Meet the 2022 recipients of the FNIGC Student Bursary
Press Release
August 3, 2023
The First Nations Information Centre (FNIGC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 12th annual FNIGC National Student Bursary program. This year’s recipients are Coralie Niquay, Kianna Bear Hetherington, Tiffany McDougall and Tyler Dube. Each will receive $2,500 and free registration to FNIGC’s The Fundamentals of OCAP® online course, which is being relaunched this summer to mark the 25th anniversary of The First Nations Principles of OCAP®.
Established in 2011, and administered by FNIGC’s Education and Training unit, the FNIGC National Student Bursary is awarded each annually to exceptional First Nations students enrolled in college or university and studying in fields related to the advancement of First Nations data sovereignty. Recipients are chosen following a review of applications by a committee established by the FNIGC Board of Directors.
“For more than a decade, FNIGC has placed a priority on our ability to impact the lives of First Nations people in both direct and indirect ways. The FNIGC Student Bursary has been one of the core ways that we have effected direct change, by assisting the next generation in achieving a college or university education,” said Jonathan Plante, FNIGC’s CEO. “On behalf of everyone at FNIGC, congratulations to this year’s four bursary recipients and best of luck in your ongoing studies.”
THE 2022 BURSARY WINNERS
Coralie Niquay
Coralie Niquay is a Quebecker and Atikamekw from the community of Manawan. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience in 2021, and completed her master’s degree in Public Health at the University of Montreal in January 2023. Recently, she began her professional career with the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) as a Public Health Projects Advisor. She wishes to contribute to the well-being and self-determination in health of First Nations peoples.
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