SBI gives
2 Emerging Leader Awards, 3 Outstanding Scholar Awards, and 1 Judge Claudette White Memorial Student Award each fall & spring semester!
APPLICATION MATERIALS:
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Proof of academic enrollment
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Professional/academic letter of recommendation
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Letter of recommendation from an elder or leader from your community
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Short answer (500 words) telling us which people or nation you belong to, and your relationship to them
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For Emerging Leader and Outstanding Scholar Student Awards:
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Essay (1000 words) telling us about how you plan to use your studies to address the issue of MMIWG
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For Judge Claudette White Memorial Student Award:
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Essay (1000 words) telling us about how you plan to use your studies to address Indian child welfare
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ELIGIBILITY:
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Enrolled at an accredited college or university in Canada or the US
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Identify as an Indigenous woman or two spirit person
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For Emerging Leader and Outstanding Scholar Student Awards:
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Pursuing a future working to end gender and sexual violence against Indigenous people
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For Judge Claudette White Memorial Student Award:
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Pursuing a law degree or a college degree with the goal of a career in Indian child welfare.
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