Annually
Jim Bourque Scholarship
Award amount
$1k
Deadline
Wed, Jul 8, 2026
Time to apply
60+ min
Awards
1 award
Eligibility
- Enrolled in post-secondary training in Education, Environmental Studies, Indigenous Knowledge or Telecommunications.
- A Canadian Indigenous student.
- Financial need.
- Relevance of study to the scholarship.
- Applicants achievements.
- Return on investment.
- Overall presentation of the application.
Description
This scholarship honours the legacy of the late Hon. James W. Bourque, PC. Born in Wandering River, Alberta, Bourque was of Cree and Métis background. At the age of 18 he was elected president of an association of hunters and trappers in Fort Chipewyan before working as a park warden in Wood Buffalo National Park from 1955 to 1963. He served as president of the Métis Association of the Northwest Territories from 1980 to 1982, was deputy minister of renewable resources for the government of the Northwest Territories from 1982 to 1991 and chairman of the Northwest Territories' Commission for Constitutional Development. In 1984 he founded the Fur Institute of Canada, serving as its chairman for four years. He was named co-director of policy for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People in 1994. On July 1, 1992 he was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
Provided by University of Calgary
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