Faculty of Arts students among 2024 Indigenous Graduate Award recipients

The Faculty of Arts is proud to recognize graduate students who are among the 2024 recipients of the University of Calgary Indigenous Graduate Award Competition. These students join colleagues from across UCalgary in receiving funding that supports their academic work and success.

Faculty of Arts recipients of the 2024 University of Calgary Indigenous Graduate Award Competition are:

Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship

• Geordie Cowan, Master’s student, Drama
• Ryan Crosschild, PhD student, Political Science
• Shea Iles, Master’s student, Music
• Deedra Ladouceur, Master’s student, Drama
• James Tetreau, Master’s student, Anthropology
• Raela Thiemann, Master’s student, Clinical Psychology
• Erica Van Vugt, Master’s student, Archaeology
• Tori Wilde, Master’s student, Clinical Psychology

ii’ taa’poh’to’p Ahead of Tomorrow Graduate Scholarship

• Ryan Crosschild, PhD student, Political Science

ii’ taa’poh’to’p Graduate Scholarship

• Tori Wilde, Master’s student, Clinical Psychology

Read more about the award and this year’s winners on UCalgary News and in Arts Engage.

The 2025 Indigenous Graduate Award Competition is now open and runs until Oct. 15. All Indigenous graduate students are encouraged to apply through the Faculty of Graduate Studies website.