How to apply: 1. Log onto the ROP website and link to the ROPAPP. You will be required to log in using your UTORID. 2. View the list of available projects and add/select those you are interested in applying for into “My Briefcase”*. 3. Select “My Briefcase” to complete and submit your application(s). You will be required to include a Cover Letter and Resume along with each application submitted**. 4. Email notification will be provided on all decisions made by sponsoring ROP instructors. If selected to participate you will be required to sign the ROP contract online though the ROPAPP. 5. Students are only permitted to select one (1) offering in each session - Summer & Fall/Winter. 6. All successful candidates will be automatically registered in their ROP course during the normal registration period(s). *Students are permitted to apply for a maximum of five (5) ROP projects for both the Summer & Fall/Winter Sessions. **For tips on how to write an effective Cover Letter & Resume visit the ROP website. T he University of Toronto Mississauga offers undergraduate students the chance to work on cutting-edge research through the Research Opportunity Program (ROP). Research takes place with one of many highly qualified instructors from one of many departments on campus. ROP courses are held across all three disciplines: Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities! There is a new online application process involved with the ROP known as the ROPAPP. Students are not permitted to register in ROP courses without having submitted an application and having been selected to participate in a leading faculty member’s research project. The application period happens only once per year for both the Summer and Fall/Winter course offerings. ROP projects take place during the Summer and Fall/Winter sessions and successful applicants will earn 1.0 full credit by participating in and completing their registered ROP project. ROP courses count toward your GPA and provide you with practical skills and knowledge that can be applied to careers after graduation or toward future graduate studies. University of Toronto Mississauga students use their ROP experiences to build a strong relationship with their instructor, learn about exciting new developments in their research field and explore new areas of interest. Most importantly, they become involved in hands-on formal research. Where else can you find practical research training in an undergraduate setting! Descriptions of the ROP projects are available through the ROPAPP. Visit the ROP website for deadline dates and valuable information concerning the Research Opportunity Program. ROP projects are offered at the 200, 300 & 400 levels. Projects are listed according to their academic discipline and year level. For example: Checklist: □ Not all Departments offer projects at every year level, so be sure to check the ROPAPP for a full listing of available projects for the current year. ROP Student Testimonials “Working with Professor Green in SOC299Y5 allowed me to step outside the classroom and get more hands on experience about how research is conducted.” Huda Saifullah “As part of my ROP (ENG399Y5) work with Professor Gillespie, I accompanied her to England in December, 2008 to assist with her work at manuscript libraries there. I applied to the ROP program with the expectation of working closely alongside a professor and developing vital research skills, thereby becoming acquainted with the standard of scholarly work conducted at higher levels of academia…[the opportunity] surpassed my initial expectations of the ROP experience…” Devani Singh “I was grateful for being given a chance to work one -on-one with my professor. This ROP experience gives one a glimpse of the research a faculty member goes through on a daily basis. It also gives one a chance to engage in work that is far more hands on than other offered courses.” Saima Ramzan Lynn Snowden Assistant Dean, University of Toronto Mississauga “At each of the ROP fairs, I talk with students about their projects and their experience. For all of them, it was a tremendously positive experience, some saying they would do the course over and over again, they enjoyed it so much. I am proud to be associated with such a unique and transformative program .” Visit the ROP website for information on: □ How to apply □ Deadline Dates □ Accessing the ROPAPP □ Prerequisites □ Tips on Cover Letter/Resume writing □ Requirements/Expectations □ Prepare a well thought out Cover Letter and Resume. □ Arrange to meet with an Academic Advisor in the Office of the Registrar to discuss your Program and Degree Requirements. □ Meet with your Undergraduate Program Advisor to discuss using an ROP course toward Program completion. □ Visit the ROP website often for updates. The ROP is your ticket to:  Gaining practical skills and knowledge applicable to a career or future graduate studies;  Building strong relationships with leading faculty;  Learning about exciting new developments;  Exploring new areas of interest;  Experiencing undergraduate research at its finest; And  You earn one (1.0) full credit!