Applications are now being accepted for Brock\u2019s Horizon Graduate Student Scholarship \u2014 a fund that will provide $1 million to high-achieving graduate students from Black, Indigenous, People of Colour and other under-represented groups.<\/p>\n
The scholarship will provide 20 students each year for the next 10 years with a one-time award of $5,000 and help to ensure the University continues to attract top researchers and students from various fields while building a diverse and inclusive university community.<\/p>\n
\u201cFostering a culture of inclusivity, accessibility, reconciliation and decolonization is a priority and pillar within the Strategic Plan approved by our University Senate and Board,\u201d said Brock President Gervan Fearon. \u201cThis scholarship is directly aimed at advancing this goal and priority.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is my hope that this scholarship will encourage and support students from Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) students and under-represented groups to explore research-based graduate studies and contributing to the Canada\u2019s desire to build inclusive institutions and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2018, Brock established a new Institutional Strategic Plan that, in part, prioritizes fostering a campus culture of accessibility, reconciliation, decolonization and inclusivity. The Horizon Graduate Scholarship provides an important step towards achieving these objectives.<\/p>\n
The scholarship is open to any graduate student in a research-based program who self-identifies as an individual in an under-represented group. This is not limited to the Canadian federal designations<\/a>, but also individuals identified by Brock\u2019s Office of Human Rights and Equity<\/a>.<\/p>\n Suzanne Curtin, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, is pleased to see the University make this significant investment in graduate students.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of my goals as Dean of Graduate Studies is to remove barriers and provide supports for under-represented groups of students,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Horizon Scholarship will provide graduate students the opportunity to pursue a research-based graduate program and contribute to Brock\u2019s pool of globally relevant student research.\u201d<\/p>\n