March / April 2005
Ontario launches Youth Science & Technology Outreach Program
Ontario’s postsecondary institutions are encouraged to apply for funding under a new $3 million Youth Science and Technology Outreach Program.
Announced by Economic Development and Trade Minister Joe Cordiano at the FIRST Robotics Greater Toronto Regional Competition at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga on April 1, the program is designed to foster innovation by connecting the next generation of researchers with today’s leaders in science and technology.
The goal is to connect youth across the province, especially those in rural and underserved areas with publicly funded researchers.
It also aims to provide students with hands-on science and technology experiences that will help them gain an understanding of the research process and the connection between lab research and the science taught in the classroom.
It is expected that researchers will engage youth through speaking forums such as university open houses, evening lectures, regular youth and public lecture series, workshops and demonstration projects.
Short-term projects include industrial or field research sites, student science competitions, lab mentorships, expert-in-residence programs where researchers participate in classrooms or extra-curricular science camps, resource kits portraying research undertaken in labs, and educational programs reflecting current science and technology.
Ontario-based, non-profit organizations, including post secondary institutions, science awareness organizations, research institutions and industry or professional associations, are eligible to apply for funding. Projects can receive maximum funding of $150,000 over three years.
The investment is part of the Ontario government's $1.8 billion commitment over four years to support research and commercialization.
Learn more at www.ontariocanada.com/
ontcan/en/youth/youth_science_outreach.jsp
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