The Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are meant to stimulate your interest in research in the natural sciences and engineering. These awards are also meant to encourage you to undertake graduate studies and pursue a research career in any of the fields that fall under the natural sciences and engineering umbrella
USRA Work Term: The University of Toronto administers this program in the summer term only, between May 1st and September 30th of each year.
Award Value: $4,500 plus a minimum 25% supplement ($1,125) provided by the supervisor
Application Process: The Research Services Office distributes departmental quotas, guidelines and the internal deadline early in January. Application information will be posted on the UTSC Intranet once the current year’s program has been announced. Eligible UTSC Departments and contacts are:
UTSC Internal Deadline: Monday, February 25, 2013
More Information:
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) 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 to pursue a research career in these fields. If you would like to gain research work experience in a non-university setting that complements your studies, these awards can provide you with financial support through the host organization.
Award Value: $4,500 plus organization contribution
More Information:
Please see the NSERC Industrial Undergraduate Student Research Award website for more information on how to apply to this program.
The UTEA program provides eligible undergraduate students with opportunities to conduct summer research projects under the supervision of eligible U of T faculty members in the Natural Sciences & Engineering (UTEA-NSE) or Social Sciences and Humanities (UTEA-SSH). The UTEA is an allocation-based program, through which UTSC is allocated a limited number of UTEA awards.
UTEA Work Term: The University of Toronto administers this program in the summer term only, between May 1st and September 30th of each year.
UTEA-NSE Award Value: $5,625, of which $4,500 is covered by funding from the Vice-President Research. Supervisors/Departments are required to provide minimum $1,125 top-up funding for each UTEA-NSE award.
UTEA-SSH Award Value: $5,625, all of which is covered by funding from the Vice-President Research.
Application Process: The Research Services Office distributes the program announcement to the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research in February. Application information, instructions and the internal deadline are communicated to all of our departments. Interested students should contact the undergraduate coordinators in their respective departments for more information. The UTEA recipients are selected via internal review conducted by Office of the Vice-Principal, Research.
Application deadline: Please contact your department's undergraduate coodinator for the department's own internal deadline, application instructions and forms.The Vice-Principal Research Office deadline for receipt of applications from departments is 5pm, Monday, March 11, 2013 (revised as of Feb. 25th).
The Ontario Genomics Institute’s (OGI’s) Summer Research Fellowships offer undergraduate students a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful, real-life research in genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, or GE³LS (ethical, economic, environmental, legal, and/or social issues relating to genomics and proteomics research). They form part of OGI’s efforts to build the future of genomics in Ontario.
Applicant Eligibility: Fellows are academically proficient, highly motivated individuals who have a serious career interest in research in genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and/or GE3LS research. They are Ontario residents and undergraduate students in their first, second, or third year at Ontario universities working towards their first degree in any recognized program. They must be in good academic standing, having earned a cumulative average of at least B+, as defined by their university. They must conduct their research projects in the province.
International students are eligible to apply as long as they meet the aforementioned criteria. Students in co-operative education or undergraduate professional degree programs are not eligible to apply.
Award Value:The value of the 2013 Summer Research Fellowship is $5,000. A travel allowance will also be available to students and supervisors located outside the Greater Toronto Area to offset the costs of attending OGI Summer Research Fellowship events in Toronto.
Application deadline:
University of Toronto Research & Innovation OGI Funding Opportunity posting: http://www.research.utoronto.ca/research-funding-opportunities/ontario-genomics-institutes-2013-summer-research-fellowship/
Information and application forms are available online at: http://www.ontariogenomics.ca/outreach/ogi-summer-research-fellowship-program
UTSC students in the final year of an undergraduate program interested in pursuing a graduate degree should consult the following sources on the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) website for more information on Master’s level scholarships:
Information sessions:
Workshops are held on the UTSC campus each September. Fourth year and current graduate students who wish to apply for graduate scholarships are all welcome to attend. The sessions are publicized via our departments, our website, the digital signs and the Intranet.
Application Procedure:
UTSC establishes internal deadlines for each of the above graduate scholarship programs. These deadlines are posted in the Intranet and on this website. Applications from UTSC undergraduate students from all departments except Physical & Environmental Sciences are submitted to Debbie Bilinski, Manager, Research Operations who then routes them through the undergraduate departments for further processing and ranking where applicable. Physical & Environmental Sciences undergraduate students must submit their applications directly to Julie Quenneville, the department's Graduate Administrator.
Current graduate students submit their applications to their graduate department.