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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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Each year, the University of Waterloo is awarded a specific number of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Awards. These fellowships enable undergraduate students to spend a term (Summer, Fall, or Winter) doing research in world-class laboratories supervised by experts in their field. Undergraduate students from other Canadian universities are especially invited to apply.
These awards are meant to stimulate your interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering. They are also meant to encourage you to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in these fields.
The awards will be held for 4 months either in the Spring (May to August), Fall (September to December) or Winter (January to April) terms.
Applications for USRAs to be held in Spring 2021 are due by February 9, 2021. Late applications may be accepted, depending on availability.
Applicants will be contacted by e-mail. A rapid turnaround is required, so be sure to monitor your e-mail regularly.
Students who are Canadian citizens or Landed Immigrants, and who have completed all the course requirements of at least the first year of university with an average of 72% or above may apply. The assistantships will be awarded on the basis of grades, and the availability of projects and funds. The USRA will also be subject to the rules and regulations of NSERC.
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The monthly stipend will be the minimum of $2000 per month, which will include vacation pay and benefits.
For non-Waterloo students, a travel allowance will be provided by NSERC.
Please contact Maren Butcher, Physics Undergraduate Advisor
e-mail: phyugrad@uwaterloo.ca
office: PHY 242
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.