Applications for the 2019 Kirkness Program are now open! The Kirkness Program provides the opportunity for a grade 11 First Nations, Metis or Inuit student to spend one week on a university campus, all expenses paid. Student who participate in the program live on campus, get tours of the city, and work with a professor in science or engineering research laboratory. UBC will be hosting the Kirkness Program from May 21 – 25, 2019. Visit the Kirkness Program website to apply: http://www.vernajkirkness.org/ and visit the Indigenous Initiatives Facebook page to learn more about the program from last year’s participants.