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These scholarships support undergraduate students wanting to do research with a Faculty member. They include Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA) as well as Endowed awards administered by the Faculty of Science. The scholarships are valued at approximately $9,000 (inc. supervisor contribution).

Student Eligibility:

• Have completed (by May) at least 52 credit hours of university courses
  
  
• Have no more than one PASS grade for credit-bearing courses during Winter and Summer 2020, and no more than one PASS grade during Fall/Winter 2020-21
  
  
• Note that you will be asked to submit transcripts for all post-secondary institutions that you have attended.

Information is available and application can be made via the following links:

Faculty of Science general Information:

Direct link for student application:

Direct link for supervisor application:

List of Projects:

Project Supervisors: Dr. Ramón Filgueira & Dr. Eric Ignatz

Project Title: Investigating the potential plasticity of European oyster spat exposed to low-salinity conditions

Project Description: The Filgueira Lab is seeking a motivated Honours student for the 2026-2027 academic year. This position would begin in Summer 2026 and will focus on investigating the potential plasticity of European oyster spat exposed to low-salinity conditions.

Ongoing climate change is increasing the intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events, resulting in severe salinity declines in estuarine and coastal environments. Understanding adaptive mechanisms under these conditions may be critical to the resilience of commercially important bivalve species.

If you are interested in this Honours opportunity, please send a cover letter, CV, and transcript to salvador.roman.valle@uvigo.galÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýramon.filgueira@dal.ca