Chinook Summer Research Award

Students continuing full-time in an undergraduate program who are intending to pursue a supervised summer research program.

Selection will be made on the basis of academic record, student letter (project description), Supervisor CV, and reference in relation to the summer research program.

Donor
University of Lethbridge
Award
$6,000
Scopes
Undergraduate Awards
Deadline
02/01/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please provide the title of your research proposal:
  2. Please provide the name and department of your research supervisor:
  3. Have you applied for any of the following awards: Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentship or NSERC URSA?
  4. Proposal: (recommended maximum 2 pages): This document should be developed in cooperation with the project supervisor. Include the project title and provide a summary of the research project that highlights how the student will be involved. Be sure to describe the role of the student in the proposed project with respect to the skills they will gain and the expected outcomes.
  5. Supervisor CV (recommended maximum 5 pages): The supervisor should select 3-5 of their most relevant research publications, provide the complete citation for each and briefly describe the relevance of each publication to the proposed research. If they have fewer than 3 relevant publications and/or are an early career researcher in the first 5 years of their academic appointment, supervisors are invited to address the relevance of their background/expertise to the proposed research project.
  6. Student Letter (recommended maximum 1 page): Please upload a detailed letter indicating the specific learning objectives associated with your academic program and your qualifications (e.g. education, experience, leadership roles, etc.) for this research award. This letter should also list your previous awards and scholarships. You must include an explanation for any course withdrawals and/or lower transfer credits and/or semesters of study with less than 5 courses.
  7. Reference: Please provide the email address of a faculty member who will use the awards platform to complete a reference. This may be the supervising faculty, other U of L faculty, or a faculty member from another post-secondary institution that is known to you. They will be sent an email invitation with a link to complete a questionnaire. Be aware that they will not see the deadline, name or details of the award/scholarship in the email invitation. You must provide them with this information separately when you request them to be your reference. Check the reference tab on your application before the deadline to ensure your referee has submitted their reference on time. Reference questionnaires completed after the award application deadline will not be considered. Please contact Scholarships and Student Finance if you have questions: awards@uleth.ca or (403)329-2585.
  8. Transcript(s): Please upload up-to-date official or unofficial transcript(s) of your entire academic record (including transfer credit). If you have multiple transcripts, please combine them into one single document and upload as one file.
  9. I hereby authorize Scholarships and Student Finance to distribute all information and documentation pertaining to this application to members of the selection committee.
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