Indigenous Undergraduate Student Entrance Award
Applicants will have demonstrated involvement within the Indigenous community through service and/or cultural contribution. Recipients would demonstrate this through their commitment to engagement, leadership and social justice within their community, and would be selected based on their ability to demonstrate how their current and future experience(s) are inclusive of the 4Rs (Kirkness & Barnhardt, 1991): Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, and Responsibility.
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- Value: $5,000
- Term: Applying for the Fall term (September)
- Citizenship: Canadian Indigenous
- Grades: 80% range in courses required for their primary program or the minimum IB diploma score required for admission
Fall 2025 Application Status: Closed
The Fall 2025 application period is from
November 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 (11:59pm PDT)
The application form and any required supporting documents must be submitted via email by March 31, 2025 11:59 PM pst. Follow the instructions on the application form.
The PDF form must be downloaded and completed using Adobe Acrobat Reader (make sure you have it installed on your computer). Follow the instructions below to save the PDF form to your computer and then open it. Fillable forms cannot be completed on mobile devices.
- Right-click on the form link and select:
- Save Link As (if using Chrome, Firefox or Edge); or
- Download Linked File As (if using Safari)
- In the new window, select Desktop then click Save,
- Locate the form on your Desktop, right-click and select Open With, then select Adobe Acrobat,
- You can now complete and save your PDF form.
Supporting Documents Required:
- One (1) Community Reference Letter
- Documentation of your Indigenous heritage: photocopy or scan of your Status or Métis card (front & back)
For those who do not have membership or documentation that verifies Indigenous ancestry for various reasons (i.e., due to colonization, displacement, non-status, adoption, etc.), we acknowledge that this may be a difficult or upsetting process. We will make every effort to ensure it is done in a culturally safe and trauma-informed way. Please contact the Indigenous Student Recruitment team, at indigenous_students@sfu.ca, or call (778) 782-5428 for support.