Quick Reference Guide – NSERC USRA

Fri., Dec. 7, 2018 8:00 a.m. - Fri., Jan. 18, 2019 8:30 p.m.

Quick Reference Guide – NSERC USRA (Undergraduate Student Research Awards)

Competition – 2019-2020 (December 7, 2018 – January 18, 2019)

One competition for all three semesters (Spring/Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020)

NSERC USRA website for FULL information:

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/UG-PC/USRA-BRPC_eng.asp

Students should PLEASE speak to their professor for any assistance regarding the application process. Please follow NSERC USRA instructions in full. A student information session will occur in January. Information will be forthcoming.

Deadlines:

If applying through the University of Regina, the online internal deadline is Friday, January 18, 2019.

Results:

Internal (U of R) competition results – Students will be notified by the University of Regina by email in February. Students should ensure they include their email address when applying to University of Regina for NSERC USRA.

Students will not receive a letter from NSERC until after their USRA has started.

Program Guide for Students and Fellows (includes eligibility information):

The regulations governing the USRAs are posted on NSERC’s Web site in the Program Guide for Students and Fellows at

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/ug-pc/usra-brpc_eng.asp

These regulations must be used.

Instructions for Completing the Form 202:

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/OnlineServices-ServicesEnLigne/Forms-Formulaires_eng.asp

Form 202 – Part 1 – to be completed by the student

Form 202 – Part 2 – to be completed by the proposed supervisor

Frequently Asked questions for Applicants & Research Supervisors:

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/UG-PC/USRAFAQ-BRPCFAQ_eng.asp

On-Line Systems Login: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/OnlineServices-ServicesEnLigne/Index_eng.asp

List of Research Subject Codes for Scholarships

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Help-Aide/ScholarshipCodes-CodesPourBourses_Eng.asp

NSERC email contact for questions:

scholfin@nserc-crsng.gc.ca

Contact for NSERC’s On-Line System (if having problems using the NSERC OnLine System):

webapp@nserc-crsng.gc.ca

Transcripts – VERY IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ

Students must upload their ALL POST SECONDARY OFFICIAL transcripts to the NSERC web-site before an application can be considered complete. Even if you only took one class at a post-secondary institution, please do include that transcript. Please ensure you include a legend for each institution. If students do not, they will be deemed ineligible for this competition. For the USRA competition, NSERC UwillU allow students to use transcripts ‘issued to student’, provided that they are UP TO DATE (transcripts MUST show all FALL 2018 semester’s marks).

**Transcripts should be ordered in January 2019, only once your Fall 2018 grades are finalized, as it takes time to receive them. Web transcripts will NOT be accepted.**