| Title | Emerging Aboriginal Scholars Summer School |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Science |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 2 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2013 |
| Completion | 03/31/2015 |
| Project Summary | We would like to continue the implementation of a five week summer school where Aboriginal high school students will be: taking courses at UBC; working with members of the university community; discussing issues relevant to Aboriginal cultures; exposed to career possibilities. Aboriginal students currently attending high school will come to UBC five days a week for five weeks to take courses in math and English in the morning; three afternoons a week they will be working with a member of the university community in an area of their choice and they will be paid $100 for 7.5 hours of work a week for their work. Thursday afternoons they will meet in a circle with Elders and various members of the Aboriginal community to discuss a variety of issues regarding Aboriginal cultures, and learn about career possibilities among other things. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2013/2014 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Melania Alvarez |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 29,000 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Melania Alvarex, Mathematics, Faculty of Science |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2014/2015 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Melania Alvarez |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 30,000 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Melania Alvarez, Mathematics, Faculty of Science / Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences |