The Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) is a gateway to graduate education at Michigan State University (MSU). The goal of the program is to increase the number of domestic undergraduate students who pursue graduate study and careers in teaching and research at colleges and universities. MSU SROP helps prepare undergraduate students for graduate study through intensive research experiences with faculty mentors and academic enrichment activities.
MSU SROP helps undergraduate students gain research experience to give them a competitive advantage as a graduate applicant by:
- intense research activities that broaden technical and presentation skills;
- professional development workshops;
- seminars that introduce students to a range of research fields across disciplinary lines;
- informal gatherings that provide a forum for student and faculty exchange of ideas and perspectives;
- opportunities to present research at a multi-university program symposium and in local research meetings.