Youth Science Canada is encouraging all high school students in Canada to consider applying for a spot for an international science fair.
Students from grade nine to twelve who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents can submit a project for consideration for the Regeneron ISEF [eye-seff] competition next May.
Executive Director Reni Barlow shares the significance of having Canadian students showcasing their STEM projects on the international stage.
“First and foremost, our goal is to provide an opportunity for them to be recognized for that work and then to have a place to showcase that. Beyond that, these competitions allow students to measure their work against each other and they also have a chance to interact with STEM professionals, many of whom are university facility, professional engineers, people in the medical field and so on. They get mentorship but also evaluations from those people to give them a sense of what they’ve done well and what they can do better. It basically helps to fuel the process for students to be involved and engaged in doing this kind of work.”
Eight spots are available for Team Canada, and the deadline to apply is December 15th.
For more information, visit youth science DOT ca or tune in to Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon.
