Undergraduate Research Opportunities

There are many ways to gain research experience while doing your undergraduate studies in Biology. You can gain a lot of transferable skills through working in a research setting. You can receive course credit, try a 40hr micro-research experience, apply for research grant/scholarships to work over summer. Read more below.

Courses

Mentorship and micro-research experience

  • Biology Undergraduate Diversity in Research (BUDR) project provides a mentoring and also a 40hr micro-research experience for undergraduates in the Biology Program!
  • See their website for more details: https://zoology-budr-2022.sites.olt.ubc.ca/

Biodiversity Research Centre (BRC) Undergraduate Diversity Research Grants Program

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)

Science Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Awards

Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards (WLIURA)