Student Resources

Connections among Indigenous Students with each other, with Elders, Knowledge Holders, and Indigenous Scholars

There are a variety of ways within and outside of SFU for Indigenous students to connect with each other, to build cultural knowledge, to develop peer-peer mentorship relationships, as well as connections with Indigenous scholars within and outside the department and across univeristies. The IRC is committed to work to faciliating these connections and (co)-creating structures as appropriate.

Developing and nurturing respectful, reciprocal, cultural and professional relationships is so important. If you are an SFU Psychology student who is Indigenous or who identifies as being of Indigenous background and are interested in learning more about these opportunities and developing some of these connections, particularly with regard to the possibility of developing connections to mentors (Murry et al , 2021) please contact us to find out more about these possibilities, and also to let us know about your specific interests.

Anti-Colonial Educational Sources for Students

Indigenous Student Support

On-Campus Resources

Indigenous Student Centre - The ISC provides Indigenous students with programs and services that are unique, cultural, and holistic. The ISC offers counselling and advising, peer mentorship and more. Staff can offer assistance and support to Indigenous students who have experienced racism on campus.
Connecting with SFU Elders
Office for Aboriginal Peoples
First Nations Student Association
SFU Library - Services for Indigenous Students
Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement - Simon Fraser University (sfu.ca)

Off-Campus Resources

Other resources

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

There are many different funding opportunities for Indigenous students in terms of scholarships, bursaries, awards, fellowships and/or the conduct of Indigenous research.

SFU Financial Aid and Awards - Funding for Indigenous Students

Indigenous Bursaries Search Tool

In addition, we have compiled a number of opportunities in a publicly viewable file.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vI48uU1Cid8jHXW9NoADqGxnBSIqsIAKkT6QigAsHaM/edit?usp=sharing

If you have suggestions for additional funding sources/opportunities to add to the file, please feel free to contact us; the IRC's current contact person to whom to submit/suggest funding resources for consideration for the spreadsheet is Sherene Balanji who contactable at Sherene_Balanji@sfu.ca

Professional Organizations you may be interested in joining/supporting in their work:

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

There are many different positions that may be of interest to Indigenous students/professionals. We have compiled is a listing of some. If you have suggestions for additional job opportunites that you would like listed here, please feel free to contact us.
Assistant/Associate Professor in Social Justice & Community Studies Saint Mary’s University) - Open until filled
Assistant/Associate Professor or Professor in Indigenous Education in Curriculum, Teaching & Learning- Position #29826 (University of Manitoba) - Open until filled
Assistant/Associate Professor or Professor in Indigenous Leadership in Education- Position #32437 (University of Manitoba) - Open until filled
Aboriginal Cultural Safety Educator (Interior Health) - Open until filled
Assistant/Associate Professor in Social Justice & Community Studies Saint Mary’s University) - Open until filled.
Indigenous Education Supervisor (Thompson Rivers University) - Open until filled.
Administrative Assistant to the Office of Indigenous Education (Thompson Rivers University) - Open until filled.
Research Assistant (Providence Research, Providence Health Care) - Open until filled.

Psychology