UBC Okanagan Indigenous Personal Statement Form

UBC Okanagan Indigenous Personal Statement Form
This form should be used to provide a personal statement for the UBC Okanagan Indigenous Scholars Award and/or the UBC Okanagan Indigenous Graduate Fellowship.
Applicant Information
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
Aboriginal Identity*

First NationsMétisInuitMember of Transborder Indigenous Nation (American Indian or Alaska Native)
Degree Information
Degree*
Program *
Program Stream/Theme*
MFA Stream*
Please select the faculty in which your supervisor has their primary appointment*
Personal Statement
Personal Statement*

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A written essay up to 500 words and should be constructed as a narrative or story in your own words. It should include:
- Your background and history, including your family, clan, Nation, community name, membership, etc.
- Your involvement with and contribution to Indigenous community (Note: Besides your home community, “community” can also be an organization, a program, or a different community to your own).
- Any other information that you think would be relevant for review.
Declaration
I hereby declare that the information on this application is, to the best of my knowledge, correct and complete in accordance with the UBC Student Code of Conduct and false information and identification would result in discipline for non-academic misconduct. I understand that the Dean of the College of Graduate Studies at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus reserves the right to revoke any scholarship offering resulting, where necessary, in the need for a student to withdraw from his/her degree program if any of the information in this application is found to be untrue, or if evidence of fraudulent submission of documentation is found.*

I have read and agree with the declaration.
Please verify that you are human*
Your personal information is collected under the authority of section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). Questions about the collection of this information may be directed to gradadmin.ubco@ubc.ca.
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UBC Okanagan Indigenous Personal Statement Form

Applicant Information

Degree Information

Personal Statement

Declaration