Celebrating Five Years of BRITE Internships

For the past five years, the Biodiversity Research Centre (BRC) has hosted the BRITE Internship Program. This program has connected graduate students with non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and industry partners through paid internships, linking scientists-in-training with organizations that need them.

To celebrate this milestone, the BRC is hosting a reception on Tuesday, May 6. This event will be a chance for members of the public interested in biodiversity, research, and education to find out more about this unique and effective program. Join past interns as they share highlights of their experiences putting science into action, from the eelgrass meadows of coastal BC to the rainforests of Indonesia. Come learn why the program works and connect with past and future interns and internship hosts.

The BRITE program was built with the vision and support of leading faculty in the BRC. To ensure that the program continues, Director and MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” recipient Dr. Sally Otto founded the Biodiversity Internship Fund at UBC with a personal gift of $100,000. The reception will be an occasion to thank our initial donors (Dr. Sally Otto, Dr. Kai Chan and an anonymous donor) and to publicly launch the effort to raise $1 million towards the Fund to guarantee that the BRITE Internship Program continues now and into the future.

Read more about the BRITE Internship Program and about the Biodiversity Internship Fund on the start an evolution website.

Please RSVP and join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the BRITE interns and the Internship Program.