Schulich Undergraduate Research Program

This summer more than 100 undergraduate students will join Schulich laboratories to undertake summer research projects through our Undergraduate Research Program (URP). These projects provide experiential learning to undergraduate trainees, mentorship opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, and valuable data generation for supervising faculty members.

Students participating in URP will be funded by NSERC USRA, PURE, Schulich School of Engineering programs, or by their supervisor(s). Except for NSERC USRA, students will apply for all awards through the Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE).

Successful students are expected to participate in the Undergraduate Research program activities over the May-August time frame (such as the tutorial series) and present at the Summer Student Symposium in August.

Welcome Event

Early May | In-person

This event will introduce the summer students to the SSE-URP Executive. All students with a research project supervised by an SSE faculty member are welcome to join (communication will be through a mailman distribution list). The students will hear from the Associate Dean of Research, followed by an overview of the proposed summer programming. A survey will be conducted shortly after the session to collect feedback on topics in research that students might like to learn more about over the summer.

Summer Student Symposium

Mid-August | Details to be announced

Share your results and hone presentation skills! All summer undergrad researchers are invited to submit an abstract, which describes their project and outcomes. The SSE-URP Executive will develop a program to showcase these projects to all faculty, students and staff in Schulich. Full details, including abstract guidelines will be circulated to the mailing list in mid-June.

Several workshops will be offered over the course of the summer related to the Schulich Research Theme areas and general tutorials. Workshops will be scheduled over lunch, open to all Schulich summer students, and offered in a hybrid format using room ENG 207. More workshops may be added. Join the mailing list to receive details!