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Celebrating Indigenous Scholars
The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is dedicated to supporting the Indigenous graduate student community and showcasing student achievements. Learn more about the exciting research, artistic, and scholarly work taken on by Indigenous grad students at USask.COUSINS Workshops & Events
February 23 | 11:30AM - 12:20PM (Lunch included)
We are looking for grad student volunteers to take part in a short panel, where you'll have the opportunity to share your grad school journey with students in the Indigenous Student Achievement Pathways (ISAP) program.
This event gives undergraduate students the opportunity to ask questions about graduate studies and learn from first-hand experience.
Sponsored through the oẏateki partnership
February 25 | 12PM - 1PM
Come join us at Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre for food and fellowship! All are welcome.
Hosted by the College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
March 17 | 12PM - 1PM
Special guest Kristin Collevy will go through the supports Access and Equity Services (AES) can offer you throughout your graduate studies and answer any questions you have about accomodations.
March 20 | 10AM - 1PM
All levels welcome. Beginner beading kits available for pick-up at the CGPS office (THORV 112) or delivery by post. Participants must register by March 1st.
This is a closed circle for USask Indigenous graduate students.
Sponsored through the oẏateki partnership.
Stitching Stories
We brought the research landscape of USask's graduate students to life through a vibrant hexagon patchwork quilt. Each hexagon represents a student and their unique academic discipline.
The Stitching Stories quilt is now on display in the hall outside the CGPS office (THORV 116).
Cousins Monthly Newsletter
In a new and specially curated newsletter format with an option to unsubscribe this newsletter helps us share key supports and events for Indigenous graduate students from CGPS and across the university.
- pimihâwipîsim (Migrating Moon) newsletter
- ihkopîwipîsim (Frost Moon) newsletter
- opâwahcikanasîsipisîm (Frost Exploding Moon) newsletter
- kisîpisîm (Great Moon) newsletter
- mikisiwispisîm (Eagle Moon) newsletter
- ayîkipîsim (Frog Moon) newsletter
- sâkipakâwipîsim (Leaf Budding Moon) newsletter
- pâskâwihowpîsim (Egg-Laying Moon) newsletter
- paskowipîsim (Moulting Moon) newsletter
- ohpahowipîsim (Flying Up Moon) newsletter
Scholarships
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 studies at USask or the University of Regina.
- application opens every winter (T2)
- more details
The Indigenous Graduate Leadership Scholarship (IGLS) is aimed towards Indigenous students who have taken an active role of leadership within their community. Master’s and PhD students are eligible to receive $20,000 (for up to 2 years) and $25,000 (for up to 4 years) respectively.
- application opens every winter (T2)
- more details
Two (2) annual entrance awards of approximately $10,000 each are awarded. Open to Indigenous graduate students entering a graduate program at USask. Open to both Master's and Doctoral students with an entrance average of 80% or more.
- No application is necessary. Selection will be based on academic achievement, as determined by the Awards Committee.
Ten (10) annual entrance awards of approximately $10,000 each are awarded. Open to Indigenous students entering a new program of study in a thesis-based USask program. Preference is given to PhD students.
- No application is necessary - recommendations are made at the time of recruitment by the program.
Tri-Agency is the umbrella term used to describe the three Canadian government scholarship funding agencies:
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
Master’s and doctoral student awards are open for application every fall (T1). Students can apply for the appropriate Tri-Agency scholarship before and during their graduate program.
- $27,000 for 12 months | CGRS M (Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Master's Program) + recipients get a one-time $5,000 supplement.
- $40,000 for 36 months | CGRS D (Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program)
- Indigenous Scholars get fast-tracked to the final rounds of adjudication
- Get more information
Watch your PAWS email and announcements for a variety of scholarship workshops that are held every fall at the beginning of T1 to help you prepare your Tri-Agency Scholarship application.
Funding Info Sessions
Have you thought about applying for the Indigenous Graduate Leadership Scholarship?
Find out more about the application process .
Outreach
Through the Cousins Outreach Events, we connect with young people by blending creativity, mentorship, and meaningful dialogue to spark academic curiosity and build community. At the Indigenous Summer Institute’s graduate studies workshop, high school students explored research through hands-on collage journaling, envisioning themselves as future scholars. Earlier in the season, Indigenous graduate students shared their personal journeys with undergraduates in the SURE/ISAP Summer Scholars Program, fostering mentorship and inspiring confidence in the next generation of researchers.
Special Projects
CGPS' goal is to increase the success of Indigenous graduates by using a community-based paradigm that reflects Indigenous ways of knowing and being. In three parts, CGPS Indigenous Initiatives brings together:
- kiskêyimisowin [self-knowledge Cree] : cultivating the knowledge of yourself, building identity, and elevating who you are,
- ohpahotân [from ohpahowipîsim (flying up moon)] : growth, journey and relational teachings that guide and strengthen our lives and work, and
- the oẏateki [from oyate (leaving no one behind) Dakota] partnership: a collaboration of educational institutes with goals to change the lives of Indigenous youth for the better.
By integrating the three together, CGPS becomes better equipped to address, support, and attend to the needs and interests of the Indigenous graduate community.
USask College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (CGPS) and the Office of the Vice Provost, Indigenous Engagement (OVPIE) co-created an initiative entitled Indigenous Graduate Student and Professional Transition Program that aims to provide programming, events and support that creates pathways to successful completion of students' graduate programs and success beyond the academy read more
Meet Aurora, Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator at CGPS. A proud member of the Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation with Scottish heritage, and an award-winning multimedia artist, researcher, and musician, Aurora brings to CGPS a passion for exploring the intersections of Indigeneity and institutional spaces, dedicated to uncovering stories often overshadowed by colonial narratives.
Bookmark our calendar and never miss a scholarship deadline or a cousin's event.
Aurora.Wolfe@usask.ca
306 966 2481
