Summer Research Awards
There are various options for paid summer employment in a research laboratory at Dal.
Faculty of Science Summer Research Awards
There are about 70 FoS-coordinated summer research awards available each year, on a competitive basis, for current undergraduate students. Interested students may apply for an award and indicate the faculty member they’d like to work with (see instructions below). Award winners spend 16 weeks participating in a research project, alongside graduate students and other undergraduates. Each department has a dedicated faculty member in charge of summer research awards who assists students through the application process.
Eligibility
- Enrolled in a Faculty of Science undergraduate program (second year or higher)
- Available to work fulltime for at least 16 weeks May to August
- Strong academic record
How to apply for a summer research award
- Begin contacting professors you’re interested in working with. Ask about availability of summer research positions in their lab and discuss potential projects. Search faculty listings on departmental websites to find information about professors’ research.
- Consult the summer research award guidelines [PDF 139 kb].
- Reach out to your home department's summer research award contact person (listed in the guidelines) to learn about application deadlines (usually mid-to-late January).
- Then complete the common application form [PDF 114 kb] used for all the FoS-coordinated summer research awards.
- Submit the application form and your academic transcripts to your home department's undergraduate summer research award contact person (listed in the guidelines).
The FoS- coordinated summer research awards program is made possible through funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and awards named in honour of the following individuals and organizations who have generously made them possible: