Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Research Award

The Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Research Award
is now open for applications for 2025.

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 $5000 to cover approximately 15 weeks (or about 330 hours) of research-based activity during the summer months. The project timelines are flexible and may vary according to the schedules and commitments of both the researching academic staff and the undergraduate student researcher. This award is sponsored with equal funding from the Office of the Vice-President Research and the Faculty of Education.

Eligible students must:

• not be a past recipient of the award

• be planning to register in the Fall in the Faculty of Education OR entering into their third or fourth years of studies. Students who will not be returning for Fall BEd courses OR are planning to transfer to another faculty are not eligible.

• 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 at the Fall Celebration event

There are 10 Roger S. Smith Research Awards available this year. This award is tenable only once in an undergraduate student’s career.

Potential Benefits for Students:

• 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

To Apply:

• Complete the application form and send an updated resume to edusarac@ualberta.ca. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

• View a list of available projects here.

• For questions or concerns about this award, please email edusarac@ualberta.ca. 

Deadlines:

• Application forms and resumes must be received by Thursday, March 27 at 4 PM 

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

To see a list of past winners, please visit our Award and Grant Recipients page.