RTC Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
@ The Lunenfeld

Program Description: This program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to work throughout the summer in a laboratory at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute. Students will work on a project assigned to them by their laboratory supervisor gaining valuable experience and research skills.

Eligibility: Students must have completed, at the minimum, their second undergraduate year of a recognized university science program.

Application Procedure: Prospective students must apply ONLINE and submit the following:

A resume or curriculum vitae, including permanent and sessional addresses;
One cover letter that includes the area(s) of research you are interested in and three (3) investigators whose lab you would like to work in - List of Investigators Hiring Summer Students
Unofficial transcripts (ROSI printouts are sufficient);
The names and contact information of two (2) references (academic preferred)
Complete applications must be submitted online by February 15, 2013.

Selection Process: The summer student program is extremely competitive. Individual scientists select their own summer students; there is no centralized selection process. Please be aware that acceptances are made on a rolling basis.

The deadline for completion of the 2013 on-line application is February 15, 2013

Conditions of Summer Program: Students will be expected to complete a three (3) month period at the Lunenfeld and work full-time hours (37.5 hours per week). Students will work on a project assigned to them by their laboratory supervisor. In addition, students will be required to summarize their work in the form of a poster presentation at an event near the end of the summer.

Stipend: Students will be paid $5,000.00 for a three (3) month period (based on an hourly rate of $10.68 per hour plus 4% vacation pay for a 37.5 hour work week).

Deadline: Complete online applications must be received NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Additional questions can be addressed to Susan Chung by email at: chung@lunenfeld.ca

You will receive an email response within 2-3 business days.

NOTE: Applicants applying for external funding opportunities will need to contact funding agencies for individual deadlines; eg. NSERC, CIHR

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/students-etudiants/ug-pc/usra-brpc_eng.asp

http://www.mcgill.ca/science/research/ours/opportunities

http://www.ontariogenomics.ca/outreach/ogi-summer-research-fellowship-program

RTC Summer Research Program for Undergraduates @ The Lunenfeld

RTC Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
@ The Lunenfeld