Introducing SPARK | Student Program for Advancing Research and Knowledge in Women’s Health

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Empowering Future Women’s Health Researchers

The WHRI, in collaboration with the Women’s Health Research Club (WHRC) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), are excited to launch a new volunteer program designed to connect post-secondary students and trainees with opportunities in women’s health research. The Student Program for Advancing Research and Knowledge in Women’s Health (SPARK) will  match enthusiastic and capable student volunteers with WHRI member-led projects. 

Who is the SPARK Program for?

How does SPARK work?

For Students

Interested students are invited to complete this survey. The data collected includes academic background, academic affiliation, research interests, availability, and consent to be contacted for opportunities. This data forms our SPARK database and allows us to match research interests and availability, with relevant opportunities.

For WHRI Members

WHRI members who have an academic affiliation can submit a brief description of their research project, outline time commitments, and specific requirements by emailing whrivolunteers@cw.bc.ca.  

How does the Matching Process work?

Once an opportunity is received, it will be share with members of the SPARK database, via our administration team.

If you have any questions or feedback about the SPARK program please contact us at: WHRIvolunteers@cw.bc.ca. 

Stay updated on this exciting program by following WHRI and WHRC on Instagram. 

The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.

As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.

We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.

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