Faculty of Education Winter 2024 Undergraduate Award
The Faculty of Education Winter 2024 Undergraduate Research Award is currently accepting applications until Friday, November 17 at 4 PM.
This Award is intended to cultivate and support research partnerships between undergraduate students and faculty members. The award provides undergraduate Faculty of Education students with the opportunity to receive $2,000 to cover approximately 17 weeks (or about 130 hours) of research-based activity over the Winter 2024 term. The project timelines are flexible, and may vary according to the schedules and commitments of both the academic supervisor and the student researcher.
Benefits for students may include:
Valuable introduction to research
Preparation for work at the graduate level
Gain research presentation experience (poster or conference presentation opportunities)
Enhancement of academic experience
Certificate of Recognition at the end of Program
Eligible students must:
be planning to register in the Fall in the Faculty of Education OR entering into their third or fourth years of studies
have a current minimum 3.0 GPA for each course taken within the Faculty of Education
be available and flexible with their time for the duration of the project
be legally entitled to work on the University of Alberta campus
be prepared to submit and present a poster display at the Celebration event
**Note: Students who will not be returning for Fall BEd courses OR are planning to transfer to another faculty are not eligible.
There are 7 awards available. This award is tenable only once in an undergraduate student’s career. Past Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Research Award recipients are eligible to apply.
Selection Criteria:
Applicant’s knowledge of the particular research field
Applicant’s ability to articulate ideas in a concise and intelligent manner
The relevance of the project to the applicant’s program
Applicant’s relevant experience
Applicant's grade point average
Deadlines:
Applications must be received by 4 PM on Friday, November 17.
Applicants will be notified of their application status via email in early December.
How To Apply:
Please complete this Application form and forward an updated resume to: edusarac@ualberta.ca to be included as part of your application package. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
For questions or concerns about this award, please email edusarac@ualberta.ca.
To see a list of past winners, please visit our Award Recipients List.