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This year’s winter referendum—and AMS election—will take place on Jan. 29 and 30.
Plebiscite question
Do you agree that the Bus-IT program, which provides unlimited transportation on Kingston Transit buses to all Queen’s University Students, should continue to be offered?
The following fees are seeking establishment:
Ban Righ Centre
100% of the AMS Student Fee collected for Ban Righ Centre Bursaries goes back to students as emergency bursaries for mature women students. The Ban Righ Centre is a diverse and inclusive community located at 32 Bader Lane. The Centre provides student-mothers and other mature students who identify as women with financial, social, and academic s. We work with full-time and part-time students in all departments and faculties at Queen’s. We meet a variety of needs including emergency bursaries, free soup lunches, referrals to other university and community resources, advocacy for policy changes that affect students, writing workshops, mentorship opportunities, and other programming that fosters a climate of community and shared intellectual development. In addition to providing one-on-one , the Centre houses comfortable study spaces and offers programming and a social environment that allows students to build community and make lasting connections.
QHacks
QHacks is a student run organization that hosts the largest hackathons at Queen’s University. We provide students with opportunities to explore emerging technologies, develop technical skills, and build connections within the tech industry. Our 36-hour event fosters collaboration, creativity, and problem-solving as students work in teams to create innovative projects that tackle real-world challenges. The hackathon serves as a hands-on learning experience, offering students access to valuable resources and mentorship.
We are seeking a student fee to help ensure the continued growth and success of QHacks. While we have traditionally been able to around 200 participants each year, we aim to grow that number each subsequent year to meet the growing demand from an expanding tech interested student body. This student fee will provide a financial safety net, allowing us to operate confidently even in uncertain economic conditions.
The safety net provided by the fee will allow us to allocate our additional funding to expand event capacity, improve s (food quality, # of mentors, etc.), and provide participants with enhanced resources such as specialized hardware and software. This will enable students to have a more enriching experience and increase their ability to innovate.
QHacks has become an essential part of the student tech community at Queen’s, and with your , we can continue to offer a high-quality event that benefits students by providing hands-on learning, networking opportunities, and a platform to explore cutting-edge technology. This fee will help us ensure that QHacks remains accessible and impactful for years to come.
Queen’s University Muslim Student Association (QUMSA)
The Queen’s University Muslim Student Association (QUMSA) addresses the everyday accessibility and barriers faced by the Muslim community at Queen’s while celebrating faith-related conversations and values. QUMSA aims to students in their spiritual, social, and academic journeys. We strive to foster understanding, promote diversity, and create meaningful experiences for everyone at Queen’s.
We are seeking a fee to sustain and enhance the quality of our events, services and initiatives. The fee will allow us to focus on organizing the activities rather than on meeting funding requirements for our flagship events that many rely on, such as Ramadan Iftars, where we provide free meals for students observing Ramadan, in weekly space bookings for Friday prayers, study workshops and other services designed to nurture personal and communal growth.
The fee will cover essential costs, including event supplies, halal food, space bookings and outreach materials. Additionally, it will help ensure that events are accessible to everyone interested by garnering potential funds to subsidize events.
QUMSA’s contributions benefit the entire Queen’s community by continuing to stay true to its culture of inclusivity and mutual . By ing QUMSA, you’re investing in a connected campus where students can celebrate diversity, find belonging and engage in meaningful social opportunities. Together, we can create a stronger and more united Queen’s community.
Iranian Association of Queen’s University (IAQU)
The Iranian Association of Queen’s University (IAQU) is dedicated to fostering an inclusive community that welcomes students of all background to celebrate Iranian culture. Our mission is to create a vibrant space where students can engage in cultural, social, and educational activities that highlight the richness of Iranian heritage and the diversity of Queen’s.
Over the past two years as an AMS-ratified club, we have hosted large-scale events such as A Night Through the Silk Road; an inter-cultural collaboration with the Afghan Student Club & Armenian Students’ Association) and Persian New Year (Nowruz) semiformal parties, as well as smaller events like trivia, mafia and games nights. Additionally, we run social justice initiatives to raise awareness for the human rights issues within Iran. We host memorial events for the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and annual vigils for Amir Moradi, a late Queen’s student on flight PS-752. Additionally, we fundraise to give back to Iranians in Iran through our most recent fundraiser for the Ale-Ahmad Educational Complex for Child Labourers in Iran. Looking ahead, we plan to expand our programming to events centered around Iranian art, literature and film, Farsi language exchange sessions, and networking events with guest speakers to engage a broader audience.
