As part of a Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) initiative to commit $2 million to the expansion of undergraduate research opportunities from 2025-2029, a proposal for $50,000 from the LFS Associate Dean, Research portfolio has been approved. LFS is pleased to announce that it will use these funds to support 10-20 new full-time and/or part-time undergraduate research opportunities for the summer (May-Aug 2026) and/or fall (Sep-Dec 2026) terms.
The deadline for applying to the LFS Expanded Undergraduate Research Opportunities (EURO) program is 5 pm, Monday March 30, 2026.
Eligible supervisors must be tenure track research or teaching stream LFS faculty members. Co-supervisors may be collaborators: LFS postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, LFS faculty associates, researchers from other institutions.
Eligible students must be enrolled in a UBC undergraduate program.
Program Requirements
- Each EURO award will consist of $2,500 (part-time projects) or $5,000 (full-time projects) in VPRI funding, which LFS supervisors will be required to match, at minimum, at the 1:1 level.
- EURO supported research terms can be a full-time activity (35 hours per week) or a part-time activity (20 hours per week) for 12-16 consecutive weeks during the summer (May-Aug 2026) or fall (Sep-Dec 2026) terms. Under exceptional circumstances, students can work less than 12 consecutive weeks (prior approval from the Associate Dean Research is needed).
- For the student’s salary, BC’s minimum wage requirements must be met.
Additional information about the program and the application form can be found on the LFS Research Support website.
Please contact lfs.research@ubc.ca if you have any questions.