University of Alberta Indigenous Scholars Awards

What you will need

• ✓ demonstrate financial need
• ✓ be in satisfactory academic standing of at least a 2.0 GPA in the Faculty in which they are enrolled
• ✓ be nominated by the Faculty of Native Studies to apply for the award
• ✓ apply to Indspire via the application process
• ✓ provide proof of continuation of the program

About this award

This page lists several Indspire-funded bursaries, scholarships, and awards at the University of Alberta for Indigenous students. They span undergraduate and graduate study in the Faculties of Arts, Education, Native Studies, the Alberta School of Business, Medicine & Dentistry, and Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation. Indspire is a national Indigenous charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people. The page does not state a dollar amount for most of these awards. The one with a listed figure is the Indigenous Sport and Recreation Graduate Certificate Award, which pays $1,800 in September and $3,700 in January, for a total of $5,500, split into two installments tied to your confirmed continuation in the program. Selection depends on the specific award. You generally must be First Nation, Inuit, or Métis and enrolled in a qualifying faculty or program at the University of Alberta. Some awards require at least a 2.0 GPA in your faculty, demonstrated financial need, or a nomination from your faculty. You apply through Indspire's process, and the listed deadlines fall on August 1, November 1, or February 1.

Who qualifies

You may be eligible for the CIBC-University of Alberta Indigenous Scholars Awards if you are an Indigenous undergraduate student enrolled in any year of study in the Faculties of Arts, Education, Native Studies, or the Alberta School of Business at the University of Alberta. You must be in satisfactory academic standing with at least a 2.0 GPA in the Faculty in which you are enrolled, and you must demonstrate financial need. You may be eligible for the CIBC-University of Alberta Indigenous Resilience Graduate Awards if you are a graduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. You must be nominated by the Faculty of Native Studies to apply. You should be involved with the Resilience Initiative, preferably with a focus on women and children. You may be eligible for the University of Alberta MD Program Indigenous Entrance Scholarships if you are a First Nation, Inuit, or Métis student entering the MD program in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta. You must demonstrate financial need toward your education costs. You may be eligible for the University of Alberta – Indspire Indigenous Sport and Recreation Graduate Certificate Awards if you are a First Nation, Inuit, or Métis student enrolled in the Indigenous Sport and Recreation Graduate Certificate at the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation. If you receive any other award, scholarship, or bursary funding from that Faculty, you will not be considered. Preference is given to those with indicated financial need.

This is what the award's own page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm with the provider before you apply.

• ✓ Open to certificate, graduate or undergraduate students
• ✓ Studying Arts, Education, Native Studies, Business, Medicine & Dentistry or Indigenous Sport and Recreation Graduate Certificate

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's own page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Submit your application

   Save a copy, and submit at least a day before the deadline shown above.

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