As a young but fast growing club with limited funding, ancillary fee would allow us to sustain and enhance our programming. Funding would be used to cover event costs, marketing, materials, honoraria for guest speakers or performers, as well as subsidize ticket costs for our larger events like Nowruz. This would help us continue providing high-quality, accessible events that enrich the student experience at Queen’s.
The following fees are seeking an increase:
Queen’s Journal
The Queen’s Journal is the student-operated, editorially autonomous newspaper published by the AMS at Queen’s University. The Journal is a vital educational resource to all Queen’s students, and provides coverage of university affairs, AMS operations, university athletics, local arts events, and publishes opinion pieces by the public. As the de-facto journalism school at Queen’s, The Journal’s staff consists of over 30 staff and volunteers across all faculties and schools at Queen’s who work to publish a twice weekly newspaper. As an incubator of journalistic talent, The Journal has alumni employed in the journalism industry internationally, working at news outlets such as The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, CBC, New York Times, Reuters, and several other media outlets globally. The Journal is also an exceptional resource for students looking to venture into other industries, with Journal alumni working in industries such as big tech, law, education, academia, communications, and editing after graduating from Queen’s.
The Journal is recognized nationally for its journalistic achievement, with Journal staff routinely receiving nominations for national journalism awards, including the John H. McDonald Award and the Amnesty International Canada Media. The Journal has also taken steps to become more inclusive in recent years, and has implemented a more equitable recruitment strategy and implemented a QTBIPOC advisory board to ensure sensitive coverage of marginalized and equity-seeking groups on campus.
CFRC
CFRC 101.9 FM is Queen’s voice – YOUR voice- in the media! Broadcasting since 1922 and podcasting since 2018, CFRC is the space on campus where students share their voices, ideas, perspectives, creativity, research, initiatives and interests with a global community, make their marks, and jumpstart their careers. Our music and spoken word content broadcasts on 101.9 FM and Cogeco Cable 282; streams at cfrc.ca and our mobile apps; and podcasts through Spotify and Apple Music. 75% of CFRC pod/broadcasters are Queen’s students or alumni who enjoy opportunities to engage with and shape their communities on campus, in Kingston, and around the world. Students are also on our Board of Directors ensuring student vision and leadership steers your campus radio station.
100% of student fees go directly to the maintenance and operation of the station in Lower Carruthers Hall: maintaining the space and the one of the largest music collections in the region, keeping our equipment updated and in good repair, training broadcasters and podcasters, and paying staff wages (all CFRC staff are students or recent Queen’s graduates) including station istration and program coordination. Fees also the creation of student employment opportunities through SWEP and Work Study Program and the creation of news programming, public service announcements and our daily broadcasted events calendars that inform students about current issues, events and services of which they can take advantage.
On and off the airwaves, students gain life-long career-building skills in research, audio production, writing, oral presentation, listening, interviewing, time-management, collaboration and team-building, outreach and event-planning, influencing others, customer orientation, strategic thinking, and leadership.
For 102 years, CFRC has been proud to provide space for diverse students to share their voices, vision, and perspectives and to both engage and build their communities.
Arts and Science Undergraduate Society
ASUS, the arts and science student government representing over 13,000 students, is behind many incredible parts of the ArtSci student experience – ArtSci Formal, Department Student Councils, the Personal Interest Credit, Queen’s Equity Conference, Supper Series, ASURF, and Life After ArtSci. ASUS oversees all advocacy efforts for arts and science students and leads in ensuring the needs of students are at the forefront of decisions. ASUS also runs various community initiatives such as After School Buddies, Kids 4 Kids, and Good Times Diner which provided 2,600 free meals to students in 2023-2024. We provide over 700 volunteer roles each year including roles with honorarium to ArtSci students to allow for students to gain experience, make a difference on campus, and meet new people. The ASUS hip Fee allows ASUS to offer our services and initiatives to arts and science students.
ASUS offers financial assistance to all ArtSci students for a variety of our services and initiatives along with a group of grants to help enhance your time as a student. At least $30,000 is allocated towards financial assistance helping many students each year. The ASUS hip Fee allows ASUS to keep costs to events free or low cost to in creating an exciting and engaging student experience on campus. We offer free events such as our Welcome Back BBQ and Ice Cream Giveaway at the ASUS Offices to bring students together with one another and meet their student leadership team.
The following fees are up for triennial review:
Queen’s Legal Aid
Queen’s Legal Aid (QLA) is a legal aid clinic that provides free legal services to Queen’s students and low-income residents in the Kingston area. By paying a $5.50 student levy, Queen’s University students will continue to automatically qualify for our free legal services. Without this fee, Queen’s students would only qualify for QLA’s services where a student can prove that their family’s income is below the poverty line used by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). Through a special agreement with LAO, if we collect this fee, Queen’s students never need to prove financial eligibility for our services.
QLA assist Queen’s students with:
– Fighting City of Kingston istrative Monetary Penalties
– Landlord/Tenant problems, including unresolved maintenance issues, interference with a tenant’s rights, and illegal rent increases, particularly for multi-student houses
– Charges under the City of Kingston’s Nuisance Party Bylaw or charges prosecuted under the University District Safety Initiative
– Advice on appeals that are within the jurisdiction of the University Student Appeal Board
Minor criminal offences, including theft, assault and mischief charges
– Full representation on provincial offences, including Highway Traffic Act or Liquor Licence & Control Act charges
– Small Claim Court claims and defences
– Employment law matters
– Human rights claims.
For Queen’s students only, we also provide a dedicated service of notarizing and commissioning documents, free of charge, including declarations and affidavits for OSAP purposes, graduate school applications or invitations to visit Canada. A Queen’s University student who uses our services to commission just one document, or to have a single document certified as a “true copy” will save the significant cost of paying a private lawyer for that same service! $5.50 is far below the amount charged by many Ontario universities to provide similar services through contract legal insurance programs.
Peer Centre
The Peer Centre (PSC) is a confidential, non-judgmental, and safe space for any undergraduate student on campus. The PSC provides students with empathetic peer-based , validation, reassurance, and resource referral when needed. Some students may find it easier to connect with a person who is at a similar life stage and who may be experiencing similar life challenges. Although we are not a replacement for counselling services, we believe in the benefits that come from having an empathetic and listening ear, and a safe space to share emotions and thoughts. The PSC promotes a community of at Queen’s and helps ensure students feel ed throughout the challenging experiences at university.
The PSC is a unique service in that it is the only mental health resource on campus. Our service offers the undergraduate AMS community with confidential, non-judgemental, empathetic, peer-based . Furthermore, our core values are comprised of safety, empathy, acceptance, confidentiality, and community. Our drop-in, one-on-one provides undergraduate students the opportunity to speak with a trained, empathetic volunteer about absolutely anything. We allow students to feel heard, validated, and comforted during what can be an extremely uncomfortable time in their lives, especially this year.
At one point or another, we all fall down, and the difference between staying down or getting back up can be as simple as having someone who’s willing to listen to you, and to let you know that you’re not crazy for feeling what you’re feeling. Our motto is “no problem is too big or small, we care about them all”. When students need someone to talk to, we’re here to listen. Drop by our Teams rooms anytime, we’re open 7 days a week from 12:00pm – 10:00pm.
Queen’s Project on International Development (QPID)
Queen’s Project on International Development (QPID) is a student-run organization operating since 1990. On campus, QPID hosts a monthly forum which focuses on a variety of development and global justice issues and through engaging guest speakers and topics, connecting students with leaders in all fields of local and global development. In Kingston, QPID runs workshop activities in local schools and plans a free, full day conference for high school students, all relating to important development topics. Through these education initiatives, QPID hopes to stimulate more awareness of global problems that our generation faces and engage students to take informed action towards these issues. Through our community outreach team, QPID has an established relationship with the Kingston Youth Shelter and provides for their organization in a number of ways. QPID runs a week-long campaign in the spring to raise awareness about youth homelessness in Kingston, and raise funds for the shetler: In previous years, QPID has raised over $13,000 to the shelter’s operations. In Canada and internationally, QPID participates in summer internships that share a focus on collaboration between interns and host communities to fill community-identified needs. QPID has participated in over 200 grassroots community initiatives in Guyana, Ghana, Nunavut, Bolivia, Peru, India, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso, the Philippines, Botswana, and Kingston. QPID currently participates in summer projects by sending two students to each of our partners in the Northwest Territories, Botswana, India, and the Philippines. With our holistic and conscious approach to development education, QPID continues to the local and international community. In all that we do, QPID strives to engage in critical thinking and work towards informed action.
World University Services Canada (WUSC)
The World University Services of Canada (WUSC) aka the Student Refugee Program. The Student Awards Office isters bursary and award assistance for all Queen’s graduate and undergraduate students as well as undergraduate scholarships and prizes, the Queen’s Emergency Loan Program, the RBC/Queen’s Line of Credit, Government Loans and Grants, the Work Study Program and the Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP). The WUSC fee is disbursed to sponsored refugee students through our office.
Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Kingston
The Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG) Kingston is Queen’s University and Katarokwi/Kingston’s centre for education, action, and research on social and environmental justice. Using an intersectional approach, we tackle issues relevant to the Queen’s and Kingston communities. Our optional $3 AMS student fee will continue to go towards education, research, and action as reflected by our programming and various ongoing projects.
Much of our programming is educational in nature: we bring in speakers, host discussion groups, screen films, and give workshops. We have also worked on educational campaigns around pressing issues, such as the 2015 ‘We Believe in a Campus Free of Sexual Violence’ campaign.
We are proud of our People’s History Project (PHP), a research project dedicated to documenting first-s and records of grassroots social and environmental justice movements in Kingston and at Queen’s. The PHP seeks to uplift marginalized voices and experiences because we believe that sharing their/our stories is critical to creating a better, more just society.
OPIRG Kingston provides a unique opportunity for students and community to kickstart their ideas by creating an OPIRG working group. By starting a working group, people can bring their visions into fruition while benefiting from OPIRG Kingston’s , whether that be financial, logistical, social, or through board ’ experience. Our current working groups include: the “queer muslim resistance” podcast and Roots & Wings. In many cases, these working groups have had such great success that they became their own organizations. Some of these include: Reelout Queer Film Festival, Loving Spoonful, and Queen’s Backing Action on Climate Change.
Kingston Gets Active (KGA)
Kingston Gets Active (KGA) is a not for profit and community-wide initiative made up of partners from multiple sectors. KGA addresses the need for a multi-level approach to physical activity promotion by targeting various areas of community life such as educational and promotional activities; social marketing and communication; and infrastructure and public policy strategies. The vision is that all Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) residents are physically active every day. KGA’s mission is to promote, encourage, and citizens to be physically active daily and physically literate through collaborative planning, community action, and policy advocacy.
KGA has the following objectives:
– To increase access to opportunities to be physically active to all KFL&A residents by reducing barriers to individual behavior change.
– To ensure more equitable access through promotion of free and low-cost activities to target populations.
– To work together as a community partnership to link resources, events and opportunities in order to enhance sustainability and reduce duplication of services.
– To create ive environments in which our citizens learn, commute, work and play.
The Kingston Gets Active Ambassador Club is an AMS-ratified Queen’s club that works to Kingston Gets Active by recruiting ambassadors and organizing events at Queen’s and in the community to KGA’s vision. We are a direct link to the Queen’s community and will work to connect students who are ionate about physical activity and well-being with community to achieve our objectives. We plan to use the student fee to organize community events and initiatives, ensure more equitable access to physical activity opportunities in Kingston, and train more ambassadors both at Queen’s and in the community.
Queen’s Health Outreach
Queen’s Health Outreach is an entirely student-run ed charity here on Queen’s Campus. We work to facilitate needs-based peer health education initiatives locally in Kingston, in 3 locations in Northern Canada, as well as internationally in Belize and Guyana. QHO is committed to collaborating with local and international communities to work towards sustainable opportunities for youth engagement and leadership, as we strive to facilitate peer-to-peer discussions centering around physical, mental, sexual, and social aspects of health. Queen’s Health Outreach, formerly known as Queen’s Medical Outreach and Queen’s Medical Aid, was started in the fall of 1987 by a group of Queen’s Medical students. The first initiative ran in the summer of 1988, but QHO soon expanded, by adding initiatives in Kingston, Northern Canada, Belize and later Kenya, although this initiative no longer runs. As QHO expanded, it changed its mandate from providing medical and clinical services, to the provision of health education and health promotion activities. Moreover, QHO opened itself up to students of all faculties and programs. The organization officially changed its name from Queen’s Medical Outreach to Queen’s Health Outreach in 2006, in an effort to better reflect the true work of our organization. Through QHO, Queen’s students have the opportunity to gain new perspectives, collaborate with new communities, build partnerships and become active of both the Queen’s and Kingston community. Being part of QHO truly is the experience of a lifetime. The opportunity to operate and further understand the inner workings of a ed charitable organization is both rewarding and relevant to one’s future. Through QHO, students grow in their developmental consciousness, and gain valuable skills such as leadership, collaboration, and critical thinking, as they work to establish long-lasting health promotion programs to impact long-term community health outcomes for the better.
