Helping Indigenous students make their post-secondary dreams come true
November 13, 2020
Teaming up with Canadian organization, Indspire, Â鶹´«Ã½ has set up a new bursary supporting Indigenous students for the next five years
is a national Indigenous organization dedicated to the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people across Canada. Â鶹´«Ã½ has been supporting Indspire since 2012 through various sponsorships, youth career conferences, programs, awards, and more. We are happy to announce a new Â鶹´«Ã½ Indigenous Bursary under Indspire¡¯s : Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards Program.
Since 2004, the Building Brighter Futures program has provided $115 million in financial support to over 37,500 students. The new Â鶹´«Ã½ Bursary will award $25,000 over a five-year period to Indigenous students who were raised in remote communities and are currently studying in the STEM field¡ªthat translates to one recipient of $5,000 for each of the next five years. According to Indspire, it can be predicted that approximately 90% of their awards recipients will graduate, with 89% of current graduates also currently employed post-graduation.
Knowing that over half of Indspire graduates have continued towards another post-secondary credential, it is our hope that this Â鶹´«Ã½ Indigenous Bursary will help students achieve their dreams of academic success. With Indspire reporting about 45% of employed awards recipients working in fields that support Indigenous people, we also know that investing in one Indigenous student not only benefits that one individual¡ªit also benefits the greater community.
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