Undergraduate Travel Support

Financial support for undergraduate students to attend scientific conferences or international travel opportunities may be available to enhance the student experience through research and/or internationalization related activities.  Eligibiltiy for financial support is based on specific criteria and a letter of request from each student prior to application for support to rationalize the details of the request.  Please refer to the Undergraduate Travel Support website for more details.

Real Experience with Co-op Programs

The Faculty of Science has the largest co-op program in the province giving you valuable work experience, putting you in direct contact with future employers and helping you off-set the cost of your tuition.  Read Doug's story about his co-op experience, and how it landed him his dream job.

 International Travel with Co-op

As a Faculty of Science student, you will have opportunities for international exchange and international co-op experiences.  Our students have studied in places like England, Japan and Australia.  Read Bobbie's story about his co-op experience in Freiburg Germany

In the summer of 2010, Will Grierson a Microbiology Honours Co-op student spent the summer at the Albert Einstein Institute in New York.  Find out how he got there, and what he thought of the experience.  

A Degree that Takes YOU Anywhere in the World

International Exchanges for Graduates:
With her B.Sc. Honours in Genetics, Kerri Hunter participated in the EuroScholars Exhange program, worked in a Finnish research lab with and International cadre of European scientists, and took in some travel and rock concerts.

International Exchanges for Students:
Ever dreamed of studying overseas? Working abroad? Or just traveling the world?  The World W.I.S.E. Resource Centre can help.  In the winter of 2009, Calen Ryan took courses at the University of Wollongong, Australia and got a $5,000 AUS scholarship.