Scholarships, Awards + Financial Support
Scholastic Distinction Scholarships
Field of Study: Native Studies
Number: 1
Conditions:
Awarded to a student entering an undergraduate degree program in the School of Native Studies from high school on the basis of superior academic achievement. Receipt of funding for the second, third, and fourth years is contingent upon achieving a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a full normal course load in the Faculty of Native Studies each year.
Funded by: Endowed by Dr Eric Newell, LLD (Hon)
Learn more about Scholastic Distinction Scholarships
Students with an average of 90% or higher may be eligible to receive up to $6,000. The amount awarded depends on admission average and program of study.
Be entering the first year of full-time studies in an undergraduate degree program at the University of Alberta in September of the next academic year.
Be entering university in one of the following ways:
- Directly from high school with fewer than 24 IB, AP or A-level credits
- Directly from high school with fewer than 12 credits of university course-work taken during high school through Open Studies or a similar program at another accredited post-secondary institution
- Following time taken off between high school and university, provided that no post-secondary credit was received during that time.
Research Award
Are you interested in:
- gaining research experience in the summer?
- acquiring valuable skills and experience?
- working closely with a faculty mentor (supervisor) in a research capacity?
- looking for a project to develop into an Honours Thesis (NS498)?
- exploring future career possibilities?
What does the Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Research Award entail?
This award is intended to cultivate and support research collaboration between undergraduate students and faculty members. This award is an opportunity to conduct research and receive $6,000 to cover 15 weeks of full-time (normally May-August) research-based activity this summer. Your research efforts are not limited to collecting data or writing a literature review, but will result in a final product, such as: a paper, a data base, a memorandum, or a poster. Proposed activities might either (1) be a topic that the award holder (student) has designed; or (2) contribute to a faculty supervisor's existing research project. This award is not a job, but an internship with benefits.
Who is eligible to apply?
To be eligible you must meet all of these requirements:
- senior undergraduate student
- currently enrolled in the Faculty and continuing in a Native Studies program in the following year
- minimum Faculty GPA of 3.3
- entitled to work on campus
How many awards will be made?
One or two awards are available annually. A faulty member can only mentor one student award holder at a time. An undergraduate student can only hold a Roger S. Smith Undergraduate Student Research Award once.
Awards & Prizes
Conditions: Granted annually to the student with outstanding academic achievement in Historical or Contemporary Perspective in Native Studies.
Procedure: By nomination from the Faculty of Native Studies
Conditions: To be awarded annually to the student with superior academic achievement in courses in Advanced Cree. Recipients will be chosen on the basis of academic standing in Advanced Cree.
Procedure: By nomination from the Faculty of Native Studies
Conditions: Awarded to students with satisfactory academic standing continuing in a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies / Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Conservation Sciences combined degree. Students must have completed a minimum of 24 units of course weight towards the combined degree while registered in the Faculty of Native Studies. Selection based on academic standing. If no eligible students are found, these may be awarded to students with satisfactory academic standing continuing in an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Native Studies.
Funded by: Faculty of Native Studies
Procedure: By nomination from the Faculty of Native Studies
Conditions: Awarded to a student with superior academic achievement graduating with an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Native Studies. Selection based on academic standing.
Funded by: Annually funded by the Faculty of Native Studies
Application/Nomination Procedure: By nomination from the Faculty of Native Studies.
Conditions: Awarded to a student with superior academic achievement of Aboriginal descent as defined by the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35(2) or persons accepted by one of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada as a member of their community enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Native Studies. Selection based on academic standing. Preference given to students from northern Alberta.
Conditions: Awarded to a student in a 200, 300 or 400-level Native Studies course who writes the best research paper on one or more of the following 19th-century topics: the Plains Indians, buffalo/bison, or the Environment.
Funded by: Harry J Strynadka, an active friend and philanthropist of the Faculty of Native Studies
Procedure: Submit a research paper to the Faculty of Native Studies by April 30
Conditions: To be awarded annually to a student with satisfactory academic standing enrolled in the combined BA/BEd Program in Native Studies. Recipients will be chosen on basis of academic standing.
Funded by: Endowed by the late Helen Tkachenko.
Procedure: By nomination from the Faculty of Native Studies
Conditions: To be awarded annually to the student achieving the highest academic standing in NS 152 (Introductory Cree).
Funded by: Endowed by the late Helen Tkachenko.
Procedure: By nomination from the Faculty of Native Studies
Conditions: To be awarded annually to the student achieving the highest academic standing in NS 252 (Intermediate Cree).
Funded by: Endowed by the late Helen Tkachenko.
Procedure: Nominations for this award will be made by the Faculty of Native Studies
Field of Study: Native Studies
Conditions: Awarded to students who are First Nation, Inuit, or Métis people of Canada in accordance with the Constitution Act, 1982, Part 2, Section 35(2), with satisfactory academic standing entering the final year of studies in the Bachelor of Arts in the Faculty of Native Studies. Recipients will be selected on the basis of academic standing and involvement in the Indigenous community. Preference given to student with indicated financial need.
Field of Study: Native Studies
Conditions: Offered annually to a student entering second, third or fourth year with superior academic achievement in two or more Native Studies courses. Financial need and extracurricular involvement will also be considered.
Conditions: Awarded to students who are of African descent and who self-identify as Black, African-Canadian, African-American, of Afro-Caribbean or Afro-Latinx heritage with satisfactory academic standing in any year of an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Native Studies. Selection based on academic standing and indicated financial need. If no eligible students are found, this award may be awarded to undergraduate students in the Faculty of Native Studies who self-identify as First Nation, Metis and/or Inuit under s.35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 and who have a dependent child or children.
Conditions: To be awarded annually to a student of Aboriginal descent as defined by the Constitution Act, 1982, Section 35(2) or persons who are accepted by one of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada as a member of their community. Students must have satisfactory academic standing and be entering the second year of studies in the Bachelor of Arts (Native Studies) degree program. Recipients will be selected on the basis of academic standing, involvement in the Native community, and financial need.
AWARD FOR FACULTY
The undergraduate teaching award is named after Richard T. Price, the first Director of the School of Native Studies (now the Faculty of Native Studies). Professor Emeritus Price served as the first full-time director of the School of Native Studies from 1986 - 1991 and was instrumental in the development of the School and its undergraduate program of study, the Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies.
The Richard T. Price Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recognizes faculty who stand out in:
- encouraging learning
- bringing unique experiences to the teaching space
- challenging students to do their best work
- serving as inspiration for students
- demonstrating exemplary concern for students
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION?
Full-time faculty, Faculty Service Officers and continuing Academic Teaching staff whose home faculty is Native Studies. This award can only be awarded once to a recipient in a seven-year period. *Self-nominations are not accepted.
HOW TO NOMINATE?
Only students can nominate instructors. Tell your story! Please complete the ONLINE FORM - provide specific examples of how/why a candidate should be considered for this award.
The award will be adjudicated by the Faculty of Native Studies Teaching Award Committee.
NOMINATOR INFORMATION
Nominators are undergraduate students and must have completed a minimum of 12 credits in Native Studies courses.
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
Present specific details about your experience with the candidate’s teaching, providing clear examples that illustrate the ways in which they are an outstanding teacher who has made a distinct impact on your learning and overall experience at the Faculty of Native Studies.
*Given the excellent quality of nominees, simply fulfilling the nomination criteria may not be sufficient to receive this award. The Teaching Award Committee strongly encourages nominators to demonstrate not only how the nominees meet, but how they surpass these criteria.