Students are given a head-start on their academic journey by participating in the Faculty of Arts & Science’s interactive High School Workshops Outreach Program. Designed to help Grade 11 and 12 students picture themselves at U of T, these free in-person and virtual workshops include a range of topics and experiences to choose from, including […]
The BIRD program will support urban Indigenous high school students across the GTA to consider the education pathways within the Daniels disciplines of architecture, design, landscape architecture, forestry and visual studies and their related professional pathways. During the 2026 winter term, BIRD workshops will be led by faculty, students and staff and curated for an […]
INFORM: Inclusive Futures in Information Science is a two-year pilot program led by the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. It introduces high school students from historically underrepresented communities to academic and career opportunities in data science, archival studies, digital humanities, and related fields. Through school visits, campus tours, workshops, hybrid modules, and student-led panels, […]
Altitude Healthcare Mentoring, MAM and STG, is a medical student-run initiative across Ontario aimed at empowering undergraduate students to pursue studies and careers in healthcare fields by partnering them with medical student mentors. The students selected to participate in this program are traditionally underrepresented in Canada’s healthcare workforce. The program includes one-on-one mentoring supported by […]
ZKA’AN NI-BMIWDOOWIN GCHI-KINOOMAADWINAN, Building the Fire, Walking with Medicine is a one-week program for Indigenous students in grades 9 and 10 with an interest in exploring healthcare opportunities. This program is run collaboratively with the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine’s Office of Access and Outreach (OAO) and the Office of Indigenous Health, ZKA’AN […]
The Black Student Application Program (BSAP) is an optional application stream for Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents who self-identify as Black African, Black Caribbean, Black North American, multi-racial students who have and identify with their Black ancestry. The aim of this application program is to increase and support Black medical student representation at the University […]
The goal of the Indigenous Student Application Program (ISAP) is to increase the number of Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) medical students at the University of Toronto (U of T). Students who are interested in the optional application stream will have the opportunity to discuss their experiences with the Indigenous community in the application materials. University […]
The Community of Support (COS) program is a collaborative initiative supported by several faculties of medicine across Canada, which supports prospective students facing systemic barriers on their journeys to medical education, basic sciences, and rehabilitation sciences programs. This includes individuals who identify as Indigenous, Black, Filipino, Latin American, and students that face financial barriers, and/or self-identify […]
From its home in the University of Toronto’s Medical Sciences Building, in the heart of Toronto’s “Medical Discovery District”, Med YSP offers students the opportunity to learn about science/medicine and conduct life science labs. Students from across Canada and the World attend to explore various diseases, the next generation of treatments, and learn what it […]