Open to all Aboriginal youth aged 14-19, priority will be given to youth are are actively playing a leadership role within their community. Designed to offer Aboriginal youth an opportunity to participate in Outward Bound, Canada's National Youth Leadership Scholarship Program. This scholarship is best suited to those students who are interested and invested in participating in an Outward Bound wilderness experience.
For questions, please contact: Laura Hood, at laura_hood@outwardbound.ca
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
BC Aboriginal Youth Social Enterprise Contest, Deadline to apply February 20.
Aboriginal youth are finding ways to build better futures for themselves and their communities. Through social enterprise, Aboriginal youth can develop a way to earn a meaningful living while bringing a much needed service or product to their communities in a way that also helps their communities and/or the environment.
The BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres’ (BCAAFC) annual Gathering Our Voices Aboriginal Youth Conference (GOV) has partnered with Urban Matters to co-host an Aboriginal Youth Social Enterprise Contest. The Sauder School of Business Centre for Social Innovation & Impact Investing at UBC is the delivery partner for the contest. Vancity Credit Union and the Rina M. Bidin Foundation are also sponsoring partners.
This contest will highlight the social enterprises that Aboriginal youth are developing throughout BC and encourage other Aboriginal youth to develop businesses that help their communities. The contest concludes with public presentations from contest finalists March 17 to 20, 2015 at the GOV 2015 conference in Prince George, B.C.
This contest will highlight social enterprises that Aboriginal youth, ages 14 – 29, are developing throughout BC. There are three categories: existing social enterprises, concept social enterprises and youth innovator award. Two cash prizes ($1,000 - $6,000) and expert business support will be awarded to two people or groups from each category.Deadline to apply: February 20, 4:00 PM
For more details use the following URL:
Monday, February 2, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
Summer Camp Opportunities for Aboriginal Students
The Mathematics Departments at UBC and SFU along with the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) are offering two summer camp opportunities for aboriginal students.
Both camps are free.
Transitional Summer Camp
This is for students transitioning from grade 7 to grade 8, the transition from elementary to high school. This five week summer camp will take place at Britannia Secondary. The main purpose of this camp is to help students to get ready for high school. Students will take 75 minutes instruction in math and English everyday in the morning and sport activities in the afternoon. The camp is free and the students will get $25 scholarship for good attendance and work ethics every week. There is more information in the attached registration form.
Emerging Aboriginal Scholars UBC/SFU High School Summer Camps - July 2nd to August 1st
This five week summer camp is for students currently attending grades 9 to 12. The main purpose of this camp is to help students with their academics and for them to get work experience at the university. Students take 90 minutes of math and English every day and three days a week they will be working with a faculty member in the area of their choice. Students will get $100 a week for 7.5 hours of work experience. The summer camp will take place at UBC or SFU (please indicate your preferred camp site on the application form). Last year we had students working with the nuclear accelerator, and working at labs in the physics and chemistry departments, among other opportunities.
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