Let’s get you to campus.
Applications open October 27, 2026.
Seven short steps — about 20 minutes, plus time to write your essay. Your answers save as you go, so you can start now and come back.
This is the apply page — everything you need to put an application together. To read about the week itself, what you’d do and where you could go, see the program page.
Three things to put together.
For First Nations (status or non-status), Métis, and Inuit students. Grade 11 students are prioritised; Grade 10 and 12 students are welcome to apply and go on a waitlist.
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Step 1
A short essay
Up to 400 words, answering one of three prompts. Type it into the form or upload it as a file.
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Step 2
A letter of recommendation
From a teacher or counsellor. Ask early — or they can email it to us directly.
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Step 3
Parent or guardian consent
Download the form below, have your parent or guardian fill it in and sign it, then upload it with your application.
No printer? Your school counsellor or teacher can print a copy, and a phone photo of the signed page is fine.
From application to your week on campus.
- October 27, 2026 Applications open
- January 31, 2027 Applications close
- February Decisions go out — months before the program
- May – August Your program week. The more weeks you’re free, the better your chance of a match.
We’ll email you the day applications open.
No newsletter, no follow-up campaign — one message when the 2027 application goes live. We use your details only for that, as set out in our privacy policy.
One week in a working research lab, with a mentor, at no cost to you or your family.
Launch the application.
Look through it before it opens.
Seven steps — about 20 minutes, plus your essay. Your answers save as you go, so you can stop at any point and pick up where you left off.
The form is already here. Open it, read the questions, and start drafting your essay — your answers save as you go, and they’ll still be there when applications open on October 27, 2026.
Launch application →Open the application →You have a saved draft — this will pick up where you left off.