FASS Syilx-Okanagan Graduate Teaching Fellowship

Incoming Syilx-Okanagan graduate students at UBC Okanagan are eligible for this merit-based fellowship, awarded to take stewardship of Syilx-Okanagan content-rich courses in the Community, Culture and Global Studies suite of offerings. The fellowship is valued at $10,000 per taught course, and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences anticipates awarding one or more fellowships per year, for a total of $50,000 across five courses.

There is no separate application. All applicants who submit a complete admission application by the deadline, who have identified as Aboriginal and are recognised as such by the Syilx Okanagan Nation, are automatically considered. The CCGS Indigenous Awards Committee determines recipients.

The fellowship is an Excellence Fund initiative supporting Indigenous graduate students in developing their capacity to teach Syilx-specific Interior Salishan content.