{"id":33880,"date":"2026-05-04T08:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/?page_id=33880"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:43:34","slug":"2026-law-and-legal-studies-transformation-scholarship-for-indigenous-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/law\/2026-law-and-legal-studies-transformation-scholarship-for-indigenous-students\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Law and Legal Studies Transformation Scholarship for Indigenous Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 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Transformation Scholarship for Indigenous Students<\/h2>\n                            <p class='gform_description'><p>This award is valued at $1800 for the 2026-2027 academic year.<br>\r\n<strong>Application Deadline:<\/strong> 2026-05-18<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Awarded annually to outstanding undergraduate Indigenous students continuing in a degree program within the Department of Law and Legal Studies. Application is required. Endowed 2024 by the Department of Law and Legal Studies to recognize the important contributions of Indigenous students to the project of law and transformation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p> This award is open to Indigenous (First Nation, M\u00e9tis, or Inuit) candidates. All information submitted is voluntary, confidential, and used solely for the purpose of administering this award, in accordance with\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/secretariat\/wp-content\/uploads\/Access-to-Information-and-Privacy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Carleton University&#8217;s privacy policy<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4>General Eligibility Criteria<\/h4>\r\n<p>\u2022 Indigenous students<br>\r\n\u2022 Enrolled full-time in an undergraduate degree program (15 or 20 credit BA or BA with Concentration) in the Department of Law and Legal Studies<br>\r\n\u2022 Outstanding academic achievement<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\r\n<ol>\r\n  <li>Please complete and submit this online application.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Other than the specified identification documents, students should not include any additional attachments (e.g. resumes, portfolios, photos, certificates, etc.).<\/li>\r\n  <li>Incomplete applications will not be considered.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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1: Indian Status, Inuit Beneficiary, or Metis Citizenship Documentation<\/h4>\n    <p>\n      \u2022 Proof of an Indian Status Card issued by Indigenous Services Canada that is current and not expired;<br>\n\u2022  Proof of M\u00e9tis Nation Citizenship from any one of the following M\u00e9tis governments:<br>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario<br>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; M\u00e9tis Nation Saskatchewan<br>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; M\u00e9tis Nation of Alberta\/Otipemsiwak M\u00e9tis Government<br>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; M\u00e9tis Nation British Columbia<br>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8211; Manitoba M\u00e9tis Federation<br>\n      \u2022 Proof of a Membership\/Citizenship Card from one of the Alberta M\u00e9tis Settlements or the Northwest Territory M\u00e9tis Nation;<br>\n      \u2022 Proof of a Nunavut Trust Certificate card or Inuit Enrollment card associated with one of the Land Claim Agreements in the claim regions of Nunavut, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and Inuvialuit;<br>\n      \u2022 Citizenship identification as issued by a community that has a contemporary\/modern Treaty and\/or self-government agreement;<br>\n      \u2022 Proof an ancestor\u2019s name was entered in the Indian Register according to the Indian Act or on a band list;<br>\n      \u2022 Proof an ancestor was assigned an Inuit disk number;<br>\n      \u2022 Written confirmation of Aboriginal Identity from Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami or Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated;<br>\n      \u2022 Written confirmation of membership by a band that has enacted its own band membership code(s)\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      \n    <\/p>  \n    <p>\n      <h4>If a student cannot submit the documentation in Category 1, they must provide <b>all documentation<\/b> required in Category 2.<\/h4>\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h4>Category 2: Self-Declaration of Indigenous Identity and Mandatory Additional Documentation<\/h4>\n    <p>\n      1. A declaration of Indigenous ancestry with specific information about their First Nation, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis background, treaty\/comprehensive claim area, community, or organizational affiliation and an explanation for why they do not possess the documentation itemized under category 1.<br>\n      2. A description of their experiences demonstrating their commitment to and responsibility toward their community as well as motivation for applying to Indigenous-specific program seats or awards, grants, bursaries, and scholarships reserved for Indigenous candidates.<br>\n      3. A letter of recommendation from a community or community member, Elder, knowledge keeper, or other organizational affiliations with whom the candidate has worked with. It is important to note that this is not a character reference, it is a letter that attests to the candidate\u2019s personal, familial, and community Indigenous identity and belonging. 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You may also wish to reflect on other aspects of your identity (e.g., gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, family status, cultural background, or abilities or disabilities, etc.) We recognize that our students have a vast diversity of experiences. <\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_169_17\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_169_17'>1.)\tPlease tell us about a specific transformative experience(s) you have had during your time in the Department of Law and Legal Studies. For example, you may discuss research you have conducted, readings you have completed, a classroom experience, or, alternatively, a non-academic experience you have had during your time in the Department of Law and Legal Studies. 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