UBC Centre for Student Involvement and Careers (CIS&C) have extended the proposal submission deadline to Sunday, January 26, 2020. The websites and the UBC CareersOnline online form have been updated to reflect the extended deadline.
Designed for international undergraduate students who are interested in research, the Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards (WLIURA) subsidizes professors to hire students to work on their research projects. Through the program, professors gain valuable help in furthering their research and supporting students in their learning.
The LFS quota for the WLIURA has been announced by the UBC Centre for Student Involvement and Careers (CIS&C). The Faculty of Land & Food Systems has FIVE (5) WLIURAs available for 2020.
New to this year, there will be no LFS internal deadline for the WLIURA application. Faculty members will need to submit a proposal(s) on UBC CareersOnline. A student can work with a faculty member to submit a proposal together.
Program Timeline:
- Call for Research Project Proposal period: November 18, 2019 – January 19, 2020. (Note: Faculty members will need to submit a proposal(s) on UBC CareersOnline.)
- CIS&C to send all research project proposals pertaining to the Faculty/School: Monday, January 27, 2020.
- Deadline for Faculty/School offices to submit their list of funded proposals: Friday, February 28, 2020.
- CSI&C will send funding decisions to faculty members by Wednesday, March 6, 2020.
- For faculty members who have not indicated an internal candidate for their position(s), it will be posted on UBC CareersOnline for students to apply from March 9 – 23, 2020.
Additional information about the program can be found on the Faculty and Staff webpage. Student eligibility information is available on the website. LFS evaluation criteria and process is under development and will be available here later.
Please contact LFS Undergraduate Student Research Awards lfs.nserc-usra@ubc.ca if you have any questions.