[ARCHIVE] 3 Awards Available for Indigenous Graduate Students

Each year The Office of Indigenous Education offers the  following awards for Indigenous Graduate Students in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia (UBC):

1. Harry E. Taylor Canadian Indigenous Graduate Prize in Education:

A Two prizes of $550 have been endowed through a bequest from Stanley Taylor to honour his father, Harry E. Taylor, for Canadian Indigenous students in a Faculty of Education graduate program who are specializing in research that will have a positive impact on improving Canadian Indigenous education.  The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education, in consultation with the Associate Dean for Indigenous Education and the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

The award will be given in recognition of a graduate student based on: (1) the quality of his or her academic achievement and scholarship in the field of Indigenous education; and (2) the degree to which that scholarly work has informed or has the potential to have a positive impact on improving Canadian Indigenous education.

2. Verna J. Kirkness (Ni-jing-jada) Award:

Awards totaling $2,450 have been endowed by friends, colleagues and the UBC in honour of Dr. Verna J. Kirkness (Ni-jing-jada), the founding director of the First Nations House of Learning and the Ts”kel Graduate Studies Program. The awards are offered to students of Aboriginal ancestry in Education, preference will be given to Canadian Aboriginal graduate students. Preference is also given to students involved in academic projects or research that will advance the cause of Canadian Aboriginal Education.  The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the First Nations House of Learning and, in the case of graduate students, the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

The award will be given in recognition of a student based on: (1) the quality of his or her academic achievement and scholarship in the field of Canadian Aboriginal education; and (2) the degree to which that scholarly work has informed or has the potential to have a positive impact on improving Canadian Aboriginal education.

3. Jean Barman Award:

Prizes totalling $1,000 are offered annually to students of Aboriginal ancestry pursuing graduate or teacher education degrees based on a project related to Aboriginal people.  The award is named in honour of Dr. Jean Barman, an outstanding professor who taught and works in this area.  The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Education in consultation with the Associate Dean of Indigenous Education and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

The award will be given in recognition of a graduate student based on: (1) the quality of his or her academic achievement and scholarship in the field of Indigenous education; and (2) the degree to which that scholarly work has informed or has the potential to have a positive impact on improving Canadian Indigenous education

A call out for award applications goes out to all graduate students in the Faculty of Education early each year.  Please keep an eye out for your chance to apply.