4KPi Award for Black and Indigenous Students in Mathematics

Two awards, valued at $12,566.37 each, will be provided annually to deserving Black or Indigenous students entering Year One of any co-op undergraduate degree program within the Faculty of Mathematics (excluding Software Engineering) in full-time studies. For the purpose of this scholarship, an Indigenous person is one who is a citizen or member of a First Nations community (Status/Non-Status), Métis, and/or Inuit. Candidates must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a protected person in Canada. Selection is based on the application statement wherein students are asked to describe the impact this award will have on their pursuit of postsecondary studies. Interested students should submit an online application by April 15. This fund was made possible by Jay Biskupski (BMATH ’81) and Catherine Imrie. Their hope is to reduce financial stress for first-year marginalized students, giving them a more equitable playing field.