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International Program

Students who attended this year’s NYSF and wish to apply for one of the places in the program click here to download an application form.

From 2011 every student who attends a session of the National Youth Science Forum in January is eligible to apply for a place in the International Program. This year there is a total of up to 35 places available.

Participating organisations in the 2012 NYSF International Program

Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) — 11th - 27th May 2012
The CWSF is Canada's premier youth science event. It's actually the "national finals" of a huge annual competition. The five hundred or so Canadian participants must present a scientific project, which has previously been ranked highly in regional science fairs. Six Australian students are invited to the CWSF as ambassadors for Australian science and as guests of the host city they visit local primary and high schools. In 2012 the CWSF is being staged in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The trip also includes a week touring through the Rockies. More information can be found at www.youthscience.ca
Research Science Institute (RSI) — 23rd June - 4th August 2012
The Research Science Institute (operated by the Center for Excellence in Education in Washington, DC) is held each year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, one of the world’s highest ranked universities. Competition for a place at the RSI is fierce and strictly limited. Australia, represented exclusively through NYSF, has two places out of a total of 75. What sets this program apart is its 6-week duration but in that time the RSI participants conduct research in a field of their choice with top scientists and engineers as mentors. The doors that this experience opens are second to none. Note that US citizens attend free-of-charge but internationals (including Australians) pay a fee. More information can be found at www.cee.org/programs/rsi
National Youth Science Week, Pretoria (NYSW) — 20th June - 9th July 2012
The NYSW attracts the best senior science students from all over southern Africa plus six Australians by special invitation. Like the NYSF this South African program showcases top science and engineering career paths ranging from nuclear physics to aeronautical and automotive engineering. After attending the Science Week in Pretoria the Australian students go on a 10-day guided safari that begins in Johannesburg and ends at the spectacular Victoria Falls in Zambia. No website available but read the online reports from previous year’s attendees.
Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) – 7th – 24th July 2012
The event will bring together 6,000 scientists, business leaders, government officials and international media to disucss the best of European science and to address all of the major global challennges, including Energy, Climate Change, Food and Health. In 2012 ESOF is being staged in Dublin, Ireland. The trip also includes a week touring Scotland. More information can be found at http://www.dublinscience2012.ie/
International Science Summer School Heidelberg (ISH) — 15th July - 11th August 2012
One of the newer additions to our program, the ISH is similar to the RSI in that both are research- based. However this fine program is 4-weeks in duration and the 27 students attending are hosted by the city of Heidelberg in Germany. This historic city is home to some of the world’s finest research institutes such as the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the Max Planck Institutes for Astronomy, Medical Research, and Nuclear Physics. NYSF's three Australian students join students from Europe, Asia and North America for the program. More information can be found at www.ish-heidelberg.de.
London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) — 16th - 30th August 2012
The LIYSF has been running for more than 50 years and attracts over 300 students from almost 60 countries for a single two-week session. The NYSF sends eight students representing Australia. Hosted by Imperial College in South Kensington, the students attend lectures by high-profile scientists and see some of the finest research labs in the UK. There are day visits to Oxford and Cambridge and debates on controversial issues not to mention the chance to join an instant global network. More information can be found at www.liysf.org.uk. Please note there is an optional 8 - day 'CERN Discovery Visit' PRIOR to the LIYSF (9-16 August). This attracts an additional cost of £795.00.
Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS) — 25th November - 21st December 2012
The SIYSS is centred on the presentation in December each year of the Nobel Prizes for Science. Not surprisingly only a small number of international students are invited to this prestigious event and Australia (represented exclusively through the NYSF) is the only country that is guaranteed two places each year. Students attending the week-long SIYSS are accommodated on the AF Chapman, a sailing ship moored in Stockholm Harbour. As well as attending the Nobel Prize Ceremony, all participants attend the dissertations of the Laureates and the official Banquet and Ball, the climax of the Nobel week. For an additional two weeks the two Australians tour Europe by train. NOTE: it is a requirement of the SIYSS that attendees must be 18 years of age at the time of the program. More information can be found at www.fuf.org.
Russia Program 2012
The Scientific Study Tour of Russia normally held in June/July has regretably been suspended for 2012 due to circumstances beyond our control. At this stage there is no replacement program.