Aboriginal Nursing

 

2012 TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund 

 

 

Deadline for submission: March 31, 2012.

 

 

The TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund will support First Nation Status or Non-status, Inuit or Métis* nurses at the Bachelor, Master’s, PhD and Nurse Practitioner levels. This fund aims to support Canadian Aboriginal nursing students who intend to practice nursing preferably in Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal health settings or any health settings.

 

*First Nation Status, Non-status, Inuit or Métis ancestry can be demonstrated in any of the following ways:

• Status card for First Nations applicants
• Band/Treaty card
• Letter from band chief or mayor, or band office for First Nations applicants
• Métis membership card, OR recognizable proof of connection to parent(s) or grand-parent(s) with a Métis membership card, through a long-form birth certificate or baptism certificate demonstrating that relationship (photocopies are acceptable).
• Inuit beneficiary card
• Students who are non-status First Nation must send a photocopy of the band card issued to parents or grandparents along with a long-form birth certificate or baptism certificate clearly demonstrating their relationship to the individual listed on the band card.

 

Baccalaureate level

 

• Be of First Nation Status or Non-status, Inuit or Métis*
• Be studying in Canada at a Canadian University or College, enrolled in a 2^nd year (or beyond) Bachelor degree
• Be able to produce a transcript of grades from a post-secondary educational institution (in nursing or another discipline).

 

Masters level

 

Eligibility criteria at the Master's level

  

 Applicants must:

• Be of First Nation Status or Non-status, Inuit or Métis*
• Be studying in Canada at a Canadian University or College, enrolled in a Masters degree.
• Be able to produce a transcript of grades from their last level of study
• Be RNs enrolled in a Master of Nursing Program or in a nursing program which will qualify them to become RNs at the Master’s level 

 

 

Doctoral level

 

Eligibility criteria at the PhD level

 

 Applicants must:

• Be of First Nation Status or Non-status, Inuit or Métis*
• Be studying in Canada at a Canadian University or College, enrolled in a PhD degree.
• Be able to produce a transcript of grades from their last level of study
• Be normally enrolled in Nursing PhD, or a health related field if thisthat will impact advancing inadvancement in nursing.
• Please note that RNs doing thesis work are also eligible.

 

 

Nurse Practitioner level

 

Eligibility criteria at the Nurse Practitioner level

 

• Be of First Nation Status or Non-status, Inuit or Métis*
• Be studying in Canada at a Canadian University or College, enrolled in a Nurse Practitioner degree.
• Applicants must be able to produce a transcript of grades from their last level of study

 

 

 

 Reporting Obligations for Successful Candidates

 

            You need to submit by the end of November 2012:

1. Progress Report

2. Proof of registration and acceptance to the second term.
    

   Please check this link for information  Guidelines to completing the Progress Report
    

            You need to submit by April 30th 2013:

1. Final Report

2. Final transcript