{"id":19865,"date":"2022-12-21T10:10:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T15:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cutheme.local\/coris\/?page_id=19865"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:56:22","slug":"nserc-usra-application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/funding-sources\/internal-research-funding\/usra-program\/nserc-usra-application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"NSERC-USRA Application Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        NSERC-USRA Application Process\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) <\/strong>awards are open to <strong>all students in the natural sciences and engineering <\/strong>fields. Applications are particularly encouraged from <strong>Indigenous and Black <\/strong>student researchers. <em>(Please click on the following link to determine CIHR project subject matter eligibility: <a href=\"https:\/\/science.gc.ca\/site\/science\/en\/interagency-research-funding\/policies-and-guidelines\/selecting-appropriate-federal-granting-agency?OpenDocument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Selecting the appropriate federal granting agency<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Number of Awards<\/strong>: 52 as outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Students-Etudiants\/UG-PC\/USRA-Allocations-BRPC-Quotas_eng.asp\">Undergraduate Student Research Awards allocations<\/a> web page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>APPLICATION PROCESS and DEADLINE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each faculty listed below has a number of available awards and its own selection process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students apply through the faculty where they request to hold their award (i.e. the Supervisor\u2019s faculty, not necessarily the student&#8217;s)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please consult the table below for individual faculty deadlines, contact information and application requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Faculty Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Application Requirements<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Application Deadline<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Contact Person<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arts and Social Sciences<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/about\/student-research-opportunities\/undergraduate-student-research-awards\/\">Available here<\/a><\/td><td>February 26, 2025 by 4pm EST<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:Sarah.Mohammed@carleton.ca\">Sarah Mohammed<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Engineering and Design<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/engineering-design\/nserc-usra\/\">Available here<\/a><\/td><td>February 18, 2025 by 4pm EST<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:thomas.morrice@carleton.ca\">Tom Morrice<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Science<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/science.carleton.ca\/students\/undergraduate-student-summer-research-opportunities\/undergraduate-research-awards-program\/\">Available here<\/a><\/td><td>February 21, 2025 by 4pm EST<\/td><td><a href=\"mailto:Maria.Doria@carleton.ca\">Maria Doria<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>* Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-award-value\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Award Value\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-award-value\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>Award Value<\/strong><br>For positions held between May 1 and August 31, 2025, the total value of the award ranges from:<br>14 weeks: minimum amount of $8,428.00<br>16 weeks: minimum amount of $9,632.00<br>The minimum values correspond to minimum wage in Ontario<br>Students will receive 4% vacation pay, as per the Ontario Employment Standards (ESA). (Students are not eligible for paid days off\/vacation days.)<br>The program makes no provisions for sick leave, or for other types of interruptions<br>Should sick or vacation leave be incurred during the employment period, the student would just need to ensure they worked their total number of hours by their award end date<br>Should a USRA be interrupted or terminated early for any reason, CORIS (coris@carleton.ca) should be informed immediately. Positions may not be deferred.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-duration-of-awards\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Duration of Awards\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-duration-of-awards\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>Duration of Awards<\/strong><br>The duration of the award is 14 to 16 weeks on a full-time basis (35 hours\/week)<br>USRA awards are tenable at any time during the year as permitted by your academic program and faculty, and agreed on by student and supervisor<br>Students may be enrolled in a maximum of 1.0 credit during the tenure of the award, if special arrangements to make up the time have been made with the Supervisor (for courses scheduled during business hours).<br>Over the summer, a maximum of 0.5 credit is allowed in early summer, and 0.5 credit in late summer<br>Recipients are not permitted to do thesis research during the term of the award. It is permitted to use data acquired during a USRA as the basis of a thesis, provided registration in the thesis course starts after the USRA employment is completed.