Award type:
Research awards
Award description:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) rewards excellence and nurtures Canada's brightest young minds by funding top science and engineering students in Canada's post-secondary institutions. NSERC Undergraduate Research Awards enable the recipient to gain research experience by working full time with an NSERC grant holder on a research project in a university laboratory. These awards have a value of $6,000 (plus a required USRA top-up) and students are normally expected to work 35 hours per week for 16 consecutive weeks.
Value description:
$6,000 plus a required USRA top-up
Eligibility & selection criteria:
- for students interested in pursuing research in the natural sciences, engineering, and math
- refer to the Office of Research's website for full details
Level:
Year Two, Year Three, Year Four
Program:
Arts→Psychology; Engineering→Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Management Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Nanotechnology Engineering, Systems Design Engineering; Software Engineering; Environment→Climate and Environmental Change, Environment and Business, Environment, Resources and Sustainability, Geography and Environmental Mgmt, Geography and Aviation, Geomatics, Knowledge Integration, Planning; Health→Kinesiology, Public Health and Health Sciences; Mathematics→Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Business and CS (Double Degree), Business and Math (Double Degree), Combinatorics and Optimization, Computer Science, Information Technology Mgmt, Math/Fin.Analysis and Risk Mgmt, Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Finance, Mathematical Optimization, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics, Mathematics/CPA, Mathematics/Business Admin, Mathematics/Teaching, Pure Mathematics, Scientific Computation/Applied Mathematics, Statistics; Science→Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology/CPA, Biotechnology/Economics, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Materials and Nanosciences, Mathematical Physics, Medicinal Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Science, Science and Business, Science and Aviation
Citizenship:
Canadian citizen/permanent resident
Selection process:
Application required
Term:
Winter, Spring, Fall
Application deadline:
Varies
Additional instructions:
Application instructions, deadlines, and links can be found on the Office of Research's website.
Contact:
- See contact detail below.
Contact detail:
Information is also available from Department Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) coordinators. The contact list is posted on the Office of Research's website.
