STEMPOWERMENT

STEM Fellowship is proud to offer a variety of mentorship programs, designed for students at all educational levels to both receive and provide guidance in the areas of STEM. Our programs teach invaluable skills to students pursuing careers in STEM fields, including, but not limited to, life/health sciences, computer science, and engineering.

At STEM Fellowship, we believe in empowering students with experiential learning opportunities to even the inequitable playing field existing within industry and academia. As with all our STEMpowerment programs, priority will be given to traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM, including students who identify as Indigenous, economically disadvantaged, racial minorities, rural residents, refugees, new immigrants and first-generation university students, though all are encouraged to apply.

Mentorship PROGRAM

Connect with a secondary student or post-secondary mentor

Courses

Experience university-level courses and peer-help

Research Exploration Opportunity

Participate in cutting-edge research at universities across Canada

PowerUp

Receive mentorship for life/health sciences fields

STEMNet

Learn about future academic and career paths in STEM

STEM Circle

Learn about future academic and career paths in STEM

  • STEM Focused: Our program teaches valuable skills applicable for students pursuing different fields of STEM, including life/health sciences, computer science, and engineering.

  • Flexible: Each mentor-mentee pairing is different. Different pairings focus on different life, career, and/or academic goals. You and your mentor/mentee will define your own goals and pursue them together.

  • Support for Underrepresented Groups: We offer special programs and outreach for traditionally underrepresented groups in STEM, including people identifying as indigenous, economically disadvantaged, rural residents, refugees, and new immigrants.

  • Networking: Connecting with a mentor/mentee will allow both of you to be further connected to the global STEM community. As a student-run program, you will have the opportunity to network with like-minded students that are also pursuing STEM.

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  • FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

STEMpowerment Mentorship Program

A year-round mentorship program that connects secondary and post-secondary students with more experienced mentors in areas of STEM that they are interested in exploring. Each mentor-mentee pairing is different. Different pairings focus on unique life, career, and/or academic goals. You and your mentor/mentee will define your own goals and pursue them together.

For questions regarding Mentorship Program, please contact natalie.jarycki@stemfellowship.org

STEMpowerment Courses

STEMpowerment Courses provide high school students with insight into university-level courses and applications to STEM subjects to help them in their academic career. Students are allowed the opportunity to dive deeper into topics not explicitly taught in high school, such as neuroscience and biochemistry.

For questions regarding Courses, please contact yasmin.alhamdah@stemfellowship.org

Research Exploration Opportunity

The Research Exploration Opportunity offers high school students the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research at universities across Canada. Participants will be introduced to basic techniques, shadow lab personnel, and attend lab meetings, seminars, and faculty presentations.

For questions regarding Research Exploration Opportunity, please contact qinling.shi@stemfellowship.org

  • FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES

PowerUp

STEM Fellowship and Prospective Medical Professionals (PuMP) have partnered to create PowerUp, a free mentorship program for those interested in pursuing life and health sciences in university. This program will connect interested high school students with experienced and passionate university mentors. Mentors will conduct one-time virtual meetings (“coffee chats”) with mentees to share university application advice.

PowerUp was featured on CTV Toronto (August 2020) and Global News Halifax (August 2021)! Check out the features below:

For questions regarding PowerUp, please contact anna.tymofyeyeva@stemfellowship.org

  • FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

STEMnet

The STEMNet mentorship program aims to provide undergraduate students with more insight into future academic and career paths in STEM. Undergraduate mentees get to have one-time “coffee-chats” with academic/industry professionals in STEM fields, such as graduate students, researchers, professors, scientists, software developers, and more. Mentees can ask their mentors about careers, schooling, application processes, etc. to help them make more informed decisions regarding their future in STEM.

For questions regarding STEMnet, please contact anna.tymofyeyeva@stemfellowship.org

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Please, feel free to contact Co-Chief STEMpowerment Officers:
Natalie natalie.jarycki@stemfellowship.org and Rena rena.chang@stemfellowship.org

STEM Circle

STEM Circle is a five-week mentorship program that provides free one-on-one peer guidance for Indigenous youth interested in STEM fields. Indigenous high school student mentees are paired with Indigenous university student mentors based on mutual areas of interest and expertise. Mentors and mentees will meet virtually for 30-60 minutes in self-guided discussions related to a given topic or weekly theme. This Indigenous STEM program fosters creativity, knowledge and connection, and aims to inspire a community of lifelong learners.

For questions regarding STEM Circle, please contact emily.long@stemfellowship.org and sayon.ramanan@stemfellowship.org

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Please, feel free to contact Co-Chief STEMpowerment Officers:
Natalie natalie.jarycki@stemfellowship.org and Rena rena.chang@stemfellowship.org