Watch REP students on research trips in Puerto Rico, Kenya and Peru.
Travel While Conducting Real-World Research
The Research Excursions Program is a type of third-year course that enables experiential learning outside of the classroom — and often outside of Canada. The REP provides off-campus travel opportunities, locally and globally, between May and August, when students join an instructor’s research team while earning 0.5 or 1.0 academic credits.
Research Opportunities Program Poster Fair
Students who have already completed or are about to complete ROP courses can present their research during the Research Opportunities Program Poster Fair, held twice a year in fall and winter. The presenters share insights with students about their experience and how they secured their research projects.
ROP/REP program staff will also be onsite to answer any questions about how to apply for an ROP/REP course. The Research Opportunities Program Poster Fair is open to all U of T students, faculty and staff.
- March 14, 2024
- 10:30 am - 2 pm
- Hart House, Great Hall
Schedule
- Effect of Grade, Gender and Language Status on the Phonological Processing Skills of French Immersion Students
- Dr. Becky Xi Chen
- Yu Shan Wei, Avril Brigden
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- How Do Sociocultural Factors Contribute to Mental Health Issues of South Asian Immigrant Communities in North America?
- Dr. Esther Geva
- Reese Kurian, Fabiha Saddat
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Comparing Web Search and LLM-based Tutor for Solving Assignment Problems: A Mixed Methods Study
- Dr. Joseph Jay Williams
- Cynthia Sa, Jeb Thomas-Mitchell
- Computer Science
- Neural Control of Reward-related Learning
- Dr. Laura Corbit
- Ellie Yao, Shivahn Garvie
- Psychology
- A New Way to Measure Cognitive Decline: Tracking Blink-Related Oscillations Using EEG
- Dr. Allison Sekuler
- Ariane Prescott, Janet Pham, YiFei Wang
- Psychology
- The Effect of Horizontal Bias Training on Facial Identification
- Dr. Allison Sekuler
- Nina Yue, Selen Bayram
- Psychology
- Exploring Personality in COBWEB
- Dr. Brad Bass
- Kavvya Agarwal, Aaliya Bhamla, Ziyi Huang, Mingyang Caitlin Zhang, Tianye Dou, Hiren Shah
- School of the Environment
- N/A
- Improving Patient Education at the Good Hope Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Clinic
- Dr. Hance Clarke
- Tina Do
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- The Effects of Language Barriers on Health Care Access and Service Experiences among South Asian Immigrants in North America
- Dr. Esther Geva
- Maiesha Kamieze
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Impact of Human-Artificial Intelligence interactions on Human Cognition
- Dr. Joseph Jay Williams
- John Vincentius
- Computer Science
- Political Persuasion
- Dr. Joseph Jay Williams
- Kevin Shen
- Computer Science
- Student-Generated Questions and Goal Orientation in Literacy Assessment
- Dr. Eunice Eunhee Jang
- Emily Shin
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Home Multilingual Experience and L2 Students’ Writing Performance
- Dr. Eunice Eunhee Jang
- July Hu
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Daniel Wilson & Walter Kenyon: Legacies of Canadian Anthropology
- Dr. Pamela Klassen, Dr. Krista Barclay
- Jesse Cheung, Lydia Dillenbeck
- Department for the Study of Religion
- Microplastics in Air and Water
- Dr. Miriam Diamond
- Andrea Morelos Andrade, Grace Miao
- Earth Sciences
- Investigating the Association Between Diabetes and Chronic Post-Surgical Pain
- Dr. Hance Clarke
- Erin Zheng
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Association of Preoperative Hydromorphone and Oxycodone on Post Surgical Chronic Pain
- Dr. Hance Clarke
- Ethan Chen
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Non-Stationary Bandit Algorithm
- Dr. Joseph Jay Williams
- Isabelle Huang
- Computer Science
- Conceptual Influences on Multimodal Event Descriptions in Turkish and English
- Dr. Myrto Grigoroglou
- Mishaal Kandapath
- Linguistics
- Recellularization of Partially Decellularized Tracheal Graft Using a Biomimetic Bioreactor
- Dr. Golnaz Karoubi
- Eve Wan
- Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
- Investigating the Effect of Substrate Geometry on the Differentiation of hiPSC-derived Alveolar Organoids
- Dr. Golnaz Karoubi
- Cindy Lei
- Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
- Harm/Perception
- Dr. Jessica Sommerville
- Wen-yu Lu
- Psychology
- Gender Differences in Children’s Reaction to Inaccurate Teaching
- Dr. Jessica Sommerville
- Renee Wang
- Psychology
- Evaluating Assistive Editing Technology for Grammar
- Dr. Todd Cunningham
- Charlotte Choy
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Evaluating Assistive Editing Technology for Spelling
- Dr. Todd Cunningham
- Jessica Sah
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Does PDSS2 Deficiency Triggers Primordial Oocyte Loss through DNA Damage Induced TAp63α Cell Death Pathway?
