Summer Research Studentships | Alberta Innovates

Student Eligibility: To be eligible to hold an SRS Studentship, Studentship Applicants must: 

• Be registered in an undergraduate degree program at a university in Canada (note: this may be waived by universities to allow exceptional high school students to participate); and 
• Be able to participate in the SRS program at the Alberta-based university to which the student applied.  

Supervisor Eligibility: The supervisor must be employed at a participating post-secondary institution. The supervisor must be able to provide appropriate supervision for the proposed project. The supervisor does not need to be a faculty member. In instances where the supervisor is not a faculty member, the post-secondary institution will confirm appropriateness with Alberta Innovates. An approved supervisor is limited to a maximum of four studentship recipients per supervisor per year for SRS.  

Project Eligibility: To be approved, projects must be relevant to the program and occur under an approved supervisor. Projects that are strongly relevant to the following areas may be prioritized for funding:  

Digital Health, Data-Enabled Health Transformation, or Health Innovation and Technology Acceleration. 

Post-Secondary Institution Eligibility: Must be a comprehensive academic and research university in Alberta or undergraduate university in Alberta engaged in health research and innovation-related activity. Must have applied for and received funding from Alberta Innovates to administer the SRS program.