GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – Master’s or Post-Professional Scholarships
Submission Deadline: Friday June 6th, 2025
Background
The Atlantic Indigenous Mentorship Network (Atlantic-IMN) starting in 2017, received its core funding from the Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health, at CIHR. It is now supported by the Wabanaki Labrador Networking Environment for Indigenous Health Research. The Atlantic-IMN supports capacity building for students undertaking research related to Indigenous health and wellness and Indigenous early career researchers through culturally relevant learning opportunities and mentorship activities.
Funding Amount and Duration
Scholarships of $10,000 are available for Indigenous graduate students entering or enrolled in a Post-Professional, 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 (2025-2026). 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 example, a student enrolled in a Master's program on a part-time basis will be eligible to receive a scholarship award of $5,000. 
Eligibility Requirements
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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.
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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.
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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).
Successful applicants will participate in and contribute to Atlantic-IMN and broader IMNP activities.
Application Deadline
Please complete and submit the application via email to info@atlantic-imn.ca by Friday June 6th, 2025 (5pm ATL). State your last name and the type of application you are submitting (e.g., LastName_Master’s_Scholarship) in the email subject line and application file name. Application forms may be downloaded from the Atlantic-IMN website: www.atlantic-imn.ca.
If you have any questions about the application process or requirements, or want help completing the application, please contact the Atlantic-IMN Coordinator via email: info@atlantic-imn.ca
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Download the Call for Applications
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*If a post-professional student has any questions on eligibility of their project please contact the A-IMN coordinator at william.johnson@dal.ca.
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GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS – Doctoral Students
Submission Deadline: Friday June 6th, 2025
Background
The Atlantic Indigenous Mentorship Network (Atlantic-IMN) receives its core funding from the Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health, CIHR through the Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network. The Atlantic-IMN supports capacity building for students undertaking research related to Indigenous health and wellness, and Indigenous early career researchers through culturally relevant learning opportunities and mentorship activities.
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 (2025-2026). 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 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
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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 postsecondary institution where funds can be transferred.
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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.
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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).
Successful applicants will participate in and contribute to Atlantic-IMN and broader IMNP activities.
Application Deadline
Please complete and submit the application via email to info@atlantic-imn.ca by Friday June 6th, 2025 (5pm ADT). State your last name and the type of application you are submitting (e.g., LastName_Doctoral_Scholarship) in the email subject line and application file name. Application forms may be downloaded from the Atlantic-IMN website: www.atlantic-imn.ca
If you have questions about the application process or requirements, or want help completing the application, please contact the Atlantic-IMN Coordinator at: info@atlantic-imn.ca
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Download the Call for Applications
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Renewal Applications – Masters and Doctoral
Graduate students who earned scholarship funding from a long-form (standard Masters or Doctoral application) in last year’s KSP may complete a renewal application form. All renewal applications are competitively assessed: scores are based on the quality of writing, organization, and evidence of progress throughout the previous year.
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Funding Amount and Duration:
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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Please complete and submit the application via email to info@atlantic-imn.ca by Friday June 6th, 2025 (5pm ADT). State your last name and the type of application you are submitting (e.g., LastName_Renewal_Doctoral_Scholarship) in the email subject line and application file name. Application forms may be downloaded from the Atlantic-IMN website: www.atlantic-imn.ca
If you have questions about the application process or requirements, or want help completing the application, please contact the Atlantic-IMN Coordinator at: info@atlantic-imn.ca
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Resources for Applicants
Ethics & Ethics Board Applications:
Sex & Gender Analysis or Considerations:
Knowledge Translation:
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Ellison, C. (2014). Indigenous Knowledge and Knowledge Synthesis Translation and Exchange (KSTE). Prince George, BC: National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
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Morton Ninomiya, M. E., Atkinson, D., Brascoupé, S., Firestone, M., Robinson, 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
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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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