Undergraduate Summer Research Opportunities 2026
There are several different summer research opportunities for Health Sciences undergraduate students that are meant to stimulate your interest in health-related research. Some of these include the Black and Indigenous Summer Research Internship (BISRI), Dean Summer Research Internship (DSRI), Health Sciences Research Internship (HSRI), BIPOC HSRI, and NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA). If you would like to gain research experience that complements your studies in an academic setting, these competitive awards can provide you with financial support.
While the application process, award value, award duration, and student eligibility vary across the awards, they all have one thing in common – you first need to approach a faculty supervisor who is accepting students to inquire if they will be your sponsor for the award and mentor during the summer.
Please follow the instructions below before contacting faculty:
Read the list of Health Sciences faculty who will be accepting applications for the 2026 summer student research opportunities:
- Utkarsh Dang (BIPOC HSRI, HSRI)
- Francine Darroch (BIPOC HSRI, HSRI)
- Joerg Overhage (NSERC-USRA)
- Renate Ysseldyk (BIPOC HSRI, HSRI)
- Kristin Connor (BIPOC HSRI, HSRI)
Identify who you may want to reach out to by reviewing their websites – https://carleton.ca/healthsciences/faculty-and-research/
Contact a prospective faculty supervisor by email. Your email should contain the following information:
- A brief outline of why you want to work with the specific professor
- The opportunity you are interested in (BISRI, DSRI, BIPOC HSRI, HSRI, USRA, other)
- Your unofficial transcript
- A CV, including experiences that may be relevant to the research opportunity/lab
The official application deadline for the HSRI and BIPOC HSRI is February 23, 2026; All applications must be accompanied by a CV and a copy of your transcript and be submitted to Sandra Cloutier (sandra.cloutier@Carleton.ca)