5KPi Award for Black and Indigenous Students in Mathematics

Two awards, valued at $15,707.96 each, will be provided annually to deserving Black or Indigenous students entering Year One of any co-op undergraduate degree program within the Faculty of Mathematics (excluding Software Engineering) in full-time studies. For the purpose of this scholarship, an Indigenous person is one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non Status), Métis, and/or Inuit. Black students may include African, Afro-Caribbean, Black Canadian, Afro Latine, African American, Afro-Indigenous, or other African descent. Candidates must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a protected person in Canada. Selection is based on the application statement wherein students are asked to describe the impact this award will have on their pursuit of post-secondary studies. This fund is made possible by Jay Biskupski (BMATH '81) and Catherine Imrie, to help reduce financial stress for first-year marginalized students, giving them a more equitable playing field.