Research Opportunities:
Interested in working in a lab but don't know where to apply? We've done the research for you. Below are some options.
March Break:
SciHigh March Break Research Internship @ Lunenfeld-Tenenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital
http://www.scihigh.ca/sitepages/?section=1&page=4
Gene Researcher for a Week (GRFAW)
http://genecure.ca/en/programs/gene-researcher-for-a-week/
Applicant: grade 11 or 12, age 16+, grade of 85%+
Commitment: 1 week during March break
Fields of research: genetics
Application deadline: December 31st
Summer Work:
Sunnybrook Focused Ultrasound High School Summer Research
http://sunnybrook.ca/research/content/?page=sri-ed-summ-ultra
ASPIRE (Advance Student Placement Integrating Research Education)
http://www.uhn.ca/MOT/Education/Pages/education_programs.aspx
SPARK (Science & Engineering summer research award) @ York University
http://spark.science.yorku.ca/
ROPE (Research Opportunity Program in Engineering) @ Ryerson University
http://www.ryerson.ca/feas/programs/wie/rope.html
SciHigh Summer Research Internship @ Lunenfeld-Tenenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital
http://www.scihigh.ca/sitepages/?section=1&page=4
Summer Experience:
DRSA (Deep River Science Academy) Summer Science Immersion
http://www.drsa.ca/blog/index.php/summer-science-immersion/
Helix Summer Institute @ York University
http://helix.science.yorku.ca/
MED YSP (Faculty of Medicine Youth Summer Program) @ UT
http://www.ysp.utoronto.ca/med/about
Science Unlimited Summer Camp @ UT
https://scienceunlimited.utoronto.ca/
L.E.A.P. (Learning Enrichment Advancement Program) @ McMaster University
http://leap.mcmaster.ca/index.html
Lectures/Talks:
Royal Canadian institute for Science (RCIS) Science Talks
http://rciscience.ca/
March Break:
SciHigh March Break Research Internship @ Lunenfeld-Tenenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital
http://www.scihigh.ca/sitepages/?section=1&page=4
- Applicant: completed grade 11 biology & chemistry, 16 years old at the start of internship
- Commitment: 1 week during March break 9:30-5:30pm
- Fields of research: biomedical area spanning from molecules to populations
- Application deadline: early-February
Gene Researcher for a Week (GRFAW)
http://genecure.ca/en/programs/gene-researcher-for-a-week/
Applicant: grade 11 or 12, age 16+, grade of 85%+
Commitment: 1 week during March break
Fields of research: genetics
Application deadline: December 31st
Summer Work:
Sunnybrook Focused Ultrasound High School Summer Research
http://sunnybrook.ca/research/content/?page=sri-ed-summ-ultra
- Applicant: must be 16 years old by July 1
- Commitment: Full-time hours for 2 summer months (July & August)
- Fields of research: physics, engineering and biology
- Application deadline: mid-February
ASPIRE (Advance Student Placement Integrating Research Education)
http://www.uhn.ca/MOT/Education/Pages/education_programs.aspx
- Applicant: grade 11 or 12
- Commitment: 24 hours per week, summer
- Fields of research: organ transplantation
- Application deadline: end of February
SPARK (Science & Engineering summer research award) @ York University
http://spark.science.yorku.ca/
- Applicant: grade 11 or 12 (see website for other restrictions)
- Commitment: 2 months (July & August)
- Fields of research: Faculty of Engineering
- Awards of $500 per week, up to 8 weeks
- Application deadline: April 1
ROPE (Research Opportunity Program in Engineering) @ Ryerson University
http://www.ryerson.ca/feas/programs/wie/rope.html
- Applicant: grade 11 females
- Commitment: 1 month (July)
- Field of research: Engineering
- Application deadline: April 1
SciHigh Summer Research Internship @ Lunenfeld-Tenenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital
http://www.scihigh.ca/sitepages/?section=1&page=4
- Applicant: completed grade 11 biology & chemistry, 16 years old at the start of internship
- Commitment: 2 summer months (July & August)
- Fields of research: biomedical area spanning from molecules to populations
- Renumeration: $3333
- Application deadline: mid-April
Summer Experience:
DRSA (Deep River Science Academy) Summer Science Immersion
http://www.drsa.ca/blog/index.php/summer-science-immersion/
- Applicant: grade 10-12
- Commitment: 6 weeks (Jul-Aug)
- Cost: $5500
- Cost include: accommodation, meals, transportation, recreation
- Deadline: mid-March
Helix Summer Institute @ York University
http://helix.science.yorku.ca/
- Applicant: grade 9-12
- Commitment: 1 week (July)
- Fields: physics, astronomy & astrophysics, biomedical science, applied math, environmental biology, chemistry
- Week-long non-credit courses involving interactive lectures and hands-on labs
- Cost: $389 per week
- Residence: $1100 per week (includes breakfast and dinner), trips
- Deadline: May 1
MED YSP (Faculty of Medicine Youth Summer Program) @ UT
http://www.ysp.utoronto.ca/med/about
- Applicant: grade 10-11
- Commitment: 1 week (July)
- Cost: $1300/week
- Cost include: accommodations, 3 meals/day, trips
- Deadline: end of May
Science Unlimited Summer Camp @ UT
https://scienceunlimited.utoronto.ca/
- Applicant: grade 9-12
- Commitment: 1 week (August), 9:30-4:30
- Fields of research: Physics, astronomy & astrophysics, Earth Science, Math, Computer Science, Environment
- Cost: $325
- Deadline: mid-June
L.E.A.P. (Learning Enrichment Advancement Program) @ McMaster University
http://leap.mcmaster.ca/index.html
- Applicant: grade 9-12
- Commitment: 2 weeks (Jul-Aug)
- Fields of research: Engineering
- Cost: Tuition $650, meals and accommodations ~$1500
Lectures/Talks:
Royal Canadian institute for Science (RCIS) Science Talks
http://rciscience.ca/
- Commitment: Sundays
- Cost: Free
- Location: UT, Medical Sciences Building, JJR Macleod Auditorium