George Blondin

This Award

The George Blondin Aboriginal Scholarship

The George Blondin Memorial Scholarship was created in his honour and is awarded to an Indigenous person from the Northwest Territories who is a full-time student in a post-secondary institution.

Criteria

Scholarship/Award Category:

Deadlines: August 1, November 1, February 1

Program of Study:

Level of Study: Any

Indigenous Affiliation: Any

Community/Region: Northwest Territories

About George Blondin

George Blondin – a Sahtu Dene elder, trapper, miner, former Chief, journalist, author, member of the Order of Canada and storyteller – was born in 1922 on the trap line and was raised in the bush in the Sahtu region in the Northwest Territories. He passed away in 2008.

Applying For Building Brighter Futures

Since 1996, Indspire has provided over $190 million in financial support through more than 59,000 bursaries, scholarships and awards to First Nations, Inuit and Métis students. There is one application for all of Indspire’s bursaries, scholarships, and awards*. You only need to complete the application once to be considered for all applicable bursaries, scholarships, and awards.

Deadlines: August 1, November 1, February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST.