Memorial Scholarships

Deadline: February 8, 2020

Anishinaabemowin-Teg Inc. is pleased to continue memorial scholarships. All students studying Aniahinaabemowin are encouraged to apply. Students can be in master-apprentice programs, community classes or in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary school classes.

There will be an awards banquet Friday evening and to keep the ceremony simple we ask that scholarship winners be prepared to say something simple and from the heart, something they know so naturally and well that it is clear the language is alive within them. Teachers and mentors can help by having practice conversations with students, talking about the recording submitted to use each word in different ways and generally helping students speak naturally with confidence and without reading or memorization.

Past Winners and Honarable Mentions

Scholarship Awards are in memory of our Language Keepers. All were outstanding advocates, supporters and teachers of Anishinaabemowin. See past Winners and Honorable Mentions.

See Past Winners

Criteria:

Must be presently enrolled in a language course;
Must be enrolled as a full time student;
Good attendance;
Involvement in community and/or extra curricular activities;
Recommended by an Education Counselor, Teacher, Elder, Principal and or Vice-Principal;
Dedicated to maintain the continuum of Anishinaabemowin.

Selection Procedure:

All applications are screened and reviewed by the ATeg Scholarship Review Committee.

Presentation of Awards:

The recipients for all scholarships will be notified two weeks after applications are due. Each scholarship recipient will be invited to attend one of the two scholarship banquets to be held during the conference.

Note: Once the applicant is accepted the student is required to do a 3 minutes speech at the conference. Speech stating the following in Anishinaabemowin:

Name
Clan (if known: also Mother Clan)
Parent / Parents
First Nation or tribal affiliation
One sentence: (why Anishinaabemowin is important and how it gives the student a sense of pride.)

Before you Begin

You will need:

Name
Email
Address
School
Language classes taken
Name of Anishinaabemowin Teacher(s)
How will you use Anishinaabemowin in the future?
Letter of recommendation from the Education Counselor, Teacher, Elder, Principal or Vice Principal (PDF or Word format)
Copies of awards, certificates, diplomas or other supporting documents which highlight your achievements (PDF or Word format)
3 Minute Audio file speech on why you feel the Anishinaabemowin is important and talk about ways of learning the language effectively (MP3 format)
Most recent semester grades (PDF or Word format)

NOTE: The entire process should take less than five minutes. If you experience any technical difficulties with the uploads and submission we recommend that you exit the site and retry your submission. Please be sure you receive an email confirming your submission.

Your Name(required)
Age(required)
Grade(required)
Email(valid email required)
Street Address One(required)
Street Address Two
State or Province(required)
ZIP or Postal Code(required)
Country(required)
Name of School(required)
Language classes taken(required)
Name of Anishinaabemowin Teacher(s)
How will you use Anishinaabemowin in the future?(required)
Letter of recommendation from the Education Counselor, Teacher, Elder, Principal or Vice Principal;(required)
Copies of awards, certificates, diplomas or other supporting documents which highlight your achievements
3 Minute MP3 Audio file speech (in Anishinaabemowin) on why you feel the language is important, how you learned it, and how you use it now.(required)
Most recent semester grades