2025 HYRS Student Application

The University of Calgary ("UCalgary") respects your privacy and is committed to ensuring the privacy of all students, staff, and community members. Your personal information is collected under the authority of section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used for the administering the Alberta Innovates High School Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) Program, including for the purposes of determining eligibility.

Information collected in this application including, transcripts, name, email, high school information, will be limited to a select group of individuals involved in the administration of the award program and to those individuals who require access for the above purposes, including the Research Services Office administering the HYRS program, and volunteer adjudicators consisting of Alberta High School teachers and UCalgary Postdoctoral Scholars.

The personal information you provide may be disclosed to Alberta Innovates for the purposes of information verification, government reporting and/or to comply with statutory or contractual obligations. De-identified and aggregate information may also be disclosed to third parties for promotional purposes Students may be contacted by a representative of the University by phone, or email to complete a verification confirmation of their eligibility status. The University of Calgary may contact you for matters relating to your application and/or administration of the HYRS program

If you have questions regarding this notice or the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please contact the Research Services Office at :

Research Services Office, HYRS Program
Mackimmie Tower, MT 600
2500 University of Calgary Drive, NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
Email: hyrs@ucalgary.ca

Are you a grade 11 student?
Can you legally work in Canada? (If you have a social insurance number, you can legally work in Canada)
Note: To be eligible for HYRS you must have a Social Insurance Number (SIN). If you do not currently have a SIN, you must apply for and obtain one before June 2025 in order to be awarded your stipend. 
Parental Consent
I confirm that I have the consent of my parent(s) and/or guardian(s) to submit this application.
High School Name
Check if you have COMPLETED any of the following courses (select ALL that apply):
Check if you are CURRENTLY ENROLLED in the following courses (select ALL that apply):
Note: Please ensure all necessary grades are included in your uploaded transcript. If selected for HYRS, you must provide us with an updated transcript with the final grades for any required in-progress courses. You must obtain a minimum grade of 85% in each of the required courses. Applicant’s high school grades are not used for scoring purposes during the committee review, they are only used to determine applicant eligibility. In the event your transcript is missing information that is necessary to determine your eligibility for HYRS your application will not be forwarded for adjudication.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, jpg, jpeg.
Please include: 
(i) your role in the group; and
(ii) the number of hours per month you are involved with each group mentioned
For this questions, we want your personality to shine and to showcase how well-rounded you are outside of school and academics. Describe what interests you and what your hobbies and special abilities are.
Write an essay addressing both of the following points. Remember, we want to hear your thoughts and ideas.
  1. ​​​Tell us about a particular area of scientific research impacting health that interests you and why.
  2. Tell us why you want to be part of the HYRS Program.
Instructions:
Your essay should be a minimum 350 words to a maximum of 400 words. Please note the selection committee will not receive essay content that exceeds this word limit.
 
Are you willing to work in a research lab that uses animals in research?
Animals in Biomedical Research
Without biomedical research, many of our life-saving advances in medicine and health would not exist. Key to these advances is the use of animals in biomedical research according to the strictest ethical guidelines. For more information please go to the web site of the Canadian Council on Animal Care, which is the national body that sets guidelines for the experimental use of animals in academic institutions: www.ccac.ca. As participants in university research projects, HYRS students may be asked to participate in research involving animals.
 
Are you able to commit to giving a presentation to a science class about your HYRS experience in Fall 2025 or Winter 2026??
HYRS Ambassadorship Role
One of the expectations of HYRS participants is that they will relate their research experiences to their peers. HYRS participants are required, upon their return to their high schools for their Grade 12 school year, to give at least one presentation about their summer research experience to a grade 10 or grade 11 science class.
 
Students from outside Calgary are asked to make their own living arrangements if possible. If students are unable to find living arrangements, program staff may be able to assist. Please note that requiring assistance with living arrangements is not a setback to your application.
If your application is successful and you have indicated that you require assistance, a staff member will contact you. This section is for students from outside Calgary (north of Claresholm up to and including Red Deer). Students north of Red Deer should apply to the University of Alberta. Students in or south of Claresholm should apply to the University of Lethbridge.
Are you prepared to commit to the full six consecutive weeks of the HYRS program (July to mid-August)?
Time commitment to HYRS
You must be prepared to commit to the full six consecutive weeks of the HYRS program. We cannot accommodate requests for time off related to vacations, summer classes, competitions, to collect other awards, etc. Failure to be available for the full six-week period can result in disqualification of your application and cancellation of your placement in the program. 
 
I confirm and attest that the information provided in this application is true. I understand that in the event I provide false information in this application, my eligibility for and award of any summer studentships may be revoked.
Would you like to receive additional information about programs, events, and opportunities at the University of Calgary?

Collection of personal information
Your personal information is collected under the authority of section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. If you have any questions about the collection or use of this information, please visit our Access to Information page.