University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Get $7,500 for 16 weeks of summer research experience in natural sciences or engineering — the 2026 deadline was February 23, 2026, and the 2027 date is not posted yet.
Published by G Paul · last checked September 26, 2026
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You will receive $7,500 in total value for this award. This consists of $6,000 from NSERC (the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada — the federal agency that funds science and engineering research) and a mandatory top-up of a minimum of $1,500 from your faculty supervisor’s research funds. Your department or supervisor may choose to provide a supplement above this minimum amount. As a grant, this money is yours to keep and you do not have to pay it back. This is for you if you are an undergraduate student who wants to gain hands-on research experience to prepare for a future career in the natural sciences and engineering or to prepare for graduate-level studies in these fields. The last deadline was Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (ET), and the 2027 date is not posted yet, so check the official page early in the new year. When you apply, ask U of T Engineering how and when you'll hear back — whether it will be via email, a portal, or phone. Selection criteria aren't published — ask U of T Engineering how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask U of T Engineering during your application how the money will reach you — some awards pay students directly, others apply funds to tuition. Confirm this so you can plan your cash flow. To keep this award, you must work on a full-time basis on research and development activities for 16 full consecutive weeks during the Summer Term between May and September. You cannot receive academic credits for this work, and you cannot use the term for thesis research. If you want to take courses, you may enroll in a maximum of two courses (1.0 FCE — Full Course Equivalent) only if your supervisor gives permission.
This is U of T Engineering's USRA process; apply at the department of your research supervisor if it is different from your own. You must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or a Native American student from the continental United States (in recognition of the Jay Treaty of 1794). You must be registered full-time or part-time in a bachelor's degree program in at least one of the two terms immediately before the award. At the time you apply, you must have completed at least two academic terms; first-year students are not eligible. You also need a cumulative average of at least second class (B-, or 2.7). If you are a graduating student, you can apply as long as you have not graduated by the application deadline or started graduate school during the award period. Note that you can only hold one USRA per fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) and a maximum of three USRAs throughout your entire university career. Finally, both you and your faculty supervisor must be located at the same university during the award.
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No. You need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
FundMyCourse.ca · checked Sep 26, 2026
$7,500 ($6,000 from NSERC plus at least $1,500 from your supervisor)
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