{"id":140,"date":"2023-08-04T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T04:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nusurop.com\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2025-11-20T00:21:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:21:28","slug":"what-is-rex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate-research\/nusurop\/what-is-rex\/","title":{"rendered":"What is REx?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8689e9c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8689e9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9e97eb\" data-id=\"d9e97eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feac078 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"feac078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate-research\/nusurop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/REx-up-Today-Landing-page-video.mp4\" loop=\"\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceacf8b\" data-id=\"ceacf8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4895d6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4895d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REx Course Upgrade<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1070f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1070f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 1 of the REx pilot was first launched in Semester 2 of AY2022\/2023 in CHS.\u00a0At the first instance, REx is an optional enhancement which is applicable to UROP\/UROPS modules offered by departments in FASS and FoS. Following the first phase of the pilot, REx will be expanded to other faculties. Faculty members supervising the UROP\/UROPS projects will also be the students\u2019 REx supervisors.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3624e80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3624e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b> Note: <\/b> Students must meet the pre-requisites for undertaking the UROP\/UROPS module that they choose to enhance with REx. Students can only choose to enhance a UROP\/UROPS module with REx once in their undergraduate career. When students enrol in a UROP\/UROPS module, they will have the option to concurrently enroll in the REx Fellow.\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d628e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7d628e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Important information for REx Fellows: <\/b><br><br>\nAs REx is an upgrade to existing UROP\/UROPS modules, students will not earn additional credits on top of the credits for the UROP courses. The suffix \u201c-R\u201d will be added to the course code, to indicate that it is a REx-enhanced UROP\/UROPS course.\n<br><br>\nInterested students enrolling in the REx course upgrade should submit a short research grant proposal to the PVO UG Research Coordinating Team for evaluation; it contains the application guidelines and terms &amp; conditions for usage of the grant. Upon approval, REx Fellows will receive a research grant of up to $2,500 to be used to reimburse costs for the proposed research. There will be flexibility in the usage of the research grant, based on the needs of the research project.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e499e elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3e499e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate-research\/nusurop\/?p=910\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67fd180e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67fd180e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1254eca3\" data-id=\"1254eca3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78315b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78315b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d9833e\" data-id=\"3d9833e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate-research\/nusurop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/REx-up-Today-Landing-page-video.mp4 REx Course Upgrade Phase 1 of the REx pilot was first launched in Semester 2 of AY2022\/2023 in CHS.\u00a0At the first instance, REx is an optional enhancement which is applicable to UROP\/UROPS modules offered by departments in FASS and FoS. 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