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Undergraduate:

February 16th
 
 

Graduate:

Fall: June 1st
Winter: October 1st
Summer: March 1st 
Indigenous CREATE is a training program for Indigenous students working in the environmental sector and international students doing community-led research environmental research with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada and other Indigenous communities around the world.

Students interested in the Indigenous CREATE program must be enrolled at one of the three participating universities (The University of Manitoba, Lakehead University, Athabasca University, University of Calgary, and UCN). DO NOT FORGET TO ATTACH PROOF OF ENROLMENT OR AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO YOUR APPLICATION AS A PDF. For Lakehead students, a Letter of Offer will also be accepted.

Please name your PDF in the following format: 

First and Last Name_Type of Application_Type of proof_Date.pdf

Example: Jane Dear_Undergraduate Application_Accaptance Letter_January 2024.pdf

On the application, we ask you to reflect on the program’s research areas and how they connect to your research interests. The main Indigenous CREATE research areas are: 

  1. Water quality.
  2. Traditional use plants or medicines.
  3. Traditional use fish or wildlife.
  4. Indigenous-led and community-based monitoring.
  5. Networking, outreach, and communications with and for Indigenous communities.
  6. Participatory and community-led evaluation of programs related to the environment.

When you submit your application you will see a notification on the screen that your application was successfully submitted. If you are taken back to this screen it means you did not complete all the mandatory fields and your application was not submitted. Please complete all mandatory fields indicated with a red asterisk.

Application packages will be submitted online to the Indigenous CREATE program coordinator. If you have any questions about the program or the application process, please contact the program coordinator at eclinfo@umanitoba.ca.

Thank you, and good luck to all applicants!  

Indigenous CREATE Undergraduate Application

Indigenous CREATE Undergraduate Application
Trainee Name
Trainee Name
First
Last
Host University
This field is required. If you do not know, please contact us for assistance.
Undergraduate Student status (choose both if applicable)
Choose one:
Research Statement

(250-word max) 

In this statement please include: 

  • A description of your undergraduate thesis project,
  • How your research question aligns with one or more of the Indigenous CREATE research objectives (see above),
  • What impacts your research with Indigenous CREATE will have, and 

You may also include what types of training opportunities you would like to see offered through the Indigenous CREATE program.

Will you be conducting interviews for your project?
If yes, have you applied for ethics?
Reflection

(250-word max)

The Indigenous CREATE program intends to create training opportunities for students who want to better understand ongoing changes in the environment by participating in research projects. Please explain why you feel you should be part of this program. This may include reflecting on:

  • Your own Indigeneity,
  • Experiences you have had working with Indigenous communities (this may include courses you have taken, land-based experiences, etc.),
  • How your research will contribute to the Indigenous communities you will be working with, and
  • Work experience in the environmental sector.
(for any works cited in the text)

Maximum file size: 2.1MB

**For your application to be considered, all applicants must provide a PDF with either your proof of enrollment or your acceptance letter to one of the three participating universities (the University of Manitoba, UCN and Lakehead University).**

Maximum file size: 2.1MB

Did your advisor connect you with the community/ communities you will be working with?

Maximum file size: 2.1MB

This program is funded by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). 

Indigenous CREATE Graduate Application

Indigenous CREATE Graduate Application
Trainee Name
Trainee Name
First
Last
Host University
Graduate Student status (choose both if applicable)
Graduate Program
Choose one:
Have you received other funding or scholarships for this research?
Research Statement

(500-word max) 

In this statement please include: 

  • A description of your thesis project,
  • How your research relates to the environmental sector,
  • How your research question aligns with one or more of the Indigenous CREATE research objectives (see above),
  • What impacts your research with Indigenous CREATE will have, and 

You may also include what types of training opportunities you would like to see offered through the Indigenous CREATE program.

Will you be conducting interviews for your project?
If yes, have you applied for ethics?
Reflection

(500-word max)

The Indigenous CREATE program intends to create training opportunities for students who want to better understand ongoing changes in the environment by participating in research projects. Please explain why you feel you should be part of this program. This may include reflecting on:

  • Your own Indigeneity,
  • Experiences you have had working with Indigenous communities (this may include courses you have taken, land-based experiences, etc.),
  • How your research will contribute to the Indigenous communities you will be working with, and
  • Work experience in the environmental sector.
(for any works cited in the text)

Maximum file size: 2.1MB

**For your application to be considered, all applicants must provide a PDF with either your proof of enrollment or your acceptance letter to one of the three participating universities (the University of Manitoba, UCN and Lakehead University).**

Maximum file size: 2.1MB

Maximum file size: 2.1MB

This program is funded by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).