Focused Ultrasound High School Summer Research Program
Projected program timeline: Summer 2025
- Feb 14th, 2025 4 p.m. EST: deadline to apply
- Early March: interview offer emails will be sent to successful candidates only
- March break (March 10 – 14, 2025): all interviews will take place
- Early May: offers will be sent to successful candidates
- Tentative start date: July 2nd, 2025 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Each summer we hire talented and hard-working high-school students who are passionate
about engineering, technology, and medicine to assist with the Focused
Ultrasound (FUS) Lab’s varied research projects. Over the course of the internship the expectation is that the students will work to support the lab’s progress, and in exchange will gain enriched, hands-on knowledge in the fields of physics, engineering and biology that would be difficult to attain elsewhere. The ultimate goal of this program is to nurture a passion for science and engineering, and inspire the next generation to pursue careers in medical research and device development. Students outside the Greater Toronto Area are welcome to apply, however they must be eligible to work in Canada, and arrange their own accommodations during the internship.
Join our team
Eligibility and qualifications:
- Must be 16 years of age by July 1, 2025 (this means grade 11 and 12 students, and any grade 10s who turn 16 by July 1st)
- Currently enrolled as a high school student
- Must be able to commit to full-time hours in person Monday to Friday, July–August, as this is a paid position
- Strong academic standing in math and sciences
- Legally authorized to work in Canada
- Must be able to demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in the sciences
Required documents
- Cover letter (1 page limit)
- Résumé
- Student Application Form (Fill out using Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Scanned copy of transcript (does not need to be final grade, midterm grades are acceptable)
- Confidential teacher evaluation form. Please submit only one teacher evaluation form.
Important: The confidential teacher evaluation form must be emailed directly to Romario Regeenes at: fushighschool@sunnybrook.ca. Only forms emailed directly from a teacher will be accepted.
The application deadline is Friday, February 14th, 2025 at 4 p.m. Save all application documents as one PDF document in the following order: cover letter, résumé, student application form and transcript. The PDF document must be saved with the file name 'First Name, Last Name_FUS HS Program 2025' (e.g. John, Doe_FUS HS Program 2025). Please submit the application to fushighschool@sunnybrook.ca.
Applications are now OPEN.
Due to the high number of applications received, we will not respond to any email inquiries during the week of the deadline, or send emails confirming receipt of applications.
Information night
Join us virtually on Zoom on Tuesday January 14th, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to learn more about our lab from staff and students. Please email fushighschool@sunnybrook.ca for the meeting link. Please include any questions you have in advance and they will be addressed in the presentation. We will update here if we are able to host the session in a hybrid format.
Past projects
We have four types of projects that often overlap. Most projects will involve an element of basic programming with supervisors who are willing to teach motivated students. Learn more about past projects in the lab.
- Engineering and technology development
- Experimental work
- Programming
- Biology
Contact information
Romario Regeenes, Ph.D.
Sr. Lab Manager, Focused Ultrasound Lab
Sunnybrook Research Institute
Email: fushighschool@sunnybrook.ca
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
In accordance with Canadian Employment and Immigration guidelines, applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter or email the above listed contact.
Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to equity, diversity and inclusion within its community and will actively be accepting applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2+ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. This is based on the guiding EDI Principles of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
