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Undergraduate Research Supervision Award

 

2025 Recipient  |  Eligibility  |  Criteria  |  Nomination  |  Application  |  Past Recipients


The Undergraduate Research Supervision Award celebrates a meaningful and ongoing commitment to enriching students’ experience at Mount Royal by providing mentorship, training and opportunities to participate in and disseminate original research/scholarship.

Recipients of the Undergraduate Research Supervision Award receive a monetary award of $500 (choice of a cash honorarium, professional development funds or donation to a Mount Royal scholarship), a letter signed by the provost and vice-president, academic, and a framed certificate.

Award recipients are also recognized on Mount Royal's Faculty Excellence Awards website and at the Faculty Excellence Celebration in May. They may also be recognized through other channels.

Up to two awards may be granted each year.


 

2025 Award Recipient

 

Dr. Nausheen Sadiq

Dr. Nausheen Sadiq

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry and Physics
Faculty of Science and Technology

 

Dr. Nausheen Sadiq, PhD, is passionate about analytical chemistry and stoking the next generation’s enthusiasm for the classroom and the lab.

Since joining Mount Royal in 2021 and establishing her research lab the following year, Nausheen is committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment that, in her own words, enables students to develop critical skills, gain research experience and disseminate their findings, all while ensuring their success and supporting them after graduation.

“[Dr. Sadiq] truly tries to understand how each student works most effectively and facilitates adequate one-on-one time to ensure student research projects are structured and guided appropriately,” says Mount Royal alumna Catharina Venter, now a master’s student at the University of Alberta. “While she makes every effort to make her students' research experiences fun and enjoyable, she is also willing to set deadlines, challenge and push us to think critically.” 

Nausheen has mentored or supervised a multitude of independent research students, faculty research grant holders, NSERC undergraduate student research awards recipients, Mitacs Globalink interns and volunteer research assistants. 

Since 2022, she has helped 14 students secure $100,000 in funding for student salaries and conference travel. These students have gained valuable experience at international conferences where they connected with subject matter experts and delivered oral and poster presentations, winning first- and second-place poster prizes while competing against graduate students.

 


2025 Awards Adjudication Committee

Member Title
Dr. Connie Van der Byl Associate Vice-President, Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement (Chair)
Dr. Kenna Olsen Vice-Dean, Faculty of Arts
Dr. Leah Hamilton Vice-Dean, Faculty of Business and Communication Studies
Dr. Mark Lafave Associate Dean, Faculty of Health, Community and Education
Dr. Gwen O'Sullivan Vice-Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology
Francine May Associate Dean, University Library
Melissa Dean Director, Office of Research, Scholarship and Community Engagement

Award requirements

 


Past recipients

 

 


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The Faculty Excellence Awards are administered through Academic Affairs, as part of Mount Royal’s Celebrate U framework for employee rewards and recognition.