Yes, students do not necessarily have to represent the high school at which they are studying.

No, students from any country can sign up. The HSBDC is not limited to Canadians.

Think about what interests you the most in the field of the provided topic. Read the internet and research articles. In challenges like this one, many teams come up with their topics in the first few days of the challenge, rather than beforehand.

We encourage participants to start forming teams before the event. You may attempt to form a team of students at the same high school. It is also recommended to make interdisciplinary teams given the nature of our data challenge topics. You may also register on your own and be placed into a team after registration.

You do not need any previous experience with programming. We welcome all students who are eager to put effort into learning and expanding their skillsets, as well as those who show any level of interest in data science or the challenge topic. Additionally, we will provide you with access to resources and webinars to learn everything you need to succeed!

Students, parents, or teachers can register students as a team of up to five.

There is a registration fee of $100 per team (If you are registering as part of a registered STEM Fellowship high school chapter, there is a 10% discount on the registration fee, so the new fee is $90).

PayPal or E-transfer:
You can e-transfer the registration fee to us at info@stemfellowship.org. For international participants, you can send us the fee via PayPal at info@stemfellowship.org. Please keep your confirmation number from the paymentsand enter it in the registration form. When e-transferring the registration fee to our email, please enter the full name of at least one registering student in the e-transfer message.

Credit Card:
To pay with credit card, please email ema.jamal@stemfellowship.org to request a custom payment link. Please keep your invoice number and enter it in the registration form.