- Dr. Andrea Jurisicova
- Alex Wu
- Physiology
- Investigating the Rates of Psychiatric Disorders in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) Patients
- Dr. Hance Clarke
- Hyeri Jeong
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Reducing Offline Evaluation Bias for Multi-armed Bandit Algorithms Using a Simulation-based Approach
- Dr. Matthew Buechler
- Yein Chung
- Immunology
- The Speciation Clock in Caenorhabditis Nematodes
- Dr. Asher Cutter
- Neha Gupta
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Investigating Functional Differences of Rhodopsin Variants Associated with RP
- Dr. Belinda Chang
- Mac Goldman
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Neurobiology of Motivation in Mice
- Dr. Derek van der Kooy
- Taha Malik
- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
- Elucidating Mechanisms behind Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Control
- Dr. Thomas Hurd
- Jade Juba
- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
- Making the Invisible Visible: Exploring the Relationship Between Identity Affirmation and Feelings of Invisibility for Queer People of Colour
- Dr. Rebecca Neel
- Marina Papachristos
- Psychology
- Gender and Sexual Demographics of National Mental Health Surveys Around the World
- Dr. Rebecca Neel
- Zini He
- Psychology
- Investigating the Role of a Rhythmic miRNA in the Regulation of CLOCK and C/EBPα in Murine Hypothalamic Neurons
- Dr. Denise Belsham
- Rita Li
- Physiology
- Exploring the Functional Connectivity of C. elegans Pharyngeal Neurons
- Dr. Hongruo Zhang
- Xindi Tao
- Physiology
- Exploring the Effects of Co-culture between Trophoblast Cells and Decidual Natural Killer Cells
- Dr. Brian Cox
- Kate Patton
- Physiology
- Developing an Educational Intervention for Healthy Cognitive Aging
- Dr. Morgan Barense
- Ever Hughes
- Psychology
- N/A
- Mechanisms of LDL Transcytosis Across the Coronary Artery Endothelium
- Dr. Warren L. Lee
- Chris Situ
- Biochemistry
- Developing a Laboratory to Study Gene Expression Patterns in Drosophila Embryos
- Dr. Ritu Sarpal
- Fayeza Tabassum Azad
- Cell & Systems Biology
- Evidence Accumulation Models of Analogy Learning in 6-7 Year Olds
- Dr. Meg Schlichting
- Siena von Rosen
- Psychology
- The Food Security and Insecurity Landscape of University of Toronto Students
- Dr. Leanne De Souza-Kenney
- Sam Soriano
- Human Biology
- Children’s Perception of Trait Evolution
- Dr. Christina Starmans
- Zoyeb Ehsan
- Psychology
- Investigating the Effects of Goal-Direct Locomotion and Real-World Objects on Memory
- Dr. Katherine Duncan
- Sanjivan Loganathan
- Psychology
- Vignettes in Wellbeing Research
- Dr. Felix Cheung
- Ella Farlinger
- Psychology
- Genetic Analysis of Synaptic Transmission in C. elegans
- Dr. Shuzo Sugita
- Gravity Guignard
- Physiology
- How Does Children’s Previous Cognitive Understanding of Moral Principles Influence Their Likelihood of Cheating?
