Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA) application form

The application portal for the Spring 2026 URA program will open on October 20, 2025 and will close on December 5, 2025.

Please follow the outline of this sample application.

We also provide instructions to download your unofficial transcript. 

Home institution
(8 digits)
Indicate your program/major (e.g., Bachelor of Mathematics, Honours Combinatorics and Optimization).
IE: Winter 2024
Term in Winter 2026
What term will be completed at the end of Winter 2025.
Co-op
If your application is successful, do you plan to use the URA position as a co-op work term?
Area of interest
Which area(s) of combinatorics and optimization are you most interested in? (Select all that apply)
Have you been a URA before?
Please list all terms and supervisors
Are you eligible to hold an NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) or a Mathematics Undergraduate Research Award (MURA)?
See links below to review eligibility criteria. Please note this answer does not determine program acceptance.
Have you held an NSERC USRA and/or MURA before?
Can list more than one term
Specify which course you took and right as example: 239 (GRADE). If you have not taken any of MATH 229/239/249 please write N/A
Please follow this example: CO 250 (GRADE), CO 372 (GRADE) or write N/A if you have not taken any CO courses
Please follow this example: CO 250, CO 372 or write N/A if you are not taking any CO courses
Please follow this example: CO 250, CO 372 or write N/A if you are not taking any CO courses
Please use your most recent transcript to determine this answer.
Download a copy of your most recent transcript (Student Unofficial Transcript from Quest for UWaterloo students), and attach here
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.
Please upload your cover letter and CV as one PDF file. A sample application is available at the top of this page.
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.
Declaration
Read each statement below and check each box indicating you have read, understand, and agree with the statement. All boxes must be checked in order to proceed.
I understand that I am responsible for providing all required information and/or documentation as indicated in the application instructions and that if I do not submit the required information, I may be disqualified.
I confirm that the information submitted in this application is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
I understand that the collection of personal information provided in this application is used solely for determining my eligibility for awards. Information submitted during the application process will be protected, used, and released in compliance with the University of Waterloo’s policies.