Scholarship Value $750

Number of Scholarships 1

YAEP is pleased to offer several scholarship opportunities for recent Yukon graduates. These scholarship amounts will be sent to the registrar of the institution of the successful candidates. The recipient of these scholarships will be determined by the Scholarship Selection Committee based on a criteria.

Elijah Smith was a highly respected leader of Yukon First Nations. As an Elder, he taught many Yukoners about the traditional ways of living of Yukon First Nations. Elijah Smith tabled the first land claim in Ottawa on behalf of Yukon First Nations.

• Applicants of Yukon First Nation ancestry will be considered first. If there are no Yukon First Nations applicants (as indicated on their applications), who also meet the criteria below, selection will be open to other applicants who meet the listed criteria.
• Applicants in a First Nations Studies program, or an Education program, or a Leadership Program (in that order) will be considered first.
• If there are no applicants who meet the first two considerations, the scholarship will be open to other applicants.
• Awarded based on:
  • Grade 12 Average (Weight 50%)
  • Participation in School Extra-Curricular Activities (Weight 25%)
  • Participation in Community-based Extra-Curricular Activities (Weight 25%)