Spitz Family Awards for Indigenous Women
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
For Canadian Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, or Métis) women pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce at UBC Sauder, including direct-entry, transfer, and current BCom students who show academic achievement, community engagement, tenacity, leadership, and service.
The award is a guaranteed $10,000 per academic year (September to April), renewable for up to four years or until graduation, whichever is shorter. Additional needs-based funding may cover living costs and related expenses. Apply by emailing the Spitz Family Award application to Sauder, and self-identify as Indigenous and as a woman on the UBC application (or on Workday for current students).
The Spitz family created the award and Fellows Program with UBC Sauder and the Ch'nook Indigenous Business Education Initiative.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Spitz Family Award application submitted by email to Sauder
- Applicant must self-identify as Indigenous and as a woman on the UBC application, or in Workday if a current student.
- Available to direct-entry, transfer, and current BCom students.
- Additional needs-based funding may cover living costs and related expenses.