TRIUMF Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics Operated by: The University of Alberta The University of British Columbia Carleton University Simon Fraser University The University of Toronto The University of Victoria Associate Members: University of Guelph The University of Manitoba McMaster University L'Université de Montréal Queen's University The University of Regina Saint Mary's University Under a contribution from the National Research Council of Canada

TRIUMF has a policy to give Canadian undergraduate students the opportunity to experience the excitement of research at a National Laboratory such as TRIUMF. In part to fulfill this policy, we sponsor 5 scholarships every year to bring one student from each of the 5 regions of Canada¹ to TRIUMF. The present competition for the Summer 2006 awards (May to August 2006) has an application deadline of January 12, 2006.

Highlights:

• Students will be assigned to work on a research project, with consideration given to his/her stated interests.
• Salaries will be in the range $1900 to $2700 per month, depending on work experience and the number of academic terms completed.
• Airfare² return from the home institution will be paid by TRIUMF.
• Students will receive a $2000 scholarship on the satisfactory completion of a report on their research.
• There are weekly student seminars given by leading Physicists in their field.
• Social activities are organized by the 40 undergraduates TRIUMF usually has on site each summer.
• Vancouver and its environs is a world-famous vacation destination, with much to offer students during their non-working hours and weekends.

The May to August 2005 research projects were:

• TRIUMF Neutral Atom Trap For Weak Interactions Tests;
• Development of Gamma-Ray Detectors for Rare Kaon Decay Experiments;
• ATLAS Monte Carlo Simulation and Analysis;
• Muon Beam Transport Simulations;
• Nuclear Astrophysics with DRAGON at the ISAC Radioactive Beams Facility

To apply:

• You must be enrolled at an accredited Canadian post-secondary institution and be legally entitled to work in Canada³;
• You must be currently enrolled in your second (first in Quebec), or higher, year of studies in the physical sciences or engineering;⁴
• You must have achieved a first-class standing;
• You must send in the following documents:
  1. a curriculum vitae, which clearly states your email address,
  2. a copy of your academic transcript⁵,
  3. a letter of recommendation from your university department chair,
  4. a covering letter of 500 words or less, describing what your interests and career ambitions are, and which part of the TRIUMF scientific program you are most interested in.
    This material must be received by January 12, 2006.

Applications must be sent to: TRIUMF c/o Summer Scholarship Program 4004 Wesbrook Mall Vancouver, B. C. Canada V6T 2A3	For more information, contact: Ms Dana Giasson 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, B. C. V6T 2A3 phone: (604) 222-7565 fax: (604) 222-1074 e-mail: student@triumf.ca
Electronic applications, reference letters, and transcripts will be accepted, provided: Curriculum vitae and cover letter are in pdf format; Reference letters are emailed by the department chair (referee), and must clearly indicate the sender as being that referee; any sent by the applicant or another proxy will not be accepted. Reference letters sent as PDF documents or as plain-text messages are acceptable. Transcripts are emailed directly from the registrar's office of your insititution, and must clearly indicate the sender as being that registrar's office.
Scholarship winners will be notified by email on or before January 23, 2006.

Please note that if you are interested in working at TRIUMF in the summer of 2006 regardless of receiving a scholarship award, you must apply directly to the TRIUMF Student Program. TRIUMF Summer Jobs are posted around the middle of January, and you must submit a separate application for each posting that you wish to apply for.

Visit the TRIUMF website at http://www.triumf.info

1. Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie Provinces, British Columbia.
   TRIUMF reserves the right to not award a scholarship if it is deemed that there are no qualified candidates from one or more of the regions.
2. Airfare not applicable for Greater Vancouver-Fraser River valley area. Ferry and car mileage paid for Vancouver Island institutions.
3. These jobs are available to eligible students from an accredited post secondary institution in Canada. To be eligible, the student must be a Canadian Citizen or a Permanent  Resident. Foreign students may  apply, provided they have temporary resident status, where required, and are eligle to obtain a work permit.
4. The TRIUMF Summer Research Award cannot be:
   • held simultaneously with other awards such as the NSERC Undergraduate Research Award;
   • awarded to past winners of the TRIUMF Summer Research Award.
5. Quebec students in first year of university should also submit a copy of their academic transcript from their CEGEP.