- Dr. Kang Lee
- Ke Liang
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Impact of Interrupted Schooling on the Development of Neural Systems for Reading in Resettled Refugee Children
- Dr. Kaja Jasinska
- Sara Qadoumi
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- How Do Goal Orientations of Young Students and Their Parents Affect Students Reading/writing Scores?
- Dr. Eunice Jang
- Sophie Rohrer
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- A Soilless Future? How Hydroponics Extend the Growing Season and Overcome the Challenges of Traditional Farming
- Dr. Michael Classens
- Fizza Qasim
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Pollinator Restoration through Urban Gardening
- Dr. Nicole Spiegelaar
- Gabrielle Diez
- Trinity College
- Optimization of Immunofluorescent Techniques for Digital Microfluidics
- Dr. Aaron Wheeler
- Jason Okpere
- Chemistry
- Cultural Specificity: Its Effect on English Language Assessment
- Dr. Eunice Jang
- Annika Nilsson
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Towards Improving Efficiency of Water Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production
- Dr. Al-Amin Dhirani
- Yaolin Wang, Advay Rao, Florence Ho
- Physics
- Concordia Models
- Dr. William Cunningham
- Sarah Xu
- Psychology
- Stereotypic Vision
- Dr. William Cunningham
- Varun Sahni, Sungjin Hong
- Psychology
- Exploratory Synthesis of Oxide Superconductors
- Dr. John Wei
- Olivia Leng, Karan Gill
- Physics
- The Impact of Domain-Specific Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Victimization
- Dr. Julia Martini, Dr. Jennifer Jenkins
- Daniela Pucci, Grace Deol
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Sleep Impacts Autobiographical Memory Vividness, Perspective, and Perceived Recency
- Dr. Morgan Barense
- Jeya Scott, Astrid Amador
- Psychology
- Land Use Economics and Sustainable Urban Planning
- Dr. Brad Bass
- Anna Mezhlauk, Preksha Khemka, Willow Teter, Jake Knight, Dai Matsuzaka
- School of the Environment
- Exploring Population Dynamics: An Agent-Based Modelling Approach
- Dr. Brad Bass
- Javier Mencia Ledo, Wai Yu Amanda Ng, Nathaniel Zongaro, Ruoyang Li, Tabris Cao, Gabriel van Driesum
- School of the Environment
- Investigating Quiescent and Proliferative States of Retinal Stem Cells
- Dr. Derek van der Kooy
- Caroline Andersen
- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
- Learning and Memory Generics of C. elegans
- Dr. Derek van der Kooy
- Jasmine Chow
- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
- Just My Type: Exploring Positive Activity Fit as a Moderator for Baseline and Change in Mood
- Dr. Felix Cheung
- Rachel Yen
- Psychology
- Time Flies: Considering Time Investiture as a Success Indicator in Positive Activity Interventions
- Dr. Felix Cheung
- Anne Hu
- Psychology
- Thinking about You Thinking of Me: An Exploration of the Impact of Intergroup Contact on Meta-perceptions among Political Partisans
