Immigration and Settlement Studies
Major Research Paper Proposal Approval
(last update: September 13, 2018)
Full-time students / Part-time StudentsMRP Proposal Approval Due on / April 30
or the last working day
in April / BEFORE the term
in which the MRP
will be completed
Student Name / Student ID
MRP (working) Title
Students should read the Guidelines and Applications for Ethics Review of Research Involving Human Subjects at:
a. Does your research involve the use of human participants? YES Or NO
b. If Yes in (a), has the student submitted an ethics review application? YES Or NO
c. If Yes in (b), has the ethics review application been approved yet? YES Or NO
Student Signature / Date
MRP Faculty Supervisor
I have approved this student’s MRP proposal and agree to supervise his/her research. I understand that this includes assuring that ethics review approval has been granted in the event this research involves the use of human participants. (The student is responsible for sending a copy of the approved Ethics Board Report to the supervisor.)
MRP Faculty Supervisor’s Name (PRINT) / MRP Faculty Supervisor’s signature
When completed and signed, return this form to the Program Administrator:
Please submit only the MRP Proposal Approval form. The actual MRP proposal is NOT required.
By email (pdf format preferred) to
By fax to 416-979-5153, and
By in-person submission to the YSGS Drop-Box
“MRP Research Milestone” in RAMSS: Students will be formally enrolled in the research milestone within about two working days after this form is received by the program. TheMRP research milestone registration is reflected in the student’s unofficial transcript in RAMSS (near the end of the academic record).
Progress Report: While a student is actively enrolled in a term, he/she MUST meet with the MRP faculty supervisor to review the progress in the research and to complete the progress report. Refer to the YSGS Significant Dates for the due date of the Progress Report listed in the beginning of each term. The MRP faculty supervisor uses this report to comment on the student’s research progress. The Program Director may judge a student NOTmaking satisfactory research progress/performancein the term that does not have a progress report filed in the program; subsequently a failure/unsatisfactory grade will be assigned to the research milestone. Refer to Policy #142 Graduate Studies Admissions and Studies, section 4.2 Milestone Assessmentfor details.
Office Use: _ MRP Milestone (RSRCHPAPER, IMMIGRATN) / __ ISS Program Access DB
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