1. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
ONTARIO/JIANGSU STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
RON CHAMPION, ACADEMIC DIRECTOR (ONTARIO)

2. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
MAY – AUGUST (4 MONTHS)
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT
13 PARTNER UNIVERSITIES IN JIANGSU PROVINCE, CHINA
OJS SCHOLARSHIP OF $2,500
ELIGIBILITY:
FULL-TIME STUDENT (UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE) AT AN OJS PARTNER UNIVERSITY
CANADIAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT

3. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
JIANGSU: CHINA’S MOST PROSPEROUS PROVINCE, LOCATED NEXT TO SHANGHAI
CAPITAL: NANJING
POPULATION: ABOUT 75 MILLION
13 OJS PARTNER UNIVERSITIES, ABOUT HALF IN NANJING AND HALF IN OTHER CITIES

4. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
4 MONTHS: MAY – AUGUST, WITH SOME FLEXIBILITY, AS DETERMINED BY YOU AND YOUR HOST SUPERVISOR
APPLY THROUGH YOUR HOME UNIVERSITY’S INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
ACADEMIC CREDIT MAY BE POSSIBLE—CONSULT YOUR HOME DEPARTMENT OR ACADEMIC ADVISOR

5. THE SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
COMPLETE THE SRP APPLICATION FORM
SEE THE OJS WEBSITE OR VISIT YOUR UNIVERSITY’S INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
STATEMENT OF INTEREST
LETTER OF NOMINATION FROM ONE OF YOUR PROFESSORS
LETTER OR FROM YOUR PROPOSED HOST SUPERVISOR, CONFIRMING WILLINGNESS TO HOST YOU, DATES OF YOUR VISIT, AND PROPOSED RESEARCH
REPORT TO OJS AFTER THE SRP

6. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
HOW TO FIND A SUPERVISING PROFESSOR IN JIANGSU?
CONSULT YOUR PROFESSORS; CHECK THEIR CVs
CONSULT YOUR INTERNATIONAL OFFICE ABOUT AGREEMENTS WITH THE JIANGSU UNIVERSITIES (BESIDES OJS, OF COURSE)
TALK TO PREVIOUS SRP PARTICIPANTS
REVIEW THE WEBSITES OF UNIVERSITIES OF INTEREST
CHECK THE LITERATURE

7. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
ON WEEKENDS, EXPLORE YOUR HOME CITY AND OTHER CITIES, E.G., SUZHOU
SUZHOU: ABOUT 85 KM FROM SHANGHAI
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
FAMOUS FOR ITS SILK
HOME TO 2 OJS PARTNER UNIVERSITIES
SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
XI’AN JIATONG-LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY

8. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
HANGZHOU: CAPITAL OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, NEXT DOOR TO JIANGSU
WEST LAKE—A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
HOME OF ALIBABA AND HOST CITY FOR THE G-20 IN 2016
MARCO POLO: “it is without a doubt the finest and most splendid city in the world.” 

9. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
COST
AIRFARE ($1,000 - $1,500 RETURN)
CHINESE VISA ($150-$200)
ROOM ($300 - $500 /SEMESTER)
FOOD ($10 /DAY)
OJS SCHOLARSHIP: $2,500

10. SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM (SRP)
WHY GO?
A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE
AMAZING SIGHTSEEING
A VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
$2,500 OJS SCHOLARSHIP
POSSIBILITY OF ACADEMIC CREDIT
THE FOOD!!!

11. QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION

12. Thank you! NEXT STEPS TO APPLY: FOR MORE INFORMATION:
VISIT THE OJS WEBSITE
DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE THE SRP APPLICATION FORM
VISIT YOUR INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ron Champion,
OJS ACADEMIC DIRECTOR (ONTARIO)
ojs.ouinternational.ca
Thank you!