Yes. You can apply to the ELITE Program for Black Youth if you are not Black. However, given that the Program hopes to use the Wellness and Coaching Series to support specific challenges only encountered by youth who self-identify as Black, the Wellness and Coaching Series may not be open to those who do not identify as Black. Instead, they will be offered one-on-one coaching, as needed, and tailored to their needs. In lieu of the Wellness and Coaching Series, those who do not self-identify as Black may use the time on the other elements of the paid internship experience such as the work-integrated activities or the team-based Entrepreneurship Design Series. All elements of the ELITE Program experience are paid.

Yes. You can apply to the ELITE Program for Black Youth if you will be 15 years old at the time when you start the internship.

Yes. You can apply to the ELITE Program for Black Youth if you will be 22 years old at the time when you start the internship.

Please read our Black Youth Intern Information Sheet in English or in français.

Application reviews will take about 6 to 8 weeks. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their applications.

The internship hosts are university researchers, for-profit companies, and government agencies.

You will be asked to rank internship hosts based on the project descriptions that they provide. Every effort will be made to assign interns with one of their top-ranked internship host projects.

You will be asked to rank internship hosts based on the project descriptions that they provide. Every effort will be made to assign interns with one of their top-ranked internship host projects.

Yes. All interns will be paid at a rate that is at least the prescribed minimum wage in Alberta.

Yes. Depending on your high school, college, trade school, or university or academic program, you may be eligible for academic credit. Please speak with your counselor for more information.

No minimum grade point averages are required; however, given the limited number of intern positions and the high demand for the ELITE Program, those with higher grades and averages are likely to be shortlisted for the program.

No. High school students can do up to 8 weeks, as permitted by their high school programs and schedule.

If the courses are available at your school, you will need to take these courses. If they are not available at your school, you can participate in the ELITE Program without them.

Yes; however, priority will be given to those who have been accepted to a post-secondary educational program.

Yes.

Please speak with your internship host first. Then, if the issues are not resolved, please contact elite@ualberta.ca.

Please speak with your intern first. Then, if the issues are not resolved, please contact elite@ualberta.ca.

No; however, priority will be given to those who are enrolled or plan to enroll in a program of study.

Please contact us by visiting www.eliteprogram.ca/contact-us.