Application Information
Bursary
Stipend for a 16-week summer research internship in a Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics laboratory between the months of May and August. The bursary offers $4,500; the host Pharmacology & Therapeutics laboratory contributes a minimum of $1,125 (25%) for a total of $5,625. A formal mentorship program for the student will be provided by the supervising professor and the Faculty of Medicine’s Social Accountability and Community Engagement Office. If in-person research is not permitted due to COVID-19 restrictions a remote project can be organized with your supervisor (e.g. literature search, data analysis, or writing).
Eligibility
The competition is open to McGill as well as non-McGill undergraduate students, that have secured a summer internship supervisor with a primary appointment or are associate members in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics at McGill. Students must be registered in a bachelor’s degree but should not have graduated at the time of the internship (mostly U2 students, but U1 students are also eligible). Students are not allowed to combine with other awards (e.g. USRA or SURA) for that same summer internship.
Evaluation Criteria
The award will be awarded based on excellence as determined by the Melville Award Committee to an undergraduate student from an underrepresented equity group with preference for a Black or Indigenous student. Excellence is interpreted in a broad sense and includes academic excellence, grades, leadership, community involvement and volunteering. Interpretation of underrepresented equity group will be based on the best available data at the time with input from the Faculty of Medicine Office of Social Accountability and Community Engagement (SACE) and Widening Participation Committee (WPC).
Application Process
The student will submit the application in a pdf form by email to the Student Affairs Officer (undergradstudies.pharmacology [at] mcgill.ca). Applications may be written in English or French.
See documents below for details: