Indigenous Leadership and Community Impact Award

The number of awards available each year varies. Recipients must, at the time of selection:

• be currently enrolled full-time in level 1 of any program at Fanshawe College in the Fall term
• self-identify as First Nation, Non-Status First Nation, Métis, and/or Inuit* (Proof of identification required. For the First Nations students with Indian Status, a government document will be required. For Metis students, a Metis Nation of Ontario card will be required. For First Nation non-status students, proof of lineage to a First Nation individual with Indian Status will be required. For Inuit students, proof of registration will be required.)
• submit a statement which answers the following:

o How you identify as an Indigenous person, your family and communities you are a part of.

o How being a recipient of the award will support your growth as an individual as well as that of your family.

o How being a recipient of the award will help you to support future Indigenous students and/or provide future opportunities to have a positive impact on your community or nation.

Disbursements will be made each academic term for the first year of the recipient’s program provided they meet the following criteria:

• participate in a series of activities, workshops and learning opportunities that support cultural continuity and help to build an Indigenous learning community at Fanshawe College.
• have zero or one unsatisfactory midterm course standings, OR be in ‘Good Standing’ or ‘Conditional Continuation.’

Candidates for this award are required to submit an application or assignment. Please contact the Institute of Indigenous Learning for more information.