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Student Awards & Financial Aid

Active Earth Engineering Award for Indigenous Students in STEM

One award is given to an entering, continuing or transferring Indigenous undergraduate student in either the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science or the Faculty of Science who have a strong interest in pursuing studies in Science(s), Technology, Engineering, and/or Math (STEM). The student must have demonstrated community involvement and must submit a letter of reference (maximum 400 words) outlining their leadership skills in one or more of the following areas: community involvement, leadership, academic performance, athletics, innovation and creativity. Community can include schools, neighbourhoods, teams and/or Nations.

Preference will be given in the following order:

1. members of the Songhees Nation or Esquimalt Nation
2. members of nations governed by the W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council
3. members of Pauquachin, Malahat, T’Sou-ke and Sc’ianew First Nations
4. students from any First Nation on Vancouver Island or the Lower Mainland
5. Indigenous students from any region in Canada

The award will be given on a rotating basis, beginning with the Faculty of Science. If there is no eligible candidate in the designated faculty, an eligible candidate from the other faculty
may be nominated. Approval of the recipients will be made by the Senate Committee on Awards upon the recommendation of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science or the Faculty of Science.

Amount

Value: Varies | Number of awards: 1

Application deadline

February 15 - April 30

Eligibility

View entrance scholarship eligibility categories.

How to apply

View entrance scholarship application details.

How to accept

To accept your scholarship offer:

  1. Have a NetLink ID
  2. Go to www.uvic.ca and sign into your UVic Online tools account using your NetLink ID
  3. Select "Student Services" on the top menu
  4. Select "Awards and financial aid" under "Finances"
  5. Select "View My Student Aid"
  6. Enter the Aid Year and Aid Period
  7. Select "Accept" on the scholarship(s) you have been offered

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