- Dr. Spike W. S. Lee
- Nicole Velev
- Psychology
- Investigating the Effect of Age Identity on Autobiographical Recall
- Dr. Morgan Barense
- Alice Du
- Psychology
- Automated Rabbit Lung Segmentation on Micro-computed Tomography Image: A Comparative Study
- Dr. Haibo Zhang
- Jana Mahmoud
- Physiology
- Internet Connectivity in Remote Communities
- Dr. Brad Bass
- Sophie Xu, Liz Lo, Jacob Marr
- School of the Environment
- Young at Heart: Assessing the Effect of Subjective and Chronological Age Discrepancy on Age-Related Stigma Endorsement
- Dr. Alison Chasteen, Dr. Amy Gourley
- Maria Romero Ochoa
- Psychology
- Physiological Arousal and Event Cognition
- Dr. Alexander Barnett
- Catherine Wu
- Psychology
- Older Adults’ Experiences of Ageism
- Dr. Alison Chasteen
- Tien Yang
- Psychology
- Understanding Children’s Aversion to Conflict: Moral versus Non-Moral Dilemmas
- Dr. Christinas Starmans
- James Wang
- Psychology
- Actual and Perceived Protective Behavioural Strategies for Cannabis
- Dr. Suzanne Wood
- Talia Frockt
- Psychology
- The Difference in Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Attitude towards Non-medical Pharmaceutical Cognitive Enhancement (PCE) Use among UofT Students
- Dr. Suzanne Wood
- Jen Oh
- Psychology
- Protein Profile Analysis in SARS-CoV-2 Infection Treated with Bioengineered Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Overexpressing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
- Dr. Haibo Zhang
- Yanbing Shi
- Physiology
- Investigating Mechanisms of dNK-mediated Trophoblast Development with Human Trophoblast Organoid Models
- Dr. Brian Cox
- Natalie Lo
- Physiology
- Navigating Success and Setbacks: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Adaptive Goal Pursuit
- Dr. Joseph Jay Williams
- Zihui Lin
- Psychology
- SPARK
- Dr. Joseph Jay Williams
- Pranav Rao
- Psychology
- Goal Setting Intervention
- Dr. Joseph Jay Williams
- Yuming Huang, Jessica Li
- Statistics
- How Does the Age of Memories Affect Their Resistance to Memory Updating in the Presence of Prediction Error?
- Dr. Katherine Duncan, Dr. Catalina Yang
- Lily Jiang
- Psychology
- Reducing Offline Evaluation Bias for Multi-armed Bandit Algorithms Using a Simulation-based Approach
- Dr. Joseph Jay Williams, Dr. Tong Li
- YingKe He
- Computer Science
- Role of Skeletal Muscle Nod1 in Fat-Induced Insulin Resistance
- Dr. Adria Giacca
- Kira Sun
- Physiology
- Delineating Compound-X’s Signal Transduction Pathway.
- Dr. Denise Belsham
- Larry Afun
- Physiology
- Heart Transplant and LVAD Patient Tissue Sample Analysis to Gain Better Understanding of Clinical Picture of HF Patients
- Dr. Filio Billia
- Shreya Gramolini
- Physiology
- Exploring the Synaptic Functions and Interactions of CPX-1 and SNT-1 Proteins
- Dr. Shuzo Sugita
- Devon Sneyd
- Physiology
- Effects of Maternal Pdss2 Deficiency on Macroautophagy and Transcript Degradation in MZT-ZGA.
