NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards

Are you interested in gaining business research experience in an academic setting? And did we mention, you’ll be paid while you gain this experience?

Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are meant to nurture your interest and fully develop your potential for a research career in health, natural sciences, and engineering, or in social sciences and humanities. These awards are also meant to encourage you to undertake graduate studies by providing research work experience that complements your studies in an academic setting.

This is an excellent opportunity to add research experience and skills to your resume.

Overview

• Value and term: The total minimum award value is $8400 (this amount may be supplemented further by your supervisor). Award term is for 16 weeks, and are tenable in either the Summer, Fall or Winter terms
• Number of awards available at the Alberta School of Business: 1
• Application deadline: Midnight (MST), Monday, February 24, 2025 
• Application process: This video from NSERC provides step-by-step instructions for submitting Form 202 
• Application form to be completed by the student: Form 202, Part I – Application for an Undergraduate Student Research Award. To create or access an application, log in to the online system. Tip! Once the student application is completed, remember to provide the reference # to your supervisor
• Application form to be completed by the proposed research supervisor: Form 202, Part II – Application for an Undergraduate Student Research Award. To create or access an application, log in to the online system
• For more award information: Refer to the University’s Tri-Council Undergraduate Student Research Awards. Read these instructions before completing and submitting your application

Eligibility and Award Requirements

• Please see the detailed eligibility criteria on the NSERC website.
• Applicants should have performed well in courses related to mathematics, statistics, data analysis, and computer programming.
• Business student applicants will be given priority. 

What Types of Research will be Conducted?

Students are encouraged to create their own research project which should be NSERC-relevant and related to business statistics, business technology management, or operations management. Students should contact an eligible professor you would like to work with and discuss this opportunity. When you find an eligible supervisor who is interested, ask them to review the application (Part II) requirements for supervisors, then fill in their part of the application. 

List of eligible professors at the Alberta School of Business

• Param Pal Singh Chhabra, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
• Ivor Cribben, Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
• Armann Ingolfsson, Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
• Yonghua Ji, Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
• Bora Kolfal, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
• Borzou Rostami, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
• Saied Samiedaluie, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
• Mohamad Soltani, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics

Contact

Additional questions regarding this award can be directed to:

Armann Ingolfsson
Professor, Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
Alberta School of Business
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2
aingolfs@ualberta.ca

For more undergraduate research funding opportunities, visit here.