Scholarship
Lesra Martin Student Changemaker Award
To be awarded to an outstanding full- or part-time Innis College undergraduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Arts & Science. To receive the award, the recipient can be either a returning or a graduating Innis College student. Recipients must be In Good Standing (CGPA of 1.5+). Strong preference will be given to Black student applicants. Recipients are those who effect change for Black lives using creative and innovative scholarship and/or co-curricular activity. Examples of scholarship could include digital social media projects, academic submissions, artistic installations, music compositions, and films. Examples of co-curricular activity could be the formation of a club, student programming initiatives, and/or equity and outreach efforts.
- Province
- Ontario
- Amount
- First year of award, value to be determined
- Awarded to
- Current students
- Action
- Application required
- Study type
- Full time
- Date posted
- Not available
- Deadline
- Not available
- Expiry date
- Not available
- Level of study
- Undergraduate
- Available to
- International students
- Criteria
- The award is designed to recognize student efforts that aim for: a shift in the public dialogue about productive ways to further inclusion; enhanced understanding of the dynamic dimensions of lived Black experience; expanding knowledge of how to address systemic barriers; and perhaps even recommendations for legislative or legal changes to guard against systemic barriers to Black lives.