Student Opportunities

Science Fair Foundation BC

The Science Fair Foundation BC serves to support, organize, stage and fund-raise for Science Fairs in BC. This extends to Local, Regional, Canada-Wide and International Science Fairs where students supported by the foundation have consistently produced high standard projects.

In British Columbia, 14 regional fairs are part of the nearly 100 fairs held every year across Canada. Each fair is affiliated with the Youth Science Foundation Canada (YSF). Science fairs in British Columbia are supported by the Science Fair FoundationBC which is located at Science World.

For more information on a Science Fair near you visit the Science Fair Foundation BC website: http://www.sciencefairs.bc.ca/sff.html

UNICEF - Spread the Net Campaign

Welcome to the Spread the Net Student Challenge!

Last year, thanks to students like you who participated in fundraising at schools and campuses across the country, more than $300,000 was raised for the purchase and distribution of 30,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets to children in Liberia and Rwanda, helping to combat malaria!

This year we are calling on high schools, colleges and universities across Canada to take up the challenge with a goal of raising enough money between September 10th, 2008 and March 1st, 2009 for 40,000 bed nets! It’s as simple as trading off a few music downloads or a trip to the movies or choosing to save lives.

So please join Spread the Net and UNICEF Canada in the fight to eradicate malaria!

Check out a clip from The Rick Mercer Report at Dalhousie University – last year’s winner raising more then $17,000!

Click here to view highlights from amazing 2007 high school fundraisers To get started, please click the link below that applies to you.

Thank you for taking up the challenge!

High Schools Click Here to Register

Student Biotechnology Essay Competition.

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP has an annual student essay competition. The essay contest is an opportunity for students entering a post-secondary institution in the field of life sciences to receive their first year tuition up to $5,000 covered by Gowlings.
We are entering our 6th year of the program. What is required is a 1500 word essay about Canada's Top Biotechnology Story of 2008 and it's due March 31, 2009. A panel of judges will rank the essays and the selected winner will get their cheque upon proof of enrolment. We're quite excited about supporting high school students - our future biotech CEOs!

What the winner receives:

First year tuition at a Canadian post-secondary institution up to a maximum of $5000 if they are entering a life sciences related field.
Free registration to a BioTalent course: Making Sense of Biotechnology
Their essay published in the fall issue of BIOTECanada's Insights Magazine.
Recognized during National Biotechnology Week as the contest winner

For more info, visit http://www.gowlings.com/resources/PDFs/GOW_08114_LSEssayPoster_ENG.pdf

Contest Rules: http://www.gowlings.com/resources/PDFs/GOW_08114_LSEssayRules_ENG.pdf

 

BC Hydro Scholarships

BC Hydro offers more than 80 scholarships to post-secondary students or Grade 12 students who are planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary education.  

The scholarships recognize students who are leaders and role models in their schools and communities. 

Information and application forms are available on the Community section of the BC Hydro website.

 http://www.bchydro.com/community/scholarships/scholarships878.html

UBC Faculty of Forestry - Science Made Practical!

We live in one of the most natural resource-rich areas in the world; despite this, it can be difficult to bring the outdoors into the classroom.  If you would like to introduce practical science applications to your students, invite UBC Forestry to your school.  Young, enthusiastic alumni conduct presentations  that include topics in ecology, wildlife biology, fire management, entomology (the Mountain Pine Beetle infestation),  and wood science, as well as different career paths related to environmental science,  and information on the various programs UBC Forestry offers.  

Please contact the Student Services Department at 604-822-1834  or forest.info@ubc.ca to book your presentation now!  

Website: www.forestry.ubc.ca