Named for the dean who launched the program in the 1980s, Karen T. Romer, SPRINT|UTRAs provide students with valuable academic experience that prepares them for graduate study and that contributes directly to course development at Brown.
Working in close collaboration with Brown faculty, students translate their academic knowledge into hands-on practice that results in the production of new knowledge. Faculty benefit from the assistance and perspectives undergraduates bring to their work.
Karen T. Romer UTRA Awards have been made possible through the generosity of many donors, including "Named UTRAs" for particular awards donated by a family, individual, or academic department. We are grateful to them for their continuing support.
UTRA is part of the family of SPRINT (Summer/Semester Projects for Research, Internships and Teaching) awards that support experiential learning by providing students with access to funding and opportunities both on campus and around the world.
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