Mary & David Norton Indigenous Leadership Fellowship

One or more fellowships, of at least $5,000 each, are awarded to First Nations, Metis or Inuit PhD students in the latter stages of thesis or dissertation preparation whose studies are focused on improving the lives of Indigenous communities. Students must submit an outline (maximum 250 words) describing how their research is focused on improving lives in Indigenous communities via the online graduate scholarship application between July 1st and September 15th. Students may receive this fellowship more than once. Approval of the recipient(s) will be made by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Graduate Awards Committee on the recommendation of the Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement. The minimum requirement for consideration is normally an A- average and any additional criteria that has been established by the donor.