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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;color:black">Scholarships available for incoming students for the September 2021/2022 entry. Thank you.</span><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(86, 27, 141)">Western University Faculty of Education Indigenous Graduate Students Scholarship Program, 2021 </span></b><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">The Indigenous Graduate Students Scholarship Program is awarded annually to three PhD graduate students and two MA graduate students who are beginning
their studies in Western’s Faculty of Education MA and PhD programs. </span><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">This program strives to foster academic excellence and innovation in Indigenous scholarship and Indigenous research, increase Indigenous student representation
in the Faculty of Education’s MA and PhD programs, and reduce social and economic barriers that disproportionately hinder Indigenous student access and completion of graduate-level studies. </span><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">This scholarship also builds on recent investments in new faculty member appointments in Indigenous Education and growth in support services offered
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">MA - $10,000 per year for two years + any Faculty-sourced MA funding </span><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">PhD - $16,000 per year for five years + Western’s guaranteed PhD funding </span><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">Awarded annually to three Indigenous students who are beginning their PhD studies and to two Indigenous students who are beginning their MA studies
at Western’s Faculty of Education. Selection will be based on complete submission of all application materials received by the deadline. </span><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">To apply, please send all required application materials to Chett Monague (Indigenous Program Coordinator) at the following: <a href="mailto:indigenoused@uwo.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="8" style="margin:0px;color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;color:rgb(69, 2, 177)">indigenoused@uwo.ca</span></a>.
In the email message subject line write “Indigenous Graduate Student Scholarship, last name, first Initial”. Application details are outlined below. </span><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<b><span style="margin:0px;font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(86, 27, 141);background:white">Application Deadline: August</span></b><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);background:white"> 30,
2021 (11:59 PM EST)</span></b><b><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68);background:white"> </span></b><span style="margin:0px"></span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">For more information about the Indigenous Graduate Student Scholarship Program, please contact Chett Monague (Indigenous Program Coordinator) at the
following: <a href="mailto:indigenoused@uwo.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="9" style="margin:0px;color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0cm;border:1pt none windowtext;color:rgb(69, 2, 177)">indigenoused@uwo.ca</span></a> Information
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Julie S. Byrd Clark. Ph.D.</div>
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President/Présidente, <b>ACLA/CAAL</b> <a href="http://www.aclacaal.org">http://www.aclacaal.org</a></div>
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New chapter on Reflexivity and criticality, see <a href="https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Language-and-Intercultural-Communication/Jackson/p/book/9781138389458">https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Language-and-Intercultural-Communication/Jackson/p/book/9781138389458</a></div>
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I am a scholar-teacher with Indigenous ancestry (Keetoowah/Ani'-Kitu'hwagi), once part of the Haudenosaunee people of Turtle Island. Western University is situated on First Nations territory, and I recognize this land and the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabek, Lûnaapéewak
and Chonnonton (Neutral) Peoples who have lived on this land for centuries and at different times. In acknowledging this land, I honour all of my ancestors and relations, and the on-going presence of Indigenous peoples as well as their rights and relationship
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