Internal Scholarships

The purpose of these awards is to encourage and support Indigenous students in graduate studies in a diverse range of programs. Funding for this scholarship is provided by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. kaskihamasowak, which is a literal translation of "they earned it".

Eligibility

- Indigenous students who are registered in a graduate program;
- Awards are available to both part-time and full-time students;
- Must be Fully-qualified or a Qualifying student;
- Preference will be given to those students entering their first semester of graduate studies;
- Financial Need will be considered.
- A graduate student:
- may hold only one of these awards in any academic year (September to August);
- is eligible for a maximum of two awards during the tenure of a given program (i.e. Master's or Doctoral);
- Recipients must be registered in the semester for which the award applies; and
- Grad Thrive Plus 800AA must be completed by the end of the first semester in which a student begins their program, in order to be eligible.

Application Information

In addition, all required documentation must be submitted with the application to be eligible for this competition.

- One page statement demonstrating financial need (Tell us your story as to WHY or the nature of your financial need); and

- University of Regina Unofficial Transcript titled “Current Registration & List of Courses (Unofficial Transcript)" found in UR Self Service. OR University of Regina Official Transcript from MyCreds. Please refer to the MyCreds™ | MesCertif™ learner FAQs for more information on fees and how to register.

- IMPORTANT: If you are an entrance student with no grades yet at the U of R, in addition to the unofficial transcript found in UR Self Service or the official transcript from MyCreds, you MUST also provide a copy of your last institution transcript along with the grading key in order to be considered. You must combine these documents into one and upload them.

All of these items are needed for an application to be considered complete.