Graduate Scholarships & Awards
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) - Tri Council
Description: | 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 pursue a research career in these fields. If you would like to gain research work experience that complements your studies in an academic setting, these awards can provide you with financial support through your host university. NSERC encourages qualified Indigneous students to apply to this program. |
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Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geology, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Psychology | |
Value: | 2nd/3rd year students $9,296.86 and 4th/5th year students $11,349.97, based on CUPE 2419 rates |
Eligibility: | To be eligible to apply for an award, you must:
To hold an award, you must:
Indigenous students are strongly encouraged to self declare on their application. Student Status: Both Citizenship: Canadian citizen, permanent residents or Protected Person |
Applications: | A complete application for a USRA includes Part I and Part II of an Application for an Undergraduate Student Research Award (Form 202). Form 202 and its instructions are available as a PDF Document. NSERC requires that students and their proposed supervisors fill out the electronic form directly from its web-site by selecting Login to the system or Register as a New User. Once completed, Part I and Part II of Form 202 must be submitted electronically through the NSERC website. Indigenous students are strongly encouraged to self declare on their NSERC USRA application. Transcripts: VERY IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ as this is the most common reason students can be eliminated. You do NOT have to provide IB transcripts from high school in your application. We will be hosting two How to Apply NSERC USRA Student Sessions for Best Practices on applying on: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 1:30-2:30 via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/98222525004?pwd=NVhjNmlleFVGU3A0L0lBRjVBcmV1dz09 OR Wednesday, December 7, 2022 from 10:30-11:30 via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/91664540563?pwd=TFFFU1dXWi8wYWUrZVArY2pHMmlSUT09
Please see the Memorandum for full details on this competition. |
Website: | http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etudiants/UG-PC/USRA-BRPC_eng.asp |
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Deadline: | online by NOON on Friday, January 13, 2023 (varies slightly each year) |
E-mail: | grad.funding@uregina.ca |