Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Students

Looking for research experience but not sure where to start? You've come to the right place. U of T offers undergraduate students many different ways to gain valuable hands-on research experience.

Research Opportunity Database

Explore our comprehensive research opportunities database to find your next research experience.

Research Shadowing Program

Shadow a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow to see what the research experience is really like.

Amgen Scholars Program at the University of Toronto

Read more about this fully-funded opportunity for undergraduate students across Canada to participate in innovative biomedical research with world-renowned faculty at U of T.

Black and Indigenous Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs)

Learn more about the awards for Black and/or Indigenous students offered by the Canadian tri-council agencies.

CIHR and SSHRC Undergraduate Student Research Award Program

Successful students will work for 16 weeks over the summer on a research project under the supervision of a faculty member.

NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRAs)

The goal of the USRA programs is to provide research experience that complements the degree program undergraduate students are pursuing, which may lead them to consider graduate studies careers in the field of natural sciences and engineering.

University of Toronto Excellence Awards

Discover the University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA) program, which provides opportunities for research experience at the undergraduate level in the Natural Sciences & Engineering, Social Sciences & Humanities, and Health & Life Sciences.