Canada’s STEAM & Entrepreneurship Live-in Program
Every summer 1,000 trailblazing students spend 27-days at a Canadian university in seminars, labs and hands-on learning. Oh, did we mention Shad is life-altering?
Why Shad?
Real-World Design Project
Shad’s signature design project. Design a prototype that solves a social issue in 27-days. Beyond the obvious thrill of this project, some provinces offer a full credit for participating in Shad’s program.
About ShadNational Reach
There are 18,000 Shads across Canada. From rural and remote regions, suburbs and the downtown core, it is not about where Shads come from but what their passion is fuelling.
Life after Shad
Shads across North America are leading businesses, making discoveries, innovating and using STEAM as a force for good. Meet the Shads making a difference.
Neil Pasricha
Best-selling author, Book of Awesome series Founder, Institute for Global Happiness Shad 1998
Paul Lem
Founder, Spartan Bioscience Shad 1994
Cathy Han
Founder & CEO, 2 Technologies Shad 2006
Nana-Owusua Kwamena
Environmental Risk Assessment Specialist, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Shad 1996
Christina Stachulak
Senior Policy Advisor, National Research Council Canada Shad 1996
Ali Asaria
CEO, Tulip Shad 1997
Dean Prevost
President, Rogers for Business Shad 1985
Sarah Gauthier
Assistant Professor, University of Saskatchewan College of Engineering Shad 1994
Darlene Lim
Research Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center Shad 1989
Jay Shah
Director, Velocity Shad 2005
Emily Ma
Lead in Food Systems, X, the moonshot factory Shad 1998
Andrew Sloss
Founder and CEO, Owl Practice Shad 1989Shad by the Numbers
85%
of Shads graduate inScience or Engineering
85%
of Shads liveand work in Canada
55%
Majority female – always[for the past 40 years!]
85%
of Shads invest in oradvise start-ups
20%
of Shads launch at least onestart-up of their own
"Shad is an ingenious program that more Canadians need to know about. I wouldn’t start a university today without experiential learning for every student. The reason is, it combines theory and practice."The Right Honourable David Johnston, 28th Governor General of Canada
