COS RASI (Research Application Support Initiative) is an initiative designed to help COS members (students that identify as Indigenous, Black, Filipino, Latin American, economically disadvantaged, non-traditional learners or who self-identify with having a disability) that are passionate about research access research opportunities and apply to graduate programs (including but not limited to Genetic Counselling, Physician Assistant (PA), and Rehabilitative Science Programs). We achieve this through the following way:
1. Information/workshops on how to create a good academic CV, apply to graduate school, apply to summer research roles.
2. one-one mentorship to help you develop research CVs and how to apply for research roles or graduate school
Upcoming Dates
October 1, 2025
Application opens (selections are made on a rolling basis, usually one week after application)
November 25, 2025 | 11:59 PM
Deadline to apply to RASI for access to summer research jobs with RASI research partners and Mentor Matching.
You will be matched based on your experience and interests to students who have extensive research backgrounds in the area of your interest. These student mentors share their experience will you in applying to research positions, and help you identify and reach out to labs that you are interested in working in.
Throughout the year, online workshops are also offered to you to get help on various topics like how to approach a potential supervisor, how to make a research curriculum vitae (CV), how to apply to scholarships for graduate degrees and how to publish a research paper.
Research experience enables a student to expand their technical skill base, as well as many other favourable skills such as analytical thinking, writing and presentation abilities.
