About Us
Who Are We?
OSIC is a great opportunity for students to experience first hand what it's like to be a researcher in the field of science. No lab experience or technique required. It takes creativity and critical thinking to piece together a new idea based on existing literature and offer a new perspective to tackle key medical problems. The case will always be health related and will have a connection with the Canadian population. To register, visit our registration page by clicking the link below. OSIC is possible due to our partnership with Let's Talk Science.
Step 1: Registration
The first step is to register on our website for the competition. Students must decide if they want to participate alone or in teams of 2 or 3.
Step 2: Written Proposal
Competitors will form a written proposal tackling any aspect of the case being presented. Proposals will be judged remotely by researchers and graduate students. The top students will be finalists and will be invited to compete on the University of Ottawa campus against students from many other schools in a poster competition
Step 3: Poster Competition
Students compete in a poster competition. The day of the presentations will also serve a great way to explore the uOttawa campus and programs, meet professors and build relationships with researchers.
Who Can participate?
All grade 11 & 12 students attending a Canadian high school will be able to participate in this year's Ottawa Science Innovation Challenge. OSIC is proud to be offered in both french and english. Students will have the option to submit a proposal/poster and be judged in any of their preferred language.
Competition Timeline
Finalists
Finalists will be judged according to a rubric that will provided to the students. If the proposal is chosen for the final round, the poster will be printed (free of charge) and will be prepared by our team for presentation day. Finalists will benefit from a day of guest speakers, a chance to explore campus, build contacts within the university and meet their future peers!
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Scholarships & Certificates
Winners will be determined by the judges on presentation day.
Prizes will include Gold , Silver and Bronze. Every winner will receive a certificate as well as a scholarship for their university studies if they are pursuing their undergraduate degree in a program offered by the Faculty of Science at the University of Ottawa.
Individual scholarships from the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Science are offered to each member of the Gold, Silver and Bronze teams, valued at 2000$, 1000$, and 500$, respectively.
Our Partners
We strongly value and appreciate our partnership with Let's Talk Science (LTS) in order to make the OSIC competition happen! LTS generously provides funds, helps develop the rubric, provides translation services, provides graduate student volunteers for judging in both rounds, and runs various interesting activities on the day of the final round. Learn more about LTS.