 weeks and up to a full semester (or even longer).
Projects can be conducted during the semester or in the lecture-free period; research mentors can specify a time frame and a number of working hours per week.
Scholarships
There are at least 20 Mobility Scholarships per year for UROP Abroad projects; the monthly stipend is 600 Euros per month for a maximum project duration of six months. You can apply for a scholarship as soon as you have received the supervision confirmation from a researcher at the host institution.
Your Project at Fraunhofer USA
One important component of UROP Abroad is UROP-USA, a cooperation of Fraunhofer USA and RWTH Aachen University. For further information, please visit UROP-USA.