- Dr. Andrea Jurisicova
- Francesca Medina
- Physiology
- Morphological Analysis of Neurons in C. Elegans Dauers
- Dr. Mei Zhen
- Yuna Lee
- Physiology
- Infant Moral Cognition: How Children Perceive Fairness Norms as Agents of Third-party Punishment
- Dr. Jessica Sommerville
- Riya Mehul Dama
- Psychology
- Gendered Expectations for Children’s Emotional, Cognitive, and Physical Helping
- Dr. Jessica Sommerville
- Emma Soler
- Psychology
- The Influence of Biculturalism on Individuals’ Openness to Experience
- Dr. Odilia Yim
- Jocelyn Peng, Jing Woo
- Psychology
- A Qualitative Exploration of the Meaning and Emotional Benefits of Representation
- Dr. Rebecca Neel
- Krisha Khanna
- Psychology
- ABscribe
- Dr. Mohi Reza
- Sergio Perez Torres
- Computer Science
- Community History in Context: Comparing Community-Created and Settler-Extracted Indigenous Oral Histories
- Dr. Pamela Klassen
- Bryanna Van Leeuwen, Anaum Sajanlal, Ryn Van Leeuwen
- Religion
- Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Patient Engagement at the Transitional Pain Service
- Dr. Hance Clarke
- Thea Dora Wang
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine
- Quantifying Soil Health using the LC-MS/MS and Cationic Exchange Methods
- Dr. Jessica D’eon
- Christina Xie
- Chemistry
- Implications of Spent Coffee Grounds in Vermicompost Via Analysis of “Worm Tea” Fertilizer
- Dr. Jessica D’eon
- Tavie Johnson
- Chemistry
- An Exploratory Scoping Review on the Barriers to Help-Seeking Behavior for Self-Harm and Suicidal Tendencies Among Immigrants in North America and Europe
- Dr. Esther Geva
- Santhija Jegatheeswaran
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- The Effects of Education Privatisation
- Dr. Esther Geva
- Sijil Jindani
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Cookie Monster Kids 3 Project: Investigation of Trait Inferences in Childhood
- Dr. Jessica Sommerville
- Allison Pham
- Psychology
- Developmental Changes in Infants’ Rational Deployment of Effort
- Dr. Jessica Sommerville
- Youness Robert-Tahiri
- Psychology
- Let’s Talk: A Study on Chinese International Student’s Experiences
- Dr. Odilia Yim
- Stella Dos Santos, Mitchell Mak
- Psychology
- Plant Hormone Receptor Condensates Are Lethal to Yeast
- Dr. Shelley Lumba
- Kaitlin Wilson
- Cell & Systems Biology
- Dynamics of Major Sperm Protein (MSP) Gene Family Evolution among 50 Caenorhabditis Nematode Genomes
- Dr. Asher Cutter
- Julia Gilley
- Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
- Scoping Review: Exploring the Challenges in Accessing Healthcare - The Impact of Cultural-Based Values on Health-Seeking Behaviours among Chinese Immigrants in Canada
- Dr. Minhui Yang
- Juliana Zhao
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health
- Phenotypic Characterization of Humanized infantile TSD (Tay Sachs Disease) Mice
- Dr. Zhenya Ivakine
- Josephine Gene
- Physiology
- The Edible City: Integration of Food Sovereignty Frameworks within Urban Foodscapes
- Dr. Michael Kessler, Dr. Jayeeta Sharma
- Yang Jing Zheng
- School of the Environment
- Evaluating Assistive Editing Technology: Threshold Capacity
- Dr. Todd Cunningham
- Eliana Barbuzzi
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Metaphor Comprehension in Preschool Age Children
- Dr. Myrto Grigoroglou
- Sophia Joulaei
- Linguistics
- Effects of Biophysical Cues on Airway Epithelium
- Dr. Golnaz Karoubi
- Armaan Gandhi
- Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
- Understanding the Conceptualization and Operationalization of the Differential Parenting Construct: A Scoping Review
- Dr. Jennifer Jenkins
- Justin Jeong
- Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Dimensional Ultrasounds
- Dr. Pascal Tyrell
- Rishit Dagli
- Statistical Sciences
- Analyzing Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) Outcomes for Patients in the GoodHope Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Clinic
- Dr. Hance Clarke
- Wesley Chen
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Benefits of the Research Excursions Program (REP)
By participating in an REP course, you will:
- Get a chance to travel, either locally or globally, with your peers and instructor
- Develop a close working relationship with your faculty supervisor, which could lead to future collaborations or reference letters for graduate school and job applications
- Learn research methods and further develop your research skills
- Get a unique perspective into research as you immerse yourself in a different location
- Have the chance to form lasting friendships with your group members
Who is Eligible to Participate?
REP courses are competitive and require an application. The course instructors select their REP students. Eligible students:
- Are full-time undergraduate degree students in the Faculty of Arts & Science — St. George campus
- Hold between 9.0-16.0 credits by the end of the upcoming April exam period
- Are new to the world of Faculty-funded international opportunities. Your chances of being accepted into REP courses are lower if you have previously received funds through REP, International & Indigenous Course Modules (IICMs) or the Dean’s International & Indigenous Initiatives Fund (DIIF)
Is There an Additional Cost?
