SAGE – Supporting Indigenous Graduate Enhancement – is an initiative of the Faculty of Education at UBC. In partnership with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, we extend this Indigenous mentoring initiative across all faculty programs at UBC-Vancouver, as well the UBC-Okanagan campus, to enhance peer mentoring for Indigenous graduate students. This program supports Indigenous graduate students to make significant social change using research, Indigenous knowledges, and community-oriented approaches in their graduate program of study.
SAGE Goals are to:
- Increase the numbers of PhD and EdD Indigenous students and graduates
- Assist all Indigenous students transitioning to master’s and doctoral programs
- Develop graduates with a cultural and community consciousness to positively affect change within Indigenous communities
- Support the academic success and cultural affirmation of students by linking their academic graduate research with culturally-informed mentors, including faculty, knowledge keepers, alumni, and SAGE Coordinator(s)
- Establish and encourage mentorship pods and cohorts across the province in other post-secondary institutions
- Create network opportunities and community- building for graduate students participating within and among pods/cohorts
- Collaborate with post-secondary institutions across Canada and beyond to foster new SAGE opportunities on national and international levels.
Through SAGE, you can:
- Build community with Indigenous graduate students across programs and institutions
- Connect with mentors including Indigenous faculty, alumni, Knowledge Keepers, and other graduate students
- Access academic and research support, including writing workshops and learning opportunities
- Hear from Indigenous scholars and community leaders through speakers, gatherings, and special events
- Discover funding, employment, and professional opportunities
- Share and celebrate your research through the annual Indigenous Graduate Student Symposium (IGSS)
- Stay connected to resources, events, opportunities, and the broader SAGE network
Who can join?
SAGE welcomes Indigenous graduate students at all stages of their studies. Prospective graduate students, undergraduate students considering graduate studies, alumni, faculty, and others engaged in Indigenous research are also invited to connect with the SAGE community through the SAGE newsletter.
Join the SAGE Community
Sign up for the SAGE newsletter to receive information about upcoming gatherings, workshops, mentorship opportunities, funding, IGSS, and more.
Join our listserv by emailing grad.sage@ubc.ca
Website: https://gradsage.com