Undergraduate programs

The information and types of awards outlined below are relevant only to current or future (within the next year) undergraduate students.

NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors
The NSERC Indigenous Student Ambassadors (NISA) grant aims to engage Indigenous students and postdoctoral researchers in promoting interest and participation in natural sciences and engineering by visiting Indigenous communities and schools in Canada.

Undergraduate Student Research Awards
Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) are meant to nurture interest and fully develop potential for a research career in health, natural sciences and engineering, or social sciences and humanities. These awards are also meant to encourage students to undertake graduate studies by providing research work experience that complements studies in an academic setting.

Supplements to the USRA program

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