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Toprani Undergraduate Research Award

The Toprani Undergraduate Research Award supports international undergraduate or co-terminal students for summer semester research projects. The student must be nominated by an 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Tech faculty member. Preference will be given to students whose home country is India. The award will provide funding to one or more undergraduate student(s) in the amount of $5,500 for the summer. 

Subodh K. Toprani (BS ’77, MS’82) and Shraddha Toprani have provided a generous donation to 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Tech. The purpose of the Toprani Undergraduate Research Award is to provide financial assistance to international undergraduate students for summer semester research projects. 

Student Eligibility

91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Tech international undergraduate students or co-terminal students. The student must be nominated by an 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Tech faculty member. Preference will be given to students whose home country is India.

Application Packet Requirements

  • Students may complete the student application form .
  • An 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Tech faculty member will submit a recommendation that will describe the student's potential for conducting research, the project that the student plans to undertake, and the need for funding. .

The Deadline for submissions is March 21st each year. If the deadline should occur on a weekend or a national holiday, submissions will be due the following business day.

Questions can be addressed to OSRP, OSRP@iit.edu.