2013-14 Verna J. Kirkness (Ni-jing-jada) Award
We are pleased to announce the 2013-14 Verna J. Kirkness (Ni-jing-jada) Award. Awards totaling $1,350 have been endowed by friends, colleagues and the University of British Columbia 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.
For more information on this award as well as the Award Cover Sheet, please see the attachment, or the following web page: http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/grad/funding/opportunities/
The deadline for application packages to the OGPR: 4:00 pm on February 14, 2014.