Queen’s Healthcare and Business Conference
The Queen’s Healthcare and Business Conference is a conference at Queen’s University that aims to highlight the dynamic healthcare industry and its increasingly integrated relationship with both the private and public sectors. It is the first student-run conference of its kind in Canada. The two day event will feature distinguished speakers, energetic discussions and debates, and countless networking opportunities. It will bring together ionate leaders with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and provide them with the resources to innovate for the future of healthcare.
Gender Affirming Assistance Project (GAAP)
Gender Affirming Assistance Project (GAAP) is a community-based group that provides and resources for Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary and gender diverse community . This grassroots collective was founded on the goal of reducing the financial barriers when transitioning or accessing gender-affirming care. This includes providing gender-affirming apparel, money for name changes or in accessing resources. This project roots all of our work in anti-oppressive, anti-racist and intersectional ethics of care, prioritizing accessibility and inclusivity.
Queen’s Best Buddies
The purpose of Queen’s University Best Buddies is to promote and friendships between Queen’s University students and individuals with special needs in the community. Best Buddies provides the opportunity for students to develop close friendships with people with developmental and intellectual disabilities with the goal of fostering respect and understanding for the diversity of people and abilities. Queen’s University Best Buddies is a campus of Best Buddies Canada, an organization that aims to provide people with intellectual disabilities the chance to have experiences that many people take for granted. As a club, Queen’s University Best Buddies facilitates and s friendships between students and individuals with intellectual disabilities in the Kingston community. Students are paired with a buddy and are responsible for ing their buddy regularly and meeting their buddy biweekly for a one-on-one activity. These friendships are intended to be similar to any other friendships and time spent together may include going for coffee, watching movies, going to the mall, attending a local sporting event, engaging in physical activity, or another mutually enjoyable activity. At least once a month Queen’s University Best Buddies hosts chapter-wide group events where everyone is invited to socialize with other buddy pairs and enjoy refreshments, crafts, dancing, and various other activities.
Queen’s Bands
Since 1905, Queen’s Bands have represented the spirit and traditions of Queen’s University. Queen’s Bands is Canada’s largest and oldest university marching band, with a current hip of 100 students. We are no experience necessary and should a student wish to learn a new skill we offer various workshops to teach them these skills. The Bands are comprised of six sections: Colour Guard, Bagpipes, Drum Corps, Highland Dancers, Brass Band, and Cheerleaders. We represent the university locally, provincially, nationally, and internationally. Queen’s Bands performs at home and away football games, other varsity events, Orientation Week, University Open Houses, holiday parades, alumni events, and community gatherings. Additionally, The Bands assist in many fundraising initiatives in the Queen’s and Kingston communities every year.
All Bands pay substantial hip fees and cover many costs individually. However, these hip fees are not sufficient enough to cover all costs associated with our numerous performances, such as those listed above. Queen’s Bands is requesting a continuation of the current fee of $4.15 per student to help cover our operational expenses. AMS Student Fees are used to cover many costs, including transportation, accommodation, uniform and instrument purchase and repair, sheet music, and police escorts for community parades.
With your vote, Queen’s Bands can continue to represent our university with enthusiasm and pride. From your first tour of campus to your convocation to your 50th class reunion, whether it’s an Oil Thigh after a touchdown at a football game or an Oil Thigh at your Tamming Ceremony during Orientation Week, Queen’s Bands has and always will be there with you every step of the way.
Cha Gheill!
Queen’s Students for Literacy
Queen’s Students for Literacy was established as a branch of United for Literacy (formerly Frontier College) in 1899, making it the second oldest club at Queen’s. Queen’s Students for Literacy operates three different programs with Queen’s student volunteers: Read for Fun, Literacy Outreach, and Math is Might. Each program helps different learners in the Kingston community build literacy and numeracy skills and foster a love of learning. Read for Fun provides reading, writing, and homework help services to elementary school students. Learners utilize this program to build upon classroom topics and as customized assistance not available in school environments. Literacy Outreach works with vulnerable populations like new immigrants to Canada, youth facing homelessness, and families in women’s shelters. In particular, Literacy Outreach partners with Lily’s Place, Interval House, and Immigration Services Kingston and Area. While working with underserved populations, the primary goal is to promote a love of reading and provide academic , while building confidence for integration into educational environments and day-to-day interactions. Math is Might programs assist high school students with the de-streamlined math curriculum. The goal is to ensure that learners who cannot afford math tutoring or require additional assistance have the opportunity to access free services. Funds acquired through student opt-out fees are essential to provide tutors with transportation to our community partners. Providing taxis for tutors is a priority, especially for locations that cannot be accessed with public transportation and for evening sessions where safety must be guaranteed. Student fees are used to provide resources and materials for tutors and learners like backpacks with various stationary. Without student fees, the day-to-day operations of Queen’s Students for Literacy such as delivering tutoring and booking spaces would not be possible. There would be a large gap in ing costs for recruitment, hiring, and club istration.
