Undergraduate Summer Research Program (USRP)

The Undergraduate Summer Research Program (USRP) is a community program for students engaging in summer research within the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering at the University of Toronto. Participants meet weekly between May and August for sessions on research skills, ethics, safety, academic referencing, abstract preparation and presentations. The program culminates in the annual Undergraduate Engineering Research Day (UnERD). Students who meet attendance and presentation requirements may receive Co-Curricular Record (CCR) recognition.

Weekly in-person research skill sessions; interaction with faculty experts; Co-Curricular Record (CCR) recognition for participants who complete minimum attendance and present at UnERD.

The program is free and open to all undergraduate students who are engaging in summer research in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, including U of T Engineering students and U of T non-Engineering students working with an Engineering research supervisor. Students are eligible once they have secured a research placement or supervisor.

Registered participants must submit the online registration form. Registered participants will be invited to the USRP 2026 Quercus site. For CCR recognition, students must register by 2026-05-27, attend at least eight scheduled sessions, and present at UnERD; general registration remains open up until the last session on 2026-08-05.