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The following information is for Visiting Undergraduate Research Students only. Visiting Graduate Research Students can review the Faculty of Graduate Studies site for more information.

Visiting Undergraduate Research Students can include:

• Self-funded students
• Faculty-funded students (e.g. SSHERC, NSERC, NRC, CIHR)
• Mitacs Globalink Research or Research/Interns Award recipients
• Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program-ELAP award recipients
• Global Affairs Canada short-term research scholarships and exchanges (e.g. Emerging Leaders in the Americas [ELAP] Program, Canada-ASEAN Scholarships & Educational Exchanges for Development [SEED] Program, Study in Canada [SiC] scholarships, etc.).
• Foreign-funded students: China-Canada Scholars鈥� [CSC] Program, CAPES (Brazil), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), etc.

Eligibility Criteria

• Students must be enrolled at an international educational institution other than 鲍鱼tv University. Postdoctoral fellows and professors are not eligible to participate as Visiting Research Students.聽For more information about this category of international researchers, visit the 鲍鱼tv Human Resources .
• Students must intend to come to the 鲍鱼tv University solely for the purpose of conducting research on a full-time basis on a project that is part of their curriculum or academically relevant to their program.
• Students must obtain approval from the host and home supervisors for research activities to be conducted at the 鲍鱼tv University.
• Academic research activities cannot lead to credits from 鲍鱼tv.聽Researchers are not permitted to register in courses at 鲍鱼tv University. The Registrar鈥檚 Office will enroll visiting researchers in a specially-coded course that will give them student status at 鲍鱼tv.
• The duration of a student's research聽activities at 鲍鱼tv is limited to a maximum of 12 months. Under special circumstances, a longer duration may be requested.

Application Process

• Visiting Research Students (VRS) must formally apply to Dal and be admitted as a special non-degree student.聽
  1. Visit the聽Applying for Undergraduate Studies page聽to begin the application process.聽聽
  2. Select 鈥淎pply Now for September 2024鈥� and then create an account as a first-time user.聽聽
  3. Once inside the application portal, select 鈥湵�鱼tv Undergraduate Application鈥� and complete the 鈥淧ersonal Information鈥� page.聽聽
  4. On the Program Selection page, select 鈥渘on-degree application鈥� followed by the 鈥淣on-Degree鈥� option.聽聽
  5. Under 鈥淎dmission Term,鈥� select the term that most closely matches your time at 鲍鱼tv.聽聽
  6. On the Academic History page, list the name of your current or most recent educational institution.聽聽
  7. Digitally sign and provide your informed consent to complete the application
• As part of your application, you must provide the Registrar鈥檚 Office with the following documents:聽
  1. A copy of the Letter of Invitation from your 鲍鱼tv supervisor, and聽
  2. A copy of the Letter of Support from your home university. The Letter of Support should indicate that your home university is aware that you will be doing research at 鲍鱼tv and gives their official approval/support.聽
  3. Send these documents to聽admissions.documents@dal.ca.
• Note: References, transcripts, TOEFL/IELTS scores, or other supporting documents are not required as part of the application.

Immigration Guidance

• Visiting Research Students are encouraged to contact the International Centre directly with any immigration-related questions.
• Supervising professors are encouraged to complete and submit to the International Centre an聽聽to determine what immigration process(es) the Visiting Research Student must follow and what timelines may apply.

Please contact us if you have any questions about eligibility or the application process.聽