Summer Research Opportunities

NSERC USRA

Undergraduate Student Research Award

Research scholarship valued at $8400 over 16 weeks (full-time) to gain experience working as a research assistant in a university lab or research group.

Eligibility criteria to apply:

Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
A minimum cumulative GPA equivalent to a "B+"
Registered in a bachelor's degree program at an eligible university

More info (including a list of potential supervisors) can be found here:https://math.mcmaster.ca/undergraduate/useful-links/opportunities-for-undergraduate-research/

James Stewart Award

Internal Math & Stats departmental funding

The Stewart fund provides funding up to $5000 for students in Math & Stats to participate in opportunities that might not otherwise be available to them.

These can include:

Summer research with faculty at McMaster or elsewhere
Travel to conferences
Outreach activities

ALL students (international and domestic) are eligible to apply.

More info (including a list of previous awards) can be found here: https://macdrive.mcmaster.ca/f/37fd6cd2ef714c0d8c72/