Jack.org Queen’s Chapter
Jack.org Queen’s Chapter is an extension of the national charity Jack.org. The charity began in 2010 after Jack Windeler died by suicide at 18 years old in his first year at Queen’s University. Jack was unable to access the help that he needed. His parents, Eric Windeler and Sandra Hanington, took their pain and decided to work to create change for youth like Jack. To date, Jack.org is Canada’s only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health. Young leaders identify and dismantle barriers to positive mental health in their communities through programs like Jack.org Queen’s Chapter. Jack.org Queen’s Chapter’s overall mission is to create a place at Queen’s where youth are comfortable talking about and taking care of their mental health, a campus where everyone has barrier-free access to the they deserve. Community assessment surveys done by our chapter have identified three focus areas for our community: increasing mental health literacy, ing self-care, wellness, and community building activities, and working with equity deserving groups. Working within the parameters of these focus areas, the chapter team works to identify specific barriers to positive mental health and design strategies to directly combat them. This upstream approach aims to stop a crisis before it happens through the promotion of public health initiatives. Today, Jack.org Queen’s Chapter operates as the largest Jack chapter in the country, with a team of 33 executives and approximately 70 general . Over the past decade, Jack.org Queen’s chapter has run events on the Queen’s campus to foster discussion around mental health and illness, reduce the stigma for mental healthcare access, and create a ive community among Queen’s students.
Levana Gender Advocacy Centre
The Levana Gender Advocacy Centre is a student-funded Queen’s University organization committed to creating and nurturing a radical community of Kingston students and residents. Devoted to fighting gender oppression and advocating for broad ideas of gender empowerment for those of any or no gender, Levana operates on antioppressive practices. We are committed to confronting all forms of oppression and working to dismantle oppressive systems and hierarchies including patriarchy, racism, casteism, white supremacy, colonialism, imperialism, classism, cissexism, heterosexism, and ableism. Levana exists for anyone in the Kingston community, regardless of whether or not they are Queen’s students.
Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition
The Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition (QEC) has stood for 37 years as an opportunity for undergraduate entrepreneurs to acquire the sources they need to jump start the future. Our team is dedicated to organizing a competition where bright undergraduates compete for prizes that can transform their businesses. Competitors can meet fellow young entrepreneurs from around the world, as well as learn from professionals, investors, and each other. Each year we receive numerous business plan submissions from around the globe, and the top 15 teams are selected to pitch their business plans to a of Canadian business leaders, competing for over $80,000 in prizes for the top pitching entrepreneurs.
Queen’s Genetically Engineered Machine (QGEM)
Queen’s Genetically Engineered Machine (QGEM) is a student-run research team at Queen’s University, focused on synthetic biology and biotechnology. We compete annually in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition, where we develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges such as healthcare, sustainability, and environmental issues. Our interdisciplinary team provides students with hands-on research experience, fostering skills in molecular biology, lab techniques, computational modeling, and project management.
We are seeking a student fee to :
Research and Lab Costs: The fee will help cover the costs of essential research materials, lab supplies, reagents, and software tools, allowing students to continue their work on cutting-edge bioengineering projects.
iGEM Competition Expenses: It will competition registration fees, travel, and accommodation costs, ensuring we can participate in iGEM and present our research on an international stage.
Student Development & Community Outreach: This fee will fund outreach initiatives like educational workshops and podcasts, as well as professional development opportunities for our volunteers, including bioethics training, lab technique workshops, and entrepreneurial activities.
This fee ensures that Queen’s students can actively engage in groundbreaking research, develop leadership skills, and contribute to impactful projects that enhance both their academic and personal growth. It s a thriving community of young innovators committed to solving pressing global challenges.
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