2026 Faculty ISSP Application Form

The Indigenous Summer Scholars Program is a 12-week Research training program that engages Indigenous undergraduates (or recent graduates) in a variety of scholarly, collaborative, and community-based research projects. The program may be extended by up to four weeks, for a total program length of 16 weeks, if the student is also receiving USRA funding.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies will fund student stipends of up to $6,000 each for up to ten approved projects. Please refer to the funding section of this form for additional details.

If you would like to host an ISSP scholar, please complete this form by March 9, 2026.

If you have any questions please email issp@uwinnipeg.ca.

Researcher Information
Researcher 1 Name Researcher 1 Name First Last
Researcher 1 Department
Researcher 1 Email
Is there another researcher to add to this project?

Is there another researcher to add to this project? Yes No
Researcher 2 Information
Researcher 2 Name Researcher 2 Name First Last
Researcher 2 Department
Researcher 2 Email
Project Information
Project Title
Project Description
Please add a 250-word summary of your research project.
Scholar Participation
Please provide an overview of the type of participation the scholar is expected to undertake if selected for this project.
Are you nominating a student to join your project as part of the ISSP program, or do you wish for the Faculty of Graduate Studies to pair you with a student applicant?

Are you nominating a student to join your project as part of the ISSP program, or do you wish for the Faculty of Graduate Studies to pair you with a student applicant? I am nominating a student. I wish to be paired with a student applicant.
Student Nomination

Please complete the information below to nominate a student/graduate for the ISSP. Once you submit this form, your nominee will receive an email informing them of the nomination and asking them to complete the ISSP Scholar Application form.
Nominee Name Nominee Name First Last
Nominee Email
Please explain in the box below why the nominee is a good candidate for the Indigenous Summer Scholars Program.
Funding Information

The Faculty of Graduate Studies will fund student stipends of up to $6,000 each for up to ten projects.

The contribution from the Faculty of Graduate Studies will vary for students and researchers who are also funded via a USRA.

Please select the intended project length and funding from below.
Project Length and Funding Information

Project Length and Funding Information 12-week ISSP (non-USRA) scholar ($6,000 from the Faculty of Graduate Studies) 14-week ISSP/USRA Scholar ($6,000 NSERC USRA + $3,187.50 from the Faculty of Graduate Studies) 15-week ISSP/USRA scholar ($6,000 NSERC/USRA + $3,843.75 by Faculty of Graduate Studies) 16-week ISSP/USRA Scholar ($6,000 NSERC/USRA + $4,500 by Faculty of Graduate Studies)
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2026 Faculty ISSP Application Form

2026 Faculty ISSP Application Form

Researcher Information

Researcher 2 Information

Project Information

Student Nomination

Funding Information

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