Research · Hybrid · Waterloo, ON, Canada

Perimeter Institute International Summer School for Young Physicists (ISSYP)

Grades 10–12
Open to international students
Highly selective

About

ISSYP, run by the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, brings roughly 30 to 40 grade 11 and 12 students from Canada and abroad together for mini-courses and keynote talks on quantum mechanics, relativity, and cosmology taught by Perimeter researchers. The program combines an online self-study period with an on-campus residential component, and applicants submit transcripts, an essay, and a teacher recommendation. Need-based funding toward the program fee is available.

What you can win

Need-based funding toward program fee

Who can apply

Grades: Grades 10–12
International students: Can apply

What it takes

EssayNeeded
Recommendation lettersNeeded
InterviewNot needed
PortfolioNot needed

Details

Format: Hybrid
Where: Waterloo, ON, Canada
How competitive: Highly selective