Research 101 · Free online workshop

Zero to research-ready in four weeks.

A free online summer workshop led by university mentors. Live sessions five times a week for four weeks, no experience required. You come in curious and leave proficient enough to lead or join real research projects.

Cost: Free
Format: Online, mentor-led
Length: 20 sessions, five times a week
Starts: August 3

Registration closes August 28

Free. Takes about two minutes. Sessions start August 3.

Online, wherever you are.

Research 101 is an online course. Students in Canada and around the world can join, including from the US. Live sessions run five times a week, and every one is recorded and posted to your classroom, so you can attend live or catch up whenever your schedule and time zone allow.

What proficient actually means

Research 101 is not a lecture series. It is built to change what you can do. By the last session, you should be able to:

Read a research paper without drowning in it.
Frame a question that is actually worth asking.
Understand how real projects get planned and built.
Work directly with university mentors doing the work.
Leave ready to lead or join a real research project.

Who it is for

High school students who want research experience and do not know where to start, in Canada or anywhere else in the world. It runs fully online, so where you live is not a barrier. No lab access, no connections, and no prior experience needed. Sessions run five times a week for four weeks, and every one is recorded to your classroom, so a clash or a time zone never means you miss out.

Not sure this is the right route for you? We wrote up every way a high school student can get research experience, including the ones we do not run.

Questions before you register? Email info@joinresearch.ca.

The network behind the program

Research 101 is taught by university mentors, not staff reading from a deck. Beyond them sits a wider network: researchers at these institutions have advised us, sat down for an interview, or mentored students directly, and several of those conversations are still going.

Advice, interviews, and mentorship from