University of Ottawa

What you will need

• ✓ Proof of Indigenous affiliation
• ✓ Documentation of demonstrated financial need
• ✓ For Grounding Community applicants: proof of enrollment in upper-year law
• ✓ For Building Community applicants: proof of enrollment in first-year law
• ✓ For Thompson Beauchemin applicants: proof of full-time enrollment in a Faculty of Social Sciences program
• ✓ For CIBC-University of Ottawa applicants: proof of enrollment in any program

About this award

Deadlines fall on August 1, November 1 and February 1 for various annual Indigenous scholarships and bursaries at the University of Ottawa.

The provider doesn't post a fixed dollar amount for these awards — contact the University of Ottawa to confirm the value for your specific award before you apply. As these are bursaries and scholarships, the money is yours to keep and you do not have to pay it back. This is for you if you are an Indigenous student with demonstrated financial need who is pursuing studies at the University of Ottawa. You have three application deadlines each year: August 1, November 1, and February 1. When you apply, ask how and when you'll hear back — whether it is by email, a portal, or phone. Selection criteria aren't published — ask the University of Ottawa how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask the University of Ottawa during your application how the money will reach you — some awards pay students directly, others apply funds to tuition. Confirm this so you can plan your cash flow. Renewal conditions aren't listed — if you're counting on this for multiple years, confirm with the University of Ottawa whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must be an Indigenous student with any Indigenous affiliation and demonstrated financial need. Depending on the award, you must meet these specific criteria: - For Grounding Community: You must be a full or half-time student in upper-year law. - For Building Community: You must be a first-year law student. - For Thompson Beauchemin: You must be a full-time student in any Faculty of Social Sciences program. - For CIBC-University of Ottawa: You can be a full-time or part-time student in any program. - For First Nations Major Projects Coalition- Positive Energy Scholarship and Internship: You must be a full-time student in any faculty.

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 post-secondary students
• ✓ Studying Law or Social Sciences

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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