Welcome to Connect2Innovate
Home of MindFuel’s
Youth Innovation Programs
Connect | Ideate | Innovate | Create
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MindFuel’s Canada Tech Futures Challenge
Our goal is to support Canada’s youth in developing a STEM innovation mindset, and their growth & success as future change makers & responsible citizens. Empowered to bring positive change to their communities & the world, they will become Canada’s next generation of diverse STEM workforce, leaders & entrepreneurs, making innovation, ethics & sustainability central to their lives and careers.
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Our Connect2Innovate platform brings together youth, educators, STEM mentors and community members to learn, ideate, collaborate, prototype, and network.
We challenge youth to identify real-world challenges while supporting them in developing innovative solutions using science, emerging technologies and mentorship.
Join the Platform to access:
- Resources for STEM, project development & design thinking
- Mentorship & project support
- Skills building workshops
- STEM industry experts & entrepreneurs
- Like-minded youth in Alberta & beyond
MindFuel’s Tech Futures Challenge 2024
Project Idea Pitch Jan 17 – Feb 15, 2024
- Teams from grades 7-12 or post-secondary from AB, BC or the YT including an adult team contact/advisor.
- Prepare a project pitch video addressing one of the UN’s sustainability goals with biotech.
- Submit your pitch video & receive feedback from a panel of mentors and judges, as well as seed-funding. Chat with them in-person at our Skills Building Workshop in early March.
- Awards include: Best pitch prizes, Runner-up prizes and possibly more. Exact prizes and amounts coming soon!
Project Prototype February 15 – May 25, 2024
- Take your project idea to the next step!
- Participate in STEM skills building workshops and mentorship opportunities
- Present your project prototype and receive feedback from a panel of mentors at the May Project Showcase.
- Awards include: Best prototype prizes, Runner-up prizes and possibly more. Exact prizes and amounts coming soon!
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