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McGill Okòn:ra Undergraduate Award

Okòn:ra, the Mohawk word for Red Oak, is a symbol of strength, morale, resistance, and knowledge. The Oak is considered a cosmic storehouse of wisdom embodied in its towering strength. It grows slowly, but surely at its own rate. The oak tree grows on McGill’s campuses and red is McGill’s school colour.

This $5,000 Award will be allocated annually to every Indigenous student in any undergraduate degree program, including on-campus Bachelors, Law (BCL&JD), Medicine (MDCM), and Dentistry (DMD), with a complete application and confirmed Indigenous affiliation. Students must carry a full-time course load, unless approved by the McGill.

There is a limit of $20,000 per student per degree program for the Okòn:ra Awards processed through Indspire, a threshold monitored by McGill.

Criteria

Scholarship/Award Category:

Deadlines: August 1, November 1, February 1

Program of Study:

Level of Study: Any

Indigenous Affiliation: Any

Community/Region:

About McGill University

McGill University is located on a land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations.

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.