REPs are subject to regular course tuition fees. There are no additional costs for travel and living expenses; these are paid by the Faculty of Arts & Science.
REP Courses
Note: REP courses are no longer accepting applications. However, the REP course Investigating critical metal deposits of the Mackenzie Mountains will continue to accept applications until March 14, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
Department | Professor | Research Project | Location |
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ANT | Edward Swenson | Archaeology in Peru: A Comparison of Sacred Landscapes and Everyday Taskscapes in an Andean Urban Complex |
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ANT | Katherine Patton | Examining archaeological and historical narratives in the Peskotomuhkati homeland |
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ANT | Michael Chazan | Archaeological Fieldwork and Community Engagement in the Northern Cape, South Africa |
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ANT | Tamas Bence Viola | Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers at Grub Kranawetberg |
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EEB | Benjamin Gilbert | Invertebrate food web dynamics in a fragmented landscape |
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EEB | Benjamin Gilbert | Plant diversity and restoration |
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EEB | Luke Mahler | The evolution of ecological diversity across neotropical lizard communities |
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ESS | Daniel Gregory | Investigating critical metal deposits of the Mackenzie Mountains |
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NEW | Aggrey Wasike | Language, Gender, and Economic Factors in Education in Bungoma County |
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Department | Professor | Research Project | Location |
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ANT |
Michael Chazan |
Archaeological Fieldwork and Community Engagement in the Northern Cape, South Africa |
Kathu and Kimberley, South Africa |
ANT |
Edward Swenson |
Archaeology in Peru: A Comparison of Sacred Landscapes and Everyday Taskscapes in an Andean Urban Complex |
Lima & Pacasmayo, Peru |
ANT |
Tamas Bence Viola |
Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers at Grub Kranawetberg |
Vienna and Stillfried an der March, Austria |
ANT |
Bence Viola |
Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers at Grub-Kranawetberg |
Vienna & Stilfried, Austria |
CLA |
Seth Bernard |
Archaeological Excavations at Falerii Novi |
Rome and Cività Castellana, Italy |
EEB |
Njal Rollinson |
Algonquin Park Amphibian Monitoring |
Algonquin Park, Ontario |
EEB |
Njal Rollinson |
Early spring breeding of amphibians in Algonquin Provincial Park |
Wildlife Research Station, Ontario, Canada |
EEB |
Njal Rollinson |
Ecology and evolution of amphibians and reptiles in the Canadian wilderness |
Algonquin Park, Ontario |
EEB |
Arthur Weis |
Exploring the genomic basis of natural selection and speciation in insect-plant interactions. |
Koffler Scientific Reserve, Ontario |
EEB |
Benjamin Gilbert |
Impacts of fragmentation and climate fluctuations on plant diversity |
Koffler Scientific Reserve, Ontario, Canada |
EEB |
Benjamin Gilbert |
The direct and indirect effects of global changes on species diversity |
Koffler Scientific Reserve, Ontario |
EEB |
D. Luke Mahler |
The evolution of ecological diversity across neotropical lizard communities |
Santo Domingo and 6 field locations, Dominican Republic |
EEB |
Luke Mahler |
The evolution of ecological diversity across neotropical lizard communities |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
ESS |
Carl-George Bank, Katherine Patton |
Environmental, archaeological, and forensic geophysics at field sites in Ontario and Quebec |
Becancour, Quebec & Deep River, Ontario |
ESS |
Daniel Gregory |
Investigating critical metal deposits of northern Quebec and Ontario |
Cobalt Ontario, Val d'Or Quebec, Chibougamau Quebec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
FAH |
Carl Knappet |
Archaeological Excavation in Palaikastro, Crete |
Crete, Greece |
NEW |
Aggrey Wasike |
Language, Education and Youth in Bungoma County |
Nairobi, Kenya |
NEW |
Aggrey Wasike |
Language, Gender, and Economic Factors in Education in Bungoma County, Kenya |
Nairobi, Misikhu and Siuna, Kenya |
Dates and Application Process
Date | Activity |
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February 9, 2024 |
Summer 2024 REP courses posted on this page and CLNx. Applications open on CLNx. |
