Roger S Smith Undergraduate Research Award
Looking for a great summer job? Want to do research this summer?
Apply for a Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Research Award in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation.
- Obtain meaningful summer employment.
- Investigate and learn more about an area of interest.
- Gain valuable skills and experience.
- Develop a positive working relationship with a faculty member.
- Explore career opportunities in the research environment related to social sciences, humanities and fine arts.
Purpose
The Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Research Award in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation is intended to cultivate and support research partnerships between undergraduate students and faculty members.
The award is offered for research experience in the social sciences and humanities.
Value and Number of Awards
One award worth $5,000.00 is intended to provide a student with 15 weeks (20 hours/week) of research-based activity during the May 1-Aug. 31 period.
Eligibility
The award is open to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation who are entering their second, third or fourth year and who have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0. The student must have completed at least 30 credits but no more than 90 credits (plus or minus six credits) before the application deadline.
The award is tenable only once in a student's undergraduate career.
How to Apply
Interested students are responsible for finding a supervisor who will agree to support their proposed research activities and complete Part III of the application form.
Submit an application form and unofficial transcript (here) to Dr. Pirkko Markula, Associate Dean, Research, ksradr@ualberta.ca.
Application Deadline: March 16, 2026 at 9 a.m. MDT
Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.
Adjudication Committee
All completed applications will be reviewed and ranked by the Associate Dean (Research) and the Research Advisory Committee.
Adjudication Criteria
- Research proposal. The review committee will consider if the proposal is clearly supported by the supervisor, is novel and is viable in the time frame (50 per cent weighting). Note that the student's project may be part of a larger project, but the student's portion of the larger project must be viable within the time frame of the spring/summer semester.
- Cumulative GPA. Particular attention will be given to grades achieved in research methods and other courses directly relevant to the proposed research (40 per cent weighting).
- Other awards or scholarly activities. The committee will consider other awards the student has achieved along with other evidence of scholarly engagement, such as previous work on research projects, presentations and scholarly activities in the wider community (10 per cent weighting).