{"id":9027,"date":"2023-01-03T09:54:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=9027"},"modified":"2023-01-03T09:54:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:54:18","slug":"call-for-nominations-indigenous-graduate-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-9027","title":{"rendered":"Call for Nominations: Indigenous Graduate Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>INTERNAL DEADLINE \u2013 Feb 3, 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Indigenous Graduate Fellowship<\/strong> (previously Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship) competition has been launched.<br \/>\nMulti-year fellowships are provided to Master\u2019s and doctoral students in all disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Application and reference forms, along with detailed instructions, will be posted on this website in <\/u><\/strong><strong><u>early January 2023<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>.<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nIn the meantime, applicants can begin preparing as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Draft an outline of proposed research (research-based Master\u2019s and doctoral applicants) or a statement of professional aspirations (professional Master\u2019s applicants)<\/li>\n<li>Gather transcripts for all university-level studies (including studies undertaken but not completed) up to December 31, 2022<\/li>\n<li>Identify and contact references (two references required)<\/li>\n<li>Complete relevant entries in the Canadian Common CV\u202f(research Master\u2019s and doctoral applicants)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Eligibility:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All Indigenous students are eligible to apply, but priority is given to Indigenous students whose traditional territory falls, at least in part, within Canada. This includes Canadian First Nations, M\u00e9tis or Inuit students and may include Indigenous students from Alaska and other states of the USA. The university may request further information to confirm Indigenous eligibility.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants may or may not be UBC graduate students at the time of application \u2013 the competition is open to both incoming and continuing graduate students. However, awardees must be enrolled as full-time status graduate students at the UBC-Vancouver campus for the 2023-2024 academic year in order to receive an Indigenous Graduate Fellowship through this competition.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>more details<\/strong> please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/awards\/indigenous-graduate-fellowships\u00a0\"><strong>https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/awards\/indigenous-graduate-fellowships<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note the following <strong><u>important changes<\/u><\/strong> to the IGF program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eligibility for the IGF is extended to students in professional and coursework-only Master\u2019s programs<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities for (i) Indigenous PhD students in their fourth year to apply for a fifth year of funding and (ii) for research Master\u2019s and PhD students to apply for research funding will be incorporated into the IGF program. Details will be provided in January 2023.<\/li>\n<li>On the IGF Nomination Form, graduate program will be asked if their doctoral nominees are also being recommended for funding from the 4YF program. If so, and the nominee is subsequently ranked high enough to be offered IGF funding, the student will receive the 4YF and an IGF top up of $5,000 per year for the duration of their 4YF, and the graduate program will be allocated an additional 4YF to replace the 4YF awarded to their Indigenous student. (Note: if the nominee is not ranked high enough to be offered IGF funding, the graduate program will be responsible for providing 4YF funding from their existing 4YF allocation.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Applicant deadline:<\/strong> <strong><u>Feb 3, 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Program nomination deadline:<\/strong> 4:00 pm PT on <strong><u>Friday 17 February 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For details about this competition, please see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/awards\/indigenous-graduate-fellowships\u00a0\"><strong>https:\/\/www.grad.ubc.ca\/awards\/indigenous-graduate-fellowships<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTERNAL DEADLINE \u2013 Feb 3, 2023 The Indigenous Graduate Fellowship (previously Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship) competition has been launched. Multi-year fellowships are provided to Master\u2019s and doctoral students in all disciplines. Application and reference forms, along with detailed instructions, will be posted on this website in early January 2023. 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