The University of Alberta is offering Indigenous Careers Award. These awards are designed to encourage Indigenous Albertans (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) to pursue and complete post-secondary studies in degree programs leading to high-demand career outcomes in Alberta.

The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president.

Description:

• Application Deadline: Check back next year
• Course Level: The studentships are available to pursue and complete post-secondary studies in degree programs leading tBusinesso high-demand career outcomes in Alberta.
• Study Subject: The studentships are awarded to students enrolled in one of the following areas of study (degree program or major/minor): Business, Education, Physical, Natural, or Applied Sciences (including Engineering, Science and any BSc in ALES) and Health Sciences (including BSc Kinesiology).
• Award: Indigenous Careers Awards are valued up to $4,000
• Number of Awards: Not Known
• Nationality: Canadian citizens
• The award can be taken in Canada

Eligibility::

• Eligible Countries: Canadian citizens are eligible to apply.
• Entrance Requirements: Candidates must:
  • Be enrolled in one of the following areas of study (degree program or major/minor):
    • Business
    • Education
    • Physical, Natural, or Applied Sciences (including Engineering, Science and any BSc in ALES)
    • Health Sciences (including BSc Kinesiology)
  • Have achieved satisfactory academic standing (admission to the University or 2.0 GPA)
  • Be enrolled in at least 60% of a full-normal course load at the University of Alberta
    • Students registered with Student Accessibility Services will be assessed based on the individual’s approved course load requirement
    • Students enrolled full time in both the Fall 2018 and Winter 2021 terms are eligible for $4,000
    • Students enrolled full time in only one term are eligible for $2,000
  • Be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada
  • be an Alberta Resident as defined by Alberta Scholarships. An Alberta Resident, according to the Alberta Scholarship Act, is:
    • a person who has maintained permanent residence in Alberta for a period of 12 months immediately prior to attending a postsecondary institution, or
    • a person whose parents or guardians have maintained permanent residence in Canada for 12 consecutive months and reside in Alberta, or
    • a person who marries an Alberta resident
  • Provide proof of identity Indian/First Nations, Non Status Indian/First Nations, Métis, or Inuit
    • a certified copy of a Status card;
    • a certified copy of a Métis membership card from one of the five Métis Provincial Affiliates; Métis Nation of Alberta, Métis Nation of Ontario, Manitoba Métis Federation, Métis Nation Saskatchewan, Métis Nation British Columbia. Additionally, the student may present a membership card for the Métis Settlements General Council;
    • a certified copy of a Nunavut Trust Certificate card;
    • proof that an ancestor’s name has been entered 1) in the Indian Register according to the Indian Act, or 2) on the band list of an individual band, or 3) as beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement or other claim regions such as Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and Inuvialuit;
    • written confirmation of Aboriginal identity from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada or Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated;
    • written confirmation of membership by a band council which has enacted its own band membership code
  • Preference will be given to students in upper years of their programs but all eligible students are encouraged to apply

Application Procedure:

Application Form

Scholarship Link