Scholarship:  An award of $2,000 will be presented annually to an Indigenous law student that best demonstrates financial need, academic merit and commitment to Indigenous legal matters.

Eligibility Criteria:

In order to be considered for an IBA Law Student Scholarship, an applicant must:

• be an Indigenous law student (i.e. First Nations, Métis or Inuit) currently enrolled in law school who, at a minimum, has substantially completed their first year of legal studies; and

• have demonstrated interest in serving the Indigenous community and the Creator with honour and integrity.

While preference and priority will be given to Indigenous students currently enrolled in law school, students enrolled in other professional legal studies may also be considered for the Scholarship (i.e. LL.M. students, graduate students, and bar admission course students).

In addition to completing this application form, applicants must also provide two letters of reference including:

• one reference letter from either an Indigenous lawyer or a community Elder; and

• one reference letter from an academic reference such as a professor

Application Deadline:   August 30th of each year

Please email applications (including attachments) to scholarship@indigenousbar.ca