Research

March Break

SciHigh March Break Research Internship @ Lunenfeld-Tenenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital

• 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)

• Applicant: grade 11 or 12, age 16+, grade of 85%+

• Commitment:1 week during March break

• Fields of research: genetics

• Application deadline: December

Summer Work

Sunnybrook Focused Ultrasound High School Summer Research

• 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)

• 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

• Applicant: grade 11 or 12 (see website for other restrictions)

• Commitment: 2 months (July & August)

• Faculty of Engineering

• Awards of $500 per week, up to 8 weeks

• Application deadline: April

SciHigh Summer Research Internship @ Lunenfeld-Tenenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital

• 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

Hamilton Health Science High School Health Research Bursary Award @ McMaster University Health Sciences or St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

• Applicant: in grade 11 or 12 and pursuing or accepted into a university or college level post-secondary science program

• Additional requirement: must be nominated by the science department head or science teacher

• Commitment: 7-weeks from beginning of July to mid-August, Monday- Friday 8/9am to 4/5pm

• Renumeration: $1500

• Application deadline: end of March, early April