Honors Project

Proposal

An Honors Project Proposal must be submitted by the following dates: 

  • Proposals for Fall due March 1
  • Proposal for Spring due October 1 

STEP 1: Complete the Honors Project Proposal Form, providing the following information:

  • Describe the proposed project in brief, including general introductory information and overview
  • Explain the rationale for the project, including aims and objectives with emphasis on your own personal learning outcomes. (By the end of this project, what do you hope to have learned?)
  • Outline procedures to be followed such as lab, studio, or field work, library research, interviews, etc., emphasizing aspects of the project that will be your own original work. (What do you plan to do to meet your learning outcomes?)
  • Identify resources required to do the projects. How will you acquire them? Where are they available at URI? What funding, if any, will you require?
  • Detail your preparation to do the proposed work. This might include prior courses or experiences, accomplishments, character traits, etc. (What do you bring to this experience that will enhance the chance for success in meeting your learning outcomes?)
  • Identify deliverables that will be the outcome of your project. (The showcase presentation is not considered the deliverable.)
  • Discuss the value of the project to you and your future academic/career goals/plans.

STEP 2: After you have discussed your written proposal with your sponsor, and they agree that it is ready for submission, ask them to complete a Faculty Sponsor Form. Once completed and signed by your sponsor, submit this along with your proposal via the Honors Project Application Portal. Proposals will only be reviewed if they are accompanied by the sponsor’s completed and signed form.

Registration for the Honors Project courses, both HPR 401 and HPR 402, occur by permission number only. Once the Honors Project Proposal is given final approval by the Honors Program, you will receive a permission number for entrance into the course.

Project Proposal Form Faculty Sponsor form Honors project application portal

Graduating Soon?

Please submit your Intent to Graduate Form to the Honors Program Office. Deadlines are based on your graduation date and are indicated on the form.

Does your project include human subjects?

Safeguarding the rights and welfare of subjects involved in any research, development, or related activity is the responsibility of the University. All research activity involving human or animal subjects must be reviewed and approved by the University Institutional Review Board (IRB). Find out everything you need to know and how it relates to your research project on their site, or email them at researchintegrity@etal.uri.edu.      

Funding Your Project

Each year, the Office of Undergraduate Research in conjunction with the Office of the Provost make available on a competitive basis Undergraduate Research Awards to defray costs incurred in undergraduate research and creative work. Discuss this with your sponsor and watch for the call for proposals around the middle of each semester. Applications for these awards require a statement of support from the faculty sponsor.

Honors Opportunity Fund

In addition, the Honors Program is fortunate to have special funds for student projects from various memorial scholarships and the Office of the Provost.

Once your project has been approved, use this form to apply for funds that will be crucial to the success of your project:
Budget Request Form