The NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) will be offering bursaries for two NunatuKavut Inuit students to complete the new Bachelor of Arctic and Sub Arctic Interdisciplinary Studies (BASIS) undergraduate program being offered through Memorial University’s Labrador Campus. The program starts in the 2024-25 academic year.
Bursaries will be for the full duration of the program, which is from three to three and a half years. The value of the bursary is $10,000 for the first year of study, and will be assessed each year thereafter.
What is the BASIS undergraduate program?
The Bachelor of Arctic and Subarctic Interdisciplinary Studies (BASIS) is a new undergraduate program within the School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies.
This unique program provides students with opportunities to pursue a full and complete undergraduate degree at the Labrador Campus, which integrates multiple ways of knowing and multiple disciplinary approaches and emphasizes Indigenous leadership.
Through a combination of classroom-based, land-based, and experiential learning opportunities, the BASIS program aims to create a hub of Northern-focused and Indigenous-led educational excellence that brings people together to work on the key challenges and priorities of the North and supports Innu, Inuit, and Indigenous self-determination, sovereignty, and resurgence in Labrador and across the North.
Learn more here.
Who is eligible for the bursary?
To be eligible for this bursary you must be unemployed or underemployed (working less than 20 hours per week). Successful applicants will be required to complete a work service agreement with NCC.
How will applications be assessed?
Applications will be assessed via an interview process that will examine the following elements:
- Connection to community and culture
- Your vision and approach to your studies in this program and how you will apply it to your career path
- Your willingness to work for communities in NunatuKavut when you complete the program and your areas of work interest in that context
How can I apply?
Interested students should first submit an application for program entrance to Memorial University. Apply here.
Students should then submit the following to NCC. Deadline is extended to June 4, 2024.
- an application for funding to NunatuKavut Community Council
- an essay outlining your interest in the program and why you think you would be a good fit for study and work in this area
Applications may be submitted by fax, email or hand delivered to:
Bobbie Lee Tuttauk
Manager of Employment and Skills Development
Address: 169 Hamilton River Road, Suite 102, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, A0P 1E0
Email: btuttauk@nunatukavut.ca
Fax: 709-896-0651