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THE SCIENCE FAIR ALUMNI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The Science Fair Alumni Mentorship Program (AMP) is an initiative run by volunteer science fair alumni which helps students in grades 7-12 find the resources they need to investigate scientific questions of interest to them. Based on an initial project proposal, AMP matches students with one or two mentors: a former Canada-Wide Science Fair participant and a university or industry expert.

Not sure where to get started? Check out the Alumni Mentorship Program Guide available here

ALUMNI MENTORSHIP WORKSHOPS

Workshops are also prepared by science fair alumni and hosted at the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia. Presentations from previous workshops are featured here:

  1. Orientation Dinner 2008
  2. AMP Workshop 2010

APPLICATION PROCESS

To help us help you, students should submit a project proposal which is sufficiently well-developed to identify specific needs with which a mentor could assist. For example, particular pieces of equipment or reagents should be listed on the application, as well as a general experimental plan. Applications requesting general assistance with answering questions in a specialized field will also be considered.

All interested students should complete the Student Application. This should be sent by email to cwestwellroper@cfri.ubc.ca (Fall 2011). Please print and scan the signature page.

Project ethics guidelines: Please review the YSC Ethics and Safety Guidelines before beginning your project work. A summary of guidelines for projects involving humans and other animals can be found here.

INFORMATION FOR MENTORS

We are currently seeking mentors for the 2011/2012 science fair season. If you are a science and technology professional, graduate student, or CWSF alumnus interested in mentoring a student, please contact us at cwestwellroper@cfri.ubc.ca.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Questions, comments, or suggestions? Please email us at alumni@sciencefairs.ca.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Teacher Resources from Genome BC Education
Teacher Workshops, Hands-On workshops, Classroom Activites, Travelling Exhibits and more! Find out more from Genome British Columbia Learning Centre.

CIHR Youth Connection
CIHR’s Synapse program is a good place to start answering questions on health research. Visit the Youth Zone to learn more about many aspects of health research. Meet CIHR-supported researchers and mentors and find out about careers in this field.

CIHR Synapse Pocket Guides: A guide for Researchers Acting as Mentors
Download this handy pocket-guide from CIHR that provides tips, advice and guidance for anyone choosing to be a mentor for a Science Fair Student.