Graduate and Life Sciences Education, Faculty of Medicine will award 7 annual summer research project studentships per summer to support third or fourth year major and/or specialist students in our Basic Science departments and in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology. Non-University of Toronto students should have equivalent qualifications. This is to provide mentored research opportunities for undergraduate students who undertake in depth study in one of our life sciences programs of study. Each department receives one studentship per summer to be awarded to a student the department selects based on excellent academic merit and interest in future graduate training. The award carries a value of $4,800 each.
DEPARTMENTAL DEADLINE: Monday, February 29, 2016 - 12:00 p.m.
Award Duration: This is a 12 full week summer program, normally between May 1 to August 31, 2016.
Eligibility:
Students must be registered as a full-time student in a bachelor’s degree program at the University of Toronto and have successfully completed a term in a full-time undergraduate program directly prior to the award period.
University of Toronto and non-University of Toronto students may be considered, including international students.
Students may be considered by only one application to this program.
Supervisors can be named as primary supervisor for only one application through one unit to this Program.
Student must have obtained a cumulative cGPA of 3.0 or higher
Students must be enrolled in a third or fourth year major and/or specialist in the Faculty of Medicine Basic Science departments and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology.
Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or foreign student with valid student visa for the full summer work term.
Be engaged on a full-time basis in research activities under the direction of an eligible supervisor
Interest in future graduate training
Has not started a program of graduate studies
In addition to these conditions, the submission should have the following attributes
A designated faculty member appointed as coordinator of the summer program for each department or group.
A continuity of supervision for each student for the duration of the summer program.
An academic structure with clear accountability at the end of the summer program. An activity report on the research experience outlining the research project is to be submitted at the end of the award period no later than September 30, 2016 to Natasha Lowe.
