Inuit Art Foundation seeks scholarship applicants
The Watt Scholarship provides $2,500 to support Inuit in their pursuit of post-secondary studies in Inuit art and culture
This art installation, called Katajjausivallaat, includes suspended stone sculptures accompanied by a sound-art piece grounded in throat singing. It’s by the Montreal-based Inuit artist Niap (Nancy Saunders), who was the 2017-18 recipient of the Inuit Art Foundation’s Watt Scholarship. (Photo courtesy of Oboro/Romain Guilbault)
The Inuit Art Foundation is now accepting applications for its Watt Scholarship.
The scholarship is awarded annually to two Inuit post-secondary students with a demonstrated interest in Inuit art, history and culture. Each scholarship is worth $2,500.
“The IAF is committed to supporting the next generation of Inuit scholars, writers, curators and cultural workers, and the Watt Scholarship has been helping do that since 1997,” said the Inuit Art Foundation’s executive director, Alysa Procida, in a news release. “We are glad to be deepening that support this year.”
The scholarship is delivered through Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards program, to which the IAF has donated.
“This partnership is another step in the direction of supporting Inuit students to achieve their potential,” said Roberta Jamieson, president and CEO of Indspire. “We are grateful for the support of the IAF and for the work they are doing to advance Inuit achievement and education.”
The deadline to apply is Feb. 1.
You can apply online on the Indspire website.
For more information, contact scholarships@inuitartfoundation.org.
It would be great if there were scholarships dedicated to math and science related work too.
Just do a search about schaolarships and bursuries. There are hundreds of them and they give out thousands n thousands.