Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships

The School of Kinesiology and Health Studies welcomes applications for Summer 2024 undergraduate research work opportunities. Funding for these positions are provided through the Tri-Council Agencies (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) and matching funds are provided by SKHS faculty members. These positions provide undergraduate students at Queen’s meaningful opportunities to engage in discovery based learning to develop their research and presentation skills. Application deadline is February 4th (see details on how to apply below).

Salary: $17.50/ hr x 35 hours/week x 16 weeks = $9800 x 4% vacation pay = $10,192. Positions begin in May and extend to the end of August. 

1. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada – Undergraduate Summer Research Award (USRA):

Priority for NSERC USRA positions will be given to students registered in the Kinesiology program who would like to pursue research in the exercise sciences. Students must have obtained a minimum GPA of at least 2.7, although the competitive average may be much higher than this.

NSERC USRA positions are available to work with the following faculty supervisors: 

1. Open to all KIN students:  Dr. Pouya Amiri  for the project “Marker-less motion capture systems for biomechanical analysis.” Click HERE for a detailed position description.
2. Reserved for KIN students who self-identify as Indigenous or Black: Dr. Brendon Gurd for research in the Queen’s Muscle Physiology Lab.

2. Undergraduate Student Summer Research Fellowships (USSRF): 

Priority for USSRF positions will be given to students registered in either the Health Studies or Kinesiology program who would like to pursue research across all disciplines in SKHS.

USSRF positions are available to work with the following faculty supervisors:

1. Dr. Joseph Kangmennaang   for the project “Mobilizing Black resources to promote early learning and childcare equity in Kingston Ontario.” Click HERE for a detailed position description.
2. Dr. Lucie Lévesque for the project “Community-Engaged Health Promotion Research – Indigenous Health Research.” Click HERE for a detailed position description.