<br>USRAs may be held during co-op placements<br>Remote work is acceptable<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-student-eligibility\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Student Eligibility\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-student-eligibility\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>ELIGIBLE Applicants<\/strong><br>To be eligible to<strong> apply <\/strong>for an award, you must, as of the deadline date for applications at Carleton University:<br>Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Person under subsection (95)2 of the <em>Immigration and Refugee Protection Act<\/em> (Canada);<br>Be registered in a bachelor\u2019s degree program at an eligible institution;<br>Have obtained, over the previous year(s) of study, a second class Overall CGPA. At Carleton, this translates into a B-\/7.0<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-supervisor-eligibility\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Supervisor Eligibility\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-supervisor-eligibility\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>Eligible Supervisors of USRA Students<\/strong><br>Any faculty member who is authorized to supervise undergraduate students at Carleton in the relevant discipline is eligible to act as a supervisor. It is not necessary for the Supervisor&#8217;s research program to fall exclusively within the purview of the selected agency.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-carleton-competition-results\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Carleton Competition Results\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-carleton-competition-results\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>Faculty Award Decisions<\/strong><br>Each faculty will inform applicants of its award decisions after it has completed its selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-carleton-payment-of-awards\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Carleton Payment of Awards\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-carleton-payment-of-awards\">\n            \n\n<p><strong>Payment of Awards<\/strong><br>NSERC pays the awards to Carleton University.<br>Successful candidates will receive payment from the university in accordance with its pay procedures (twice per month, <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr-payroll\/your-pay-information\/pay-dates\/\">on the following dates<\/a>). Students who have not been employed by Carleton before will need to fill out an <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/payroll\/new-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Employee Intake Form<\/a>. Supervisors communicate their funding information to their faculty contact directly (FASS: <a href=\"mailto:sarahmohammed@cunet.carleton.ca\">Sarah Mohammed<\/a>, FED: <a href=\"mailto:gradadmineng@cunet.carleton.ca\">Tom Morrice<\/a>, SCI: <a href=\"mailto:odscience@cunet.carleton.ca\">Maria Doria<\/a>, or for SSHRC and CIHR-USRAs to <a href=\"mailto:sarah.adams3@carleton.ca\">Sarah Adams<\/a>).<br>After completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/hr\/payroll\/new-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Employee Intake Form<\/a> (if applicable), no further action is required by the student or the supervisor with regards to payroll. The university will issue a T4 or T4A slip (Statement of Income) at the end of the calendar year.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-nserc-usra-supplements\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    NSERC USRA Supplements\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-nserc-usra-supplements\">\n            \n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Canadian Forest Sector Workforce Diversity undergraduate supplement<\/strong><br>Note that NSERC recipients whose USRA research falls within an area of interest to Natural Resources Canada &#8211; Canadian Forest Service may be eligible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Students-Etudiants\/UG-PC\/Forest-Forest_eng.asp\">additional funding<\/a>. This opportunity applies to the following subject codes:<br>Forest engineering (1300)<br>Environmental engineering (1500)<br>Industrial engineering (1600)<br>Chemical engineering (1800)<br>Mechanical engineering (2100)<br>Statistics and probability (3000)<br>Geography (4100, 4150 and 4704)<br>Remote sensing (4102)<br>Soil sciences (4800)<br>Plant and tree biology (4900)<br>Biochemistry (5400)<br>Up to 30 supplements are available annually. Priority may be given to applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, women, visible minorities and\/or person with disabilities.<br><em>If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please flag this by email to your faculty contact listed above.\u00a0<\/em><br>Environment and Climate Change Canada Atmospheric and Meteorological undergraduate supplement<br>This USRA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Students-Etudiants\/UG-PC\/Meteorological-Meteorologique_eng.asp\">supplement<\/a> provides financial support to high-caliber students working toward degrees in the atmospheric or meteorological sciences or related fields. Environment and Climate Change Canada offers up to 20 supplements annually.<br>To be considered for this supplement, you must prepare a brief explanation (maximum 300 words) describing how the proposed research during your USRA will contribute to the advancement of atmospheric or meteorological sciences. Send this explanation, along with a copy of your completed application for a USRA (form 202), a copy of your NSERC USRA letter of award, and your transcripts directly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Students-Etudiants\/UG-PC\/Meteorological-Meteorologique_eng.asp#contact\">Environment and Climate Change Canada<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>August\u00a01<\/strong>.<br><em><strong>*Note:<\/strong> This supplement is available to you <strong>only<\/strong> if you are awarded an Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) awards are open to all students in the natural sciences and engineering fields. Applications are particularly encouraged from Indigenous and Black student researchers. 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