Anthany Dawson Justice Award

The Anthany Dawson Justice Award is given to an Aboriginal Canadian full-time undergraduate or graduate student taking courses in a discipline related to justice in any of the following: Social Work, Child and Youth Care, Law, Political Science, Institute of Dispute Resolution, or Indigenous Governance. The student must have demonstrated community or leadership involvement. For graduate students, approval of the recipient is made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee upon the recommendation of the Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement (IACE). Graduate students apply via the online graduate scholarship application between July 1st and September 15th. Normally, the minimum requirement for consideration is an A- average. This award supports Indigenous students pursuing justice-related fields at the University of Victoria.