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The happenings around MindFuelMindFuel and partners, CDL-Rockies and GrowSafe Systems, celebrate youth in post-secondary STEM fields through scholarships
As part of MindFuel’s mission to make STEM education accessible to all, we know how important scholarships are for post-secondary students. In partnership with CDL-Rockies and GrowSafe Systems, recently we were pleased to award the scholarships to three exceptional...
ATB’s Spotlight-on-Education campaign raises more than $75,000
Donations from employees and community supporters were generously matched and amplified by ATB Financial Known to many as a friendly and local bank, ATB Financial is also a champion of powering possibility and supporting the community. ATB believes that increasing...
MINDFUEL WELCOMES DR. DANIKA GOOSNEY TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The newly appointed President of the Canadian Museum of Nature brings years of valuable experience in STEM research Calgary – October 18, 2022 – MindFuel is pleased to announce that Dr. Danika Goosney has joined the organization’s board of directors. Goosney has an...
PAST: Professional Learning Workshop – Two-Eyed Seeing in Mathematics
Two-Eyed Seeing, or Etuaptmumk, is the concept of seeing our world, including STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), from both the western and Indigenous perspectives. As part of NSERC's Science Literacy Week, MindFuel is able to host this online workshop,...
Tech Futures Challenge Prototype Showcase celebrates Canada’s young STEM entrepreneurs
On Saturday May 28th, MindFuel hosted its second edition of the Tech Futures Challenge (TFC) Prototype Showcase and wrapped up the TFC 2022 season. The online event brought together the teams that participated in the TFC 2022 program, and gave them the opportunity to...
STEM Innovation Minded Students Encouraged to Apply for MindFuel Scholarship and Bursary Opportunities
Grade 12 students from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba can apply for scholarships of up to $2,500 to support their first year post-secondary studies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Calgary – May 31, 2022 - The MindFuel Foundation is...
MindFuel Receives NSERC PromoScience Grant
MindFuel to receive $600,000 over three years in support of its youth innovation programming Calgary – May 19, 2022 - MindFuel is pleased to announce it has received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Promo Science grant in the...
MINDFUEL TO DELIVER CODING TRAINING TO MORE THAN 22,000 CANADIAN STUDENTS
Every year, MindFuel helps thousands of young people across Canada gain valuable skills through interactive learning, programs and events Calgary - April 19, 2022 – MindFuel is pleased to announce that it will support more than 22,000 underrepresented Canadian...
FOUNDERS FUNDAMENTALS: Calling All Alberta Young Entrepreneurs!
In the last seven years, more than 5,300 young Albertans have been engaged in MindFuel’s youth innovation programming Calgary – April 13, 2022 - The MindFuel Foundation’s online Founders Fundamentals program is returning to engage and inspire youth to bring their...
2022 FEDERAL BUDGET STATEMENT
The future of work in innovation and technology looks bright for Canadians thanks to strong investments in the 2022 Federal budget MindFuel is excited to see such strong investments in innovation and productivity in the latest budget released by the Canadian...
Tech Futures Challenge STEM workshops advance teams’ real-world projects
On the weekend of April 2-3, 2022, MindFuel hosted two parallel hands-on workshops to support and assist the teams participating in the 2022 Tech Futures Challenge (TFC) program in building their STEM skills and developing their prototypes and projects. Altogether,...
MindFuel’s Tech Futures Challenge 2022 officially launched
MindFuel’s Tech Futures Challenge 2022 officially launched for youth teams using STEM solutions to make real change MindFuel’s Tech Futures Challenge engages & inspires youth teams to find solutions to real-world problems in their communities using emerging...