HYRS Community Referee Form

Thank you for taking the time to submit a reference for a student applying for the High School Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) program. Below is a brief overview of the program to provide context.

HYRS at the University of Lethbridge

The University of Lethbridge and Alberta Innovates are pleased to offer a summer research program to exceptional Grade 11 students currently registered in an Alberta high school. The HYRS program offers summer job opportunities that emphasize cross-disciplinary training in health and emerging technologies such as ICT and digital innovations. Students collaborate with a UofL faculty supervisor to complete a summer project while also gaining supplemental skills development and networking opportunities through workshops, speaker series, career mentorship, and other approved events facilitated by Alberta Innovates.

Students in the program will be placed in positions of trust alongside university researchers, some handling hazardous materials. Work completed by HYRS students will directly contribute to the ongoing research of these scientists, and thus impacting their professional reputations. Because the students will be working alongside a diverse group of people, we want to ensure that students selected are not only bright, but are able to work well in a team environment.

Your candid remarks are much appreciated and will be used in an appropriate and confidential manner to help us select HYRS participants. Community referees cannot be related to the applicant and must be from outside the applicant’s high school.

Submissions must be received by the deadline to be considered.

Name of Student (LAST, First)

Your Name (as Referee)

Profession

Phone Number

Email Address

Relationship to Student

Length of Relationship (years) years

Describe this applicant’s activities with your organization (Is this applicant a team leader, a volunteer on a regular basis, an employee, etc.)

On a scale of 1 (weakest) to 5 (best) please answer the following:

How does this applicant work with others within your organization?

How does this applicant work with the public?

How would you rank this applicant’s ability to ask questions in order to clarify responsibility or approach?

How would you rank this applicant’s initiative?

How well does this applicant respond to directions?

Would you trust this individual to work by themselves for a day?

We would appreciate any additional information regarding the questions above or any other pertinent information that would assist us in evaluating this applicant.

Signature

Please upload a photo of your signature to validate this reference.
One file only.
2 MB limit.
Allowed types: jpg, jpeg, png.

Submission Date

By submitting this reference, you authorize the verification of the information provided on this form and agree that we can follow-up with you via email, phone and/or in writing. The personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Post-secondary Learning Act (Alberta) and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta). The use of this information will be restricted to the application to the HYRS program at the University of Lethbridge and for the purpose of administering admission to this program for the student identified above. For questions about the collection, use and disclosure of this information, please contact the University's FOIP Coordinator at 4401 University Drive West, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4; email: foip@uleth.ca; phone: 403-332-4620.

Research Excellence

HYRS Community Referee Form

Please use this form only. Any accompanying letters will be disregarded.

HYRS at the University of Lethbridge

The submission deadline for REFERENCES is Friday, March 29, 2024 at 4:00pm MT.

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