The Procedure for Visiting Research Students has been put in place to assist students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an international or Canadian university who come to the University of Ottawa to conduct research activities under the supervision of a full-time faculty member.
Visiting research students are not entitled to the conferring of a degree from the University of Ottawa, nor do they pay tuition fees.
NOTE:
- Candidates interested in becoming a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa must follow this registration procedure.
- Please note that the Visiting Research Student procedure is aimed at registering students for their research stay at University of Ottawa. We do not provide direct assistance with scholarship applications.
A visiting research student's research project must constitute a minimum of 280 hours1 (approximately two months), and the stay in Canada cannot exceed 12 months. A non-credit course code is granted, denoting a full-time research visit at the University of Ottawa. Visiting research students are required to maintain registration at their home university for the duration of their research internship at the University of Ottawa.
It is the responsibility of a prospective visiting research student to identify a qualified supervisor working in a research area related to their interest who is willing to commit the time and energy required for supervision.
Both the supervisor and the visiting research student must ensure that the research internship follows ethics regulations and animal care guidelines as applicable; that appropriate training is provided, according to the specifics of the research project (e.g. lab safety training, hazardous materials, animal care); and that the visiting research student will have appropriate supervision while using university facilities and equipment.
1 Students whose research projects fall under the minimum of 280 hours are not eligible to enroll at the University of Ottawa as visiting research students.