About the Undergraduate Summer Research Internships
Our undergraduate summer internships allow you to discover the world of research. You will put your knowledge into practice. You will participate in innovative and exciting research projects within an interdisciplinary team.
You have completed at least one year of undergraduate studies in an eligible field?
Who can do an undergraduate summer internship?
Our undergraduate summer research internships are intended for students who have completed at least one year of study in an undergraduate natural sciences, engineering, health sciences, or social sciences program.
Eligible training fields
Several undergraduate training fields are eligible for a undergradute summer internship. They are classified by INRS research areas.
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Environmental Science and Geoscience
Eligible training fields : agronomy, biology, chemistry, ecology, engineering (aerospace, agro-environmental, civil, chemical, water, geological, computer, mechanical, physical), physical geography, geology, geomatics, Information technology, mathematics, physics, statistics.
Internships in Environmental Science and Geoscience take place at Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre, Québec City.
If you have any questions, please write to recrutement.ete@inrs.ca
Advanced Technologies
Eligible training fields : physics, physical engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, optics, photonics, material sciences and engineering, mathematics, applied mathematics.
Internships in Advanced Technologies take place at Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre, Varennes and Montreal.
If you have any questions, please write to stages.emt@inrs.ca
Health Sciences and Biotechnologies
Eligible training fields : analytical chemistry, animal health, bacteriology, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, cellular biology, chemistry, entomology, epidemiology, sciences applied to food, immunology, molecular biology, neurobiology, parasitology, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, microbiology, virology.
Internships in Health Sciences and Biotechnologies take place at Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie Research Centre, Laval.
Some internships could take place on the campus of the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) with INRS professors from the INRS-UQAC Joint Research Unit in Sustainable Health.
If you have any questions, please write to recrutement.afsb@inrs.ca
Social Sciences
Eligible training fields : anthropology, communication, demography, economy, geography, history, history of art, information studies, political science, population studies, quebec studies, sociology, social work, urban planning, urban studies.
Internships in Social Sciences take place at Urbanisation Culture Société Research Centre, Québec City and Montreal.
If you have any questions, please write to stages.ucs@inrs.ca
Submitting an application
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Eligibility conditions
Completion of at least one year of study in an undergraduate program prior to the start of the natural science, engineering, health science, or social science internship.
An academic record that would allow you to be accepted into graduate school at a Quebec university with a cumulative grade point average of at least B- or equivalent.
The deadline for submissions is February 1, at 4 p.m. (Eastern Time, Canada).
Documents required to submit an application
- A letter of intent mentioning the work, courses, and/or experiences motivating you to join a research team at the INRS centre where you want to do your summer internship.
- Your resume.
- Your official, up-to-date transcript for the university terms you have completed If your transcript does not include the winter 2024 term, proof of enrollment is required for that term.
Selection of trainees
Pofessors are responsible for the selection of interns. Their capacity to host undergraduates trainees varies from year to year. Applications are reviewed within weeks of the application deadline. Only successful applicants are contacted.
