We are hosting a Zoom information session next Friday, Feb. 27th, 12-1pm (https://tinyurl.com/zsatypa8) but if this day/time doesn't work for someone we can also arrange to meet people another time.
Engage in reconciliACTION: host an Indigenous high school student in your lab this summer!
STEM fields are critical for advancing science, improving health care and driving economic success in Canada, yet Indigenous representation in these skilled, well-paid positions remains disproportionately low. seed2STEM, an award-winning summer research program for Indigenous high school students in Metro Vancouver and Kelowna, aims to increase Indigenous participation in STEM.
seed2STEM offers Indigenous high school students (Grade 9-12) paid, 6-week summer research internships on a variety of STEM topics in a fun and supportive environment. Originally started at the ICORD research centre in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, seed2STEM now places students in more than 40 departments at UBCV, UBCO, affiliated health research sites, and SFU. We are now recruiting project proposals for Summer 2026!
seed2STEM provides full or partial student salaries (if needed), wraparound supports for students, program logistics and administration, cohort programming on Mondays (students are in their placements Tuesday-Friday), and Indigenous awareness and cultural safety training for supervisors, mentors and lab members. You provide a 6-week research project appropriate for a high school student (no prior experience supervising high school students required, and we can help you develop a project), supervision & mentorship (this is a great opportunity for graduate students/PDFs to develop supervisory skills!).
Submit a project here https://icord.org/seed2stem/projects/ by March 20.
This year the program runs from Monday July 6 until Friday August 14. Students work 20 hours/week Tuesday to Friday (exact schedule is up to you!). Supervisors are invited to the celebration lunch and poster session on August 14.
Want to know more?
- Read our short info brochure
- Drop in to our virtual info session, Friday February 27, 12-1pm on Zoom
- Visit our website for detailed information about the program and creating & submitting a project proposal: http://icord.org/seed2STEM
- Watch this great video recap of last summer’s program (be sure to turn up the sound): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-8etA8ieA
- Browse our annual report for 2025
- Reach out to seed2STEM@icord.org if you have questions or would like more information!