Faites nous part de votre intérêt en remplissant ce formulaire qui vous inscrit au prochain webinaire d’information. Le rôle de mentor·e vous y sera présenté plus en détail, ainsi que les prochaines étapes à accomplir. Vous pouvez également consulter notre Guide des mentor·e·s, en français ou en anglais, et notre FAQ.

Les candidatures sont présentement ouvertes !

It's decided, you will be an InitiaSciences mentor? Then fill out the application form. Tell us about yourself, your motivations and your research project. We will review the applications and notify you at the end of March if you are selected!

Important: three conditions are necessary for your application to be valid:

1. Have the support of your supervisor(s);
2. Read and accept our Code of conduct;
3. Consent to a criminal background check if selected.

Les candidatures sont présentement fermées !

Once your application has been accepted, we will offer you free training, consisting of 5 workshops on pedagogy, scientific communication, ethics, diversity and inclusion. This training is mandatory and must be completed in full before you can be assigned a youth team. 

You are now ready to mentor a team of young people! Now you need to define the project you will work on together. It must be :

• Original: A currently ongoing, innovative and unpublished research project;
• Resulting from your research in progress: an excerpt from your master's, doctoral or post-doctoral project, adapted to the level of your mentees;
• Concise and focused: your mentees will have 8 months to complete their project from start to finish, without any initial knowledge.

Vous aurez jusqu’au mois d’août pour définir votre projet, qui pourra évoluer au cours de l’année. Nous vous accompagnerons lors des ateliers de formations. N’hésitez pas à consulter notre Guide des mentor·e·s, en français ou en anglais, pour plus d’informations.

In September, students in high school 3-4-5 and CEGEP will be introduced to the InitiaSciences program and your projects. They will choose their mentor and their team, and will be trained in some of the basics of scientific research. At the beginning of October, you will be able to meet your mentees (2 or 3 young people) and start introducing them to your research project. You will supervise them until June, for 2 to 4 hours per week (one to two meetings per week). In June, you will help them prepare their presentation for the InitiaSciences Annual Symposium.