UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

Funding Amount and Duration:

Scholarships of $7,500 are available for Indigenous undergraduate students who have completed at least two years of postsecondary study and are involved in community-informed and supported health research that serves to benefit Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada. By community-informed and supported health research, we are referring to research that responds to a community-identified need and is supported by an Indigenous community, Nation, or organization.

 

The funding is provided for a one-year period: September to August (2023-2024).  The funding is provided for a one-year period: September to August (2023-2024). The amount of the scholarship will be pro-rated in the case of part-time enrolment status and/or expected date of completion for the current program of study. For example, a student enrolled in an Undergraduate program on a part-time basis will be eligible to receive a scholarship award of $3,750. 

Eligibility Requirements 

• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit undergraduate students who have completed at least two years of postsecondary study and are involved in community-informed and supported health research that serves to benefit Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada, with the supervision of an Indigenous or allied health scholar at a post-secondary institution.

• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit undergraduate students are eligible if they are attending any Canadian post-secondary institution, as long as they haven't received funding from another Indigenous Mentorship Network in the same funding period.

• If a student is applying from outside of Atlantic Canada, they must demonstrate a connection to the region (e.g., they must be Indigenous to Atlantic Canada and/or they must demonstrate the impact that their research will have on the health of Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada).

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Download the Call for Applications

Download the Application Form

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GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – Master’s or Post-Professional Student

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Please note: This information was updated April 10th, 2023 to include post-professional students. 

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Funding Amount and Duration:

Scholarships of $10,000 are available for Indigenous graduate students entering or enrolled in a Master’s degree or equivalent program involving community-informed and supported health research that serves to benefit Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada. By community-informed and supported health research, we are referring to research that responds to a community-identified need and is supported by an Indigenous community, Nation, or organization.

 

The funding is provided for a one-year period: September to August (2023-2024). The amount of the scholarship will be pro-rated in the case of part-time enrolment status and/or expected date of completion for the current program of study. For example, a student enrolled in a Master’s or post-professional program on a part-time basis will be eligible to receive a scholarship award of $5,000. 

 

Eligibility Requirements:

• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students entering or enrolled in a Master’s degree or equivalent program involving community-informed and supported health research that serves to benefit Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada, with the supervision of an Indigenous or allied health scholar at a postsecondary institution.

• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students are eligible if they are attending any Canadian post-secondary institution, as long as they haven't received funding from another Indigenous Mentorship Network in the same funding period.

• If a student is applying from outside of Atlantic Canada, they must demonstrate a connection to the region (e.g., they must be Indigenous to Atlantic Canada and/or they must demonstrate the impact that their research will have on the health of Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada).

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Download the Call for Applications (updated April 10th, 2023)

Download the Application Form (updated April 10th, 2023)

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GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – Doctoral Students

Funding Amount and Duration:

Scholarships of $15,000 are available for Indigenous graduate students entering or enrolled in a Doctoral degree or equivalent program involving community-informed and supported health research that serves to benefit Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada. By community-informed and supported health research, we are referring to research that responds to a community-identified need and is supported by an Indigenous community, Nation, and/or organization(s).

 

The funding is provided for a one-year period: September to August (2023-2024). The amount of the scholarship will be pro-rated in the case of part-time enrolment status and/or expected date of completion for the current program of study. For example, a student enrolled in a Doctoral program on a part-time basis will be eligible to receive a scholarship award of $7,500. 

 

Eligibility Requirements:

• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students enrolled in a Doctoral degree or equivalent program involving community-informed and supported health research that serves to benefit Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada, with the supervision of an Indigenous or allied health scholar at a post-secondary institution where funds can be transferred.

• First Nations, Métis, and Inuit students are eligible if they are attending any Canadian post-secondary institution, as long as they haven't received funding from another Indigenous Mentorship Network in the same funding period.

• If a student is applying from outside of Atlantic Canada, they must demonstrate a connection to the region (e.g., they must be Indigenous to Atlantic Canada and/or they must demonstrate the impact that their research will have on the health of Indigenous communities in Atlantic Canada).

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Download the Call for Applications

Download the Application Form​

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Renewal Applications – Masters and Doctoral

Funding Amount and Duration:

Renewal scholarships are available for graduate students who hold scholarship funding from the Atlantic Indigenous Mentorship Network for the first time in the 2022-2023 year and wish to request a one-year renewal for September 2023 to August 2024.

 

Renewal scholarship amounts of $10,000 for full-time Master’s students and $15,000 for full-time Doctoral students are available. The amount of the scholarship will be pro-rated in the case of part-time enrolment status and/or expected date of completion for current program of study. For instance, a student enrolled in a Master’s program on a part-time basis will be eligible to receive a scholarship award of $5,000, or a student enrolled in a Doctoral program on a part-time basis will be eligible to receive a scholarship award of $7,500. 

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Download the Application Form

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Resources for Applicants

Knowledge Translation: 

• Ellison, C. (2014). Indigenous Knowledge and Knowledge Synthesis Translation and Exchange (KSTE). Prince George, BC: National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health

• Morton Ninomiya, M. E., Atkinson, D., Brascoupé, S., Firestone, M., Rbinson, N., Reading, J., Ziegler, C. P., Maddox, R., & Smylie, J. K. (2017). Effective knowledge translation approaches and practices in Indienous health research: A systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 6(1), 34. Doi: 10.1186/s13643-017-0430-x

• Smylie, J., Olding, M., & Ziegler, C. (2014). Sharing what we know about living a good life: Indigenous approaches to knowledge translation. Journal of Canadian Health Libraries Association, 35, 16-23. Doi:10.5596/c14-009

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