Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) – Winter 2025
Aboriginal Peoples
Arctic and Northern Regions
Community, Regional & Enterprise Development
Creative Arts, Culture and Heritage
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Governance and Public Policy
Information and Communication Technology
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Deadlines
Academic Unit: inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Wednesday 18th, December 2024
External Deadline: Monday 1st, January 2024
Description
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs) are meant to nurture your interest and fully develop your potential for a research career in health, natural sciences and engineering, or social sciences and humanities. These awards are also meant to encourage you to undertake graduate studies by providing research work experience that complements your studies in an academic setting.
CIHR and SSHRC USRAs are, at the present time, exclusively for Black student researchers. To be considered, you must self-identify as Black (see the Black student researchers section for more details).
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for an award
- – you must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person under subsection 95(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada), as of the deadline date for applications at the institution
- – you must be registered, as of the deadline date for applications at the institution, in a bachelor’s degree program at an eligible institution
- – you must have obtained, over the previous years of study, a satisfactory cumulative average (normally at least B-; check with your institution)
- – you cannot be currently enrolled in an undergraduate professional degree program in the health sciences (e.g., MD, DDS, BScN) (does not apply for CIHR USRAs)
- – you cannot be currently registered or have been previously registered, at any time, in a graduate program in the same field of study
- – you cannot have completed all your degree requirements
Important Dates
| Competition | Summer 2024 (May to August) (202405URS) | Fall 2024 (September to December) (202405URS) | Winter 2025 (January to April) (202405URS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application Deadline | 2024-05-01 | 2024-10-01 | 2025-01-15 |
| Anticipated Notice of Decision | 2024-06-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-02-28 |
| Funding Start Date | 2024-05-02 | 2024-10-02 | 2025-01-16 |
See ResearchNet for CIHR guidelines.
See NSERC site for NSERC guidelines.