February 12, 2024, 11 am – 12 pm February 23, 2024, 2 pm – 3 pm |
REP Information Sessions & Application Preparation. Registration required.>/p> |
March 6, 2024 |
Summer 2024 REP course applications close on CLNx. |
March 7 – 26, 2024 |
Instructors review applications and select students. Eligible students will need to submit the REP contract to be enrolled in the course. |
March 27, 2024 |
Deadline for REP contracts to be submitted. Students prepare travel documents and immunizations as required, well in advance. |
Mid-April 2024 |
Students enrolled in REP course. |
Early May 2024 |
All enrolled Summer 2024 REP students are placed on CLNx. |
May – August, 2024 |
Students complete REP course (exact travel dates and relevant Safety Abroad requirement deadlines may vary depending on REP project). |
September 2024 |
REP students participate in Fall Research Fair. |
To do in the Fall term:
- September – December: Gather information as you review REP deadlines, talk with professors, classmates and REP alumni
- If you are interested in an REP with a particular course, encourage the faculty member to submit an REP proposal
- Sharpen your interview skills! Review these tips from Student Life and Interview Ready modules from UTSC
To do in the Winter term:
- February: Review list of REP proposals posted on the CLNx portal
- Apply by deadline
- Investigate immunizations and travel document requirements for destination country
- March: Attend bi-annual Research Fair
- Attend interviews and/or respond to faculty member’s emailed questions
- If you secure an offer, accept/decline by deadline
- Sign REP contract by deadline
- April: If the REP involves international travel, complete Safety Abroad pre-departure training module and paperwork, as required by the University
- September: Participate in bi-annual Research Fair
You will need to do the following before your REP:
- Submit an application package (resume/CV, letter of intent, unofficial transcript) by the deadline. See this CLNx application process video for insight into the process
- Follow the faculty supervisor’s selection process (online/in-person/telephone interviews, respond to questions over email, etc.)
- Sign an REP contract. Before signing an REP contract, carefully consider the offer and do some research about the travel destination. If you have any questions or concerns, please address them to the instructor and the ELOS office.
- Attend orientation sessions with your professor and U of T staff.
- Complete Safety Abroad requirements for international destinations
- Prepare travel documents as required, well in advance. You are responsible to ensure you have valid travel documents, such as a passport and visa, to enter and exit the destination. The costs associated with travel document applications are not funded by the University. Contact the PIP office if you need a supporting document for your travel document application.
- Complete immunizations as required. Complete immunizations and travel documents as required. Check whether there are required and recommended vaccinations on the Government of Canada Travel Vaccinations page. You should also check with a health care provider as soon as possible regarding vaccinations or other health concerns. Vaccinations are not funded by the University.
For Summer 2024 REPs, students can apply from February 9 to March 6, 2024. Applications include three documents: resume/CV, a letter of intent and an unofficial transcript. For those interested to learn about the Summer 2024 application process, please view the CLNx application process video. On March 7, 2024, all applications will be sent to the faculty supervisor.
After student applications are sent to the faculty supervisors, they make their selections in accordance with the relevant deadlines (see the Dates section above for details). Some faculty supervisors will conduct interviews, while other may reach out to candidates by phone or email. Only students who are being considered or are selected for an REP course will be contacted by the relevant faculty supervisor. Selected students are required to sign an agreement (REP contract) with their supervising professor to participate in an REP course and will be enrolled into the course by the Office of the Dean prior to the start of the relevant term. All internationally-bound students must complete Safety Abroad requirements to participate in the REP course.
For more information about the Research Excursions Program, please email experiential.artsci@utoronto.ca.
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