Roger Carter Scholarship Awards

• Resume of career and education
• Transcripts of marks in law school

Who is eligible?

• Students of Native Canadian ancestry receiving a JD degree in Canada.
• Students of Indigenous Canadian ancestry entering second or third year of law school in Canada.

Eligible expenses

• Travel costs to attend the annual IBA conference
• Accommodation costs to attend the annual IBA conference

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada
• Saskatchewan residents may be given preference in a tie.

• Probable contribution as a lawyer to establishing the rights of Native people in Canada and solving problems faced by Native persons and their communities.
• Academic record in law studies.
• Preference may be given to a Saskatchewan resident if the committee cannot decide between eligible students.
• Past and expected contribution to furthering the needs, concerns and aspirations of native people and their communities in Canada.
• The student must be entering second or third year law.

• Apply in writing to the Indigenous Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Room 160 Law Building, 15 Campus Drive, Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6 Canada.
• Apply in writing to the Roger Carter Scholarship Trust Fund Committee, Indigenous Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Room 160 Law Building, 15 Campus Drive, Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6 Canada.
• Enclose a resume of career and education.
• Include academic record information and transcripts.
• Comment on the matters listed in criterion (a).
• Send the application by July 31.

• Applications are reviewed by a committee, which selects the award recipients.
• For one scholarship, if the committee cannot decide between two or more eligible students, preference may be given to a Saskatchewan resident.

• Applications for the Roger Carter Scholarship Awards must be made in writing.
• The application deadline is July 31.
• Applicants must enclose a resume of their career and education.
• Applicants must include transcripts with their application.