FAQ

Vertically integrated best describes the composition of each research team, which spans several levels of experience and education, from undergraduate students to faculty members with multiple publications.

About 10-20 counting undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty mentors.

Not at all! This is a program designed to introduce undergraduate students to the beauty of research early in their education. Joining a Team introduces students to working in a professional environment where they gain valuable hands-on experience and build connections with researchers at UGA.

This helps incoming first-year students gain a foundation in their disciplines and will ensure they do not exceed the maximum number of VIPR credits they can count toward their degrees too early in their studies.

A VIPR Team operates as a course offered semester to semester. The credit hours approximate 1 credit for every 3 hours of work in a team.

Just one! And you cannot switch freely from one Team to another – if you wish to do so, you must take a semester break in between.

No. We only accept your most recent application for review. If you submit more than one application, your last submission will replace the previous ones. You will be notified if you are not approved for a Team, at which time you may apply to another.

Please reach out to Associate Vice President for Instruction Tom Mote with further questions.