The biggest student research symposium in Canada.
One winter weekend where the strongest student research in the country gets presented, judged, and rewarded. In person, downtown Toronto.
Two divisions, one stage
High School
For students presenting their first serious research. If Research 101 was your on-ramp, this is where the work gets an audience.
University
For undergraduate researchers ready to put their work up against the strongest student research in the country.
What is on the line
Cash prizes
Publication opportunities
Internships
Full details, including dates, judges, and prize amounts, are still being confirmed.
Confirmed today
- In person · Downtown Toronto
- Winter 2027
- Two divisions: high school and university
- Cash prizes, publication opportunities, and internships
Coming later
- Exact dates and venue
- Judges and speakers
- Prize amounts
- Registration and submission details
We publish updates by email first, then here.
Questions about the competition
What is The Symposium?
The biggest student research symposium in Canada. It brings high school and university researchers together in person in downtown toronto to present their work to judges, with cash prizes, publication opportunities, and internships on the line. The first edition runs Winter 2027.
Who can enter the student research competition?
There are two divisions. The High School division is for students presenting their first serious research, including students who have never competed before. The University division is for undergraduate and graduate researchers. You enter the division you are currently studying in.
Are there research competitions for high school students in Canada?
Yes. The Symposium is the biggest student research symposium in canada, held in person in downtown toronto in Winter 2027, with a division built specifically for high school researchers. Science fairs and regional fairs are the other main route, and many students do both.
What are the prizes?
Cash prizes, Publication opportunities, Internships. Full details, including dates, judges, and prize amounts, are still being confirmed. We publish amounts by email first, then here, once they are locked.
How much does it cost to enter?
Entry details, including any fee, are still being confirmed along with dates and judges. Every program Join Research runs today is free, and we will publish the terms plainly rather than burying them.
When does registration open?
Full details, including dates, judges, and prize amounts, are still being confirmed. The Symposium itself runs Winter 2027. Join the notify list on this page and you hear the moment registration opens, before it is announced publicly.
Do I need research experience to compete?
No. The High School division exists for first-time researchers. If you are starting from zero, Research 101 is the free four-week on-ramp that takes you from no experience to a project worth presenting.
Hear it before anyone else.
Dates, venue, judges, and prize amounts land by email first. One message when it matters.