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In support of theÌý52 Calls to Actions for Truth and ReconciliationÌýat 91ÉçÇø, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers recruitment awards to Indigenous applicants to graduate degree programs.

Value

PhD – 10,000

Master’s (Thesis) – 5,000

Master’s (Non-thesis) – 2,500

This award is non-renewable and paid in installments over the first 12 months of study. The award is always provided in addition to core funding offered by a department, supervisor, or Faculty and cannot replace that funding.

Eligibility

Eligible candidates possess one of the following documents to support their declaration for this award.

First Nations:

• Indian status cards from First Nations who are federally recognized and those listed on the

• Non-Status First Nations applicants (can provide their parents and/or grandparents Indian status card & long form birth certificate or baptismal certificate)

• A membership card indicating that they are a Non-Status First Nations who are currently in a court case (example: Algonquin)

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• Métis citizenship from organizations that are members of the Métis National Council;

Inuit:

• Nunavut Trust Certificate card or Inuit roll number

American Indian, Hawaiian Native, or Alaskan Native

• Citizenship document from tribes that are state or federally recognized.

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Candidates who self-declare during the admissions process will be contacted by GPS. Please monitor your email account.

To confirm acceptance to the offer, an applicant must:

• Confirm intention to self-identify for the purposes of this award as per instructions sent by email;
• Confirm acceptance of the fellowship following the offer’s instructions;
• Complete full-time registration to the first year of their degree program.