Student Research Opportunities

Summer Research Awards and Applications for Undergraduate Students can be found on the Research and Health Science Education (RHSE) website (online application portal launching soon). 

Please have the following information ready:

• The research project title you and your supervisor have agreed upon.

• A summary of your previous research experience and/or relevant coursework, including any lab-based classes.

• A statement outlining your research interests and academic goals.

• Any special circumstances or considerations you would like the awards adjudication committee to take into account.

 Application deadline: February 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM. 

Please read student eligibility criteria for each award carefully and reach out to supervisors in the Department.  

• Undergraduate Award Student Eligibility (TBA)

• Program Requirements — Program requirements_0.docx (TBA)

• Harmonized Stipends for 2026 Undergraduate Research Summer Students (TBA)

The Department of Physiology is pleased to offer the following categories of summer research awards to undergraduate students on a competitive basis

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)   

Awards will be provided to research associated with             

• CA Cancer and Cancer related Diseases (awards TBA)
• CA-JPM Dr. John P. Mitchell Cancer Research Fund (award TBA)
• GM General Medical (Health Research in Any Area) (awards- TBA)
• CH Cardiovascular, Heart (awards-TBA)
• KD Kidney and Kidney Related Diseases (awards TBA)
• RE Respiratory, Circulatory and Heart Diseases (awards TBA)
•  EM Epilepsy & Multiple Sclerosis (awards TBA)

      Undergraduate Summer Research Studentship (USRS) (award TBA)

      University of Toronto Excellence Awards (UTEA)  (awards TBA)

• UTEA Health and Life Sciences (awards: TBA)
• UTEA Natural Sciences and Engineering (award: TBA)
• Supervisors must be campus-based, i.e. have their primary budgetary appointment in the Temerty Faculty  of Medicine (status-only faculty are no longer eligible) 
•  A supervisor must be a principal investigator (PI) who holds an active tri-agency grant or has a pending application with one of those agencies at the start date of the UTEA (May 1st) (co-investigators are no longer eligible)  

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)  (awards TBA)

• Eligible faculty must hold a tenured, tenure-track or professor emeritus position or a contract position of no less than three continuous years.

• Eligible faculty must be eligible to hold an NSERC (but do not currently have to have one) and must also have primary appointment and/or funds administered by the Department.
• If you would like to be considered for the NSERC USRA and/or NSERC Black Student USRA and/or CIHR Black Student USRA, you must indicate this on the RHSE online application.
• Microsoft Form: 2026 Department of Physiology Undergraduate Summer Awards (Coming Soon)



• NSERC USRA Black Student Award:

  There will be a total of 24 NSERC USRA Black Student Awards for the university.(TBC). These awards are competitive and will be adjudicated by the University of Toronto Research Services Office (RSO).