Your post-secondary pathway continues @ Shad
Shad gives you a taste of campus life in all its forms.
University academics, team building activities, STEM experts, design challenges and a fully rigorous schedule. These are just some of the main elements you will find at every Shad campus. We have 22 campuses available in 2024, including live-in and digital campuses.
Shad2024 Program Fees
ShadOnCampus
The program fee includes:
- Seminars from world renowned university professors
- Mentoring and coaching program director, researchers and industry experts
- Workshops from business leaders like Texas Instruments
- STEAM-based labs i.e. nanotechnology labs
- Academic field trips such as visiting a nuclear reactor, exploring a science museum, or touring a local tech firm
- 1 to 8 mentor to student ratio
- Community building events
- Social innovation design challenge and design team
- Access to university centres such as an Indigenous Centre
- University housing fee for 27 days
- Meals and snacks for 27 days
- Social and recreational field trips like camping
- 24/7 supervision
- Shad's program fee does not include travel to and from campus, or money for incidentals such as laundry and souvenirs.
$6,850
ShadAnywhere
The program fee includes:
- Synchronous seminars from world renowned university professors
- Mentoring and coaching program director, researchers and industry experts
- Workshops from business leaders like Texas Instruments
- Hands-on STEM package that may include a TI Innovator Hub
- Virtual field trips to international sites like the Louvre
- 1 to 8 mentor to student ratio
- Community building events
- Social innovation design challenge and design team
- Access to a library of pre-recorded lectures and workshops.
$3,615
Ways to help you pay for Shad
Shad is a global community.
International students are welcome!
ShadOnCampus international program fee: $11,000
ShadAnywhere international program fee: $6,000
International fees will be applied to any participant, living domestically or abroad, whose parent/guardian does not pay Canadian Income Tax.
Scholarships
Community is everything at Shad. It is our job to ensure our community is as representative of the Canadian population as possible. We make an extra effort to provide financial support and opportunity to those that are traditionally underrepresented.
Financial Assistance
Did you know:
1 in 3
All applicants are given the opportunity to request financial support as part of their application.
And don’t sweat it, financial need will NEVER impact your application status.
Insaf couldn’t have done it without a bursary. She was encouraged to apply to Shad after learning about financial assistance opportunities.
Government Supporters:
Over $1M
We work directly with provincial/territorial governments who provide funds for students in their district.
If you are in one of these provinces or territories, you may get a boost from your province or territory too.
Over $1M
We work directly with provincial/territorial governments who provide funds for students in their district.
If you are in one of these provinces or territories, you may get a boost from your province or territory too.
Fundraising Opportunities
Put your entrepreneurial spirit to work with a fundraising campaign to support the Shad program fee.
Some successful places to start:
Shad accepts HigherEd Points
Family and friends can exchange travel points for dollars towards the program fee
Organizations
Clubs, musical affiliations, volunteer organizations
Educational Communities
Board of Education, school board, principal, teachers, classmates, school clubs
Religious Community
Religious leaders, congregations, community
Work Contacts
Supervisors, coworkers, staff
Businesses
Local merchants, banks, supermarkets, law firms, realty firms, insurance companies, auto dealers
Service Organizations
Rotary Clubs, Lions Clubs, Kiwanis Clubs, Optimists Clubs, Civitan Clubs
Some successful places to start:
Shad accepts HigherEd Points
Family and friends can exchange travel points for dollars towards the program fee
Organizations
Clubs, musical affiliations, volunteer organizations
Educational Communities
Board of Education, school board, principal, teachers, classmates, school clubs
Religious Community
Religious leaders, congregations, community
Work Contacts
Supervisors, coworkers, staff
Businesses
Local merchants, banks, supermarkets, law firms, realty firms, insurance companies, auto dealers
Service Organizations
Rotary Clubs, Lions Clubs, Kiwanis Clubs, Optimists Clubs, Civitan Clubs
