University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship 2025

The University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship 2025 is open for application to applicants who are pursuing graduate or post-graduate studies in any field at the University of Saskatchewan.

• Table of Content
• About University of Saskatchewan
• University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship
• Requirements for University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan (U of S, or USask) is a Canadian public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the provincial legislature in 1907. It established the provincial university on March 19, 1907 "for the purpose of providing facilities for higher education in all its branches and enabling all persons without regard to race, creed or religion to take the fullest advanta... continue reading

University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship

• Category PhD
• SponsorUniversity of Saskatchewan
• City to study Saskatoon
• School to study University of Saskatchewan
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline February 28, 2025

Aim and Benefits of University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship

The Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship is a $20,000 scholarship awarded annually based on academic excellence to one student, or split between deserving candidates, who are pursuing graduate or post-graduate studies in any field at the University of Saskatchewan or University of Regina.

Requirements for University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship Qualification

As outlined in the CGPS policy on Centrally Administered Funding, a student may not hold two major internal institutional scholarships at the same time, or a major institutional scholarship and a major external scholarship.  A major scholarship is defined as equal to or more than $17,500 per year. Top-up awards and honorary scholarships at a reduced value may be combined with major scholarships. It is your responsibility to inform the College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies of any such funding that you are receiving.

To be considered for the Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship, you must:

• be First Nations, Métis or Inuit;
• have graduated from a Saskatchewan university;
• be a Canadian citizen;
• reside in Saskatchewan for the duration of their graduate or post-graduate studies. Any research involving out-of-province fieldwork is only permitted by maintaining a principal residence in Saskatchewan;
• have an undergraduate degree in any discipline (at the time of commencement of the scholarship);
• have applied for admission or be enrolled in graduate or post-graduate studies for the upcoming academic year at either the University of Saskatchewan or the University of Regina;
• have applied for a thesis or non-thesis (project-based) program. Note – course-based programs are not eligible.
• preference (added points) will be given to students in fields of study that support Saskatchewan's Growth Plan and address complex challenges that impact the citizens of Saskatchewan; and
• preference (added points) will be given to applicants who are in the early stage of their degree or have not received other substantial awards, the values of which, are aligned with the national standards of the Tri-Council Canada Graduate Scholarships.

Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship

The call for applications for this award is distributed annually in the Winter term.

The deadline for this competition is February 28 at 4:30pm CST annually.

Application Deadline

February 28, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Saskatchewan on www.surveymonkey.ca to apply

Upload the items below to the Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Indigneous Scholarship online application.

• The completed application form
• A one-page outline of your thesis or project topic or area of major research you intend to pursue for your graduate studies
• Official transcripts from all universities attended, including transcripts where you received transfer credit

Two letters of reference (and the required reference form) must be sent confidentially to g[email protected]

Note: Incomplete application packages will not be accepted or considered.

For more details, visit University of Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor's Indigenous Scholarship webpage