Research Admin Offices:

• ROADS
• HRS

Opportunity Type:

• Award

Value:

$6,000 over one term with a supervisor match of $2,680.

Disciplines:

• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Health Sciences

Sponsors:

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

Deadlines:

Additional Dates:

• Internal - Complete Form 202 - September 7, 2023
• Internal - Draft Application - September 22, 2023
• Sponsor - Final Application - October 1, 2023

Description:

USRAs are meant to nurture interest and fully develop the potential of undergraduate students for a research career in health, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences or humanities. These awards are also meant to encourage undergraduate students to undertake graduate studies by providing research work experience that complements their studies in an academic setting. Students may hold a USRA during a co-op placement.

Fall 2023 NSERC USRAs are available to student researchers at McMaster who self-identify as Black and/or Indigenous on the application form, while Fall 2023 CIHR and SSHRC USRAs are exclusively for student researchers who self-identify as Black on the application form.

Resources:

Additional Details.

Contact:

Students applying with an FHS researcher should contact Julie Croskill for more information.

ROADS: For more information and to apply, please contact Kim Graham, Research Administration Analyst.