Government of Canada Announces Award Winners at Science Odyssey Launch
PromoScience funding recipients encourage youth to engage with science and engineering
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/06/16 -- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced $4.8 million dollars in awards today for 43 recipients to be supported by the PromoScience program, which enables science outreach across Canada. The announcement was made at the Canadian Association of Science Centres annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. The program provides funding to science centres, day camps, after-school programs, science outreach organizations, networks and more to support youth engagement in science
Minister Duncan, along with Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), made the announcement at the start of Science Odyssey, a 10-day national celebration of science-based activities and events across Canada. The focus of Science Odyssey is to showcase the wonders of Canadian science, technology, engineering and math to youth and the public at large.
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"Initiatives like Science Odyssey and the PromoScience program help young Canadians and their families explore science right in their own communities. Programs such as these also inspire a sense of curiosity among our youth and may encourage them to pursue a life in science."
-The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science
"It is my pleasure to launch this national celebration as fostering science culture in Canada is one of NSERC''s top priorities. PromoScience recipients are excellent examples of organizations raising the profile of natural sciences and engineering. Through Science Odyssey, many of them will be taking science out of the labs and directly to Canadians, helping make science part of the conversation around the dinner table."
-Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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Veronique Perron
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Office of the Minister of Science
343-291-2600
Martin Leroux
Media and Public Affairs Officer
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
613-943-7618
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