RISE Awards for Level II students

Have you heard about the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology’s (IET) RISE Awards?

It’s an award program that offers high school students (level II) an opportunity of a lifetime.

IET and the Innovation and Business Investment Corporation recognizes there are incredibly talented and intelligent teenagers across Newfoundland and Labrador. We want to encourage high school students to pursue research-related education and career paths in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The RISE Awards expose high school students (level II) to research activities at an early stage in their education with an opportunity to attend one of three research-related enrichment programs in Canada and the United States.

How does it work?

Students must submit an application package by January 14th, 2022 and meet the academic qualifications. A maximum of 15 awards will be given under this program.

Academic Qualification Requirements:

    • Must be a current Level II student with:
      • Minimum 90% cumulative average across all courses completed in Level I
      • Minimum 90% average across all science courses completed in Level I
      • Minimum 90% average across all mathematics courses completed in Level I
      • Minimum of 8 credits in science and mathematics courses to be completed by the end of Level II
    • Additional requirement for Research Science Institute (RSI):  Minimum of 12 credits in science and mathematics be completed by the end of Level II

RISE Award winners will attend one of three prestigious research-inspired enrichment programs during the summer of 2022:

    • RSI based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    • Da Vinci Engineering Enrichment Program (DEEP) at the University of Toronto
    • Boston Leadership Institute (BLI) in Wellesley, Massachusetts

Application form and guidelines available online:  https://www.gov.nl.ca/iet/sector-diversification-division/innovation-supports/youth-innovation/