Research Scholarships
Are you looking to participate in research?
If so, you can explore Undergraduate Research Scholarships for paid research work with a Biochemistry professor as early as first year.
Explore Our Research Clusters
Applications for scholarships are a joint effort between the student and faculty member. Explore Our Research Clusters to identify faculty members within the Institute of Biochemistry who are completing research in your areas of interest. Approach the professors to discuss research opportunities in their lab.
Dean’s Summer Research Internship (DSRI)
Duration: 12 weeks, full-time
Term: Summer
Target: Students with first-year standing
Focus: Lab-based research
Application: February, by invitation only
NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) Program
Duration: 14 – 16 weeks, full-time
Term: Summer
Target: Students with second-, third-, or fourth-year standing
Focus: Lab-based research
Application: February
Walker Summer Research Award
Duration: 16 weeks, full-time
Term: Summer
Target: Full-time returning students proceeding from one year to another
Focus: Lab-based research
Application: February
Internship-Carleton University Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (I-CUREUS)
Duration: Up to 150 hours
Term: Fall, Winter, or spanning Fall and Winter
Target: All levels of undergraduate students
Focus: Lab-based research
Application: Approximately one month prior to start of term
Students as Partners Program (SaPP)
Duration: Up to 130 hours, part-time or full-time, within a term
Term: Fall, Winter, or Summer
Target: All levels of undergraduate students
Focus: Teaching innovation project
Application: Approximately one month prior to start of term