In August 2022, COPPUL (The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries) announced its partnership with Indspire to offer an Indigenous Student award to aspiring Indigenous librarians and archivists. Indspire is a national Indigenous registered charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities.

A total of $44,000 annually will be offered for the COPPUL Indigenous Student Award within Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships, and Awards Program. The intention of this award is to support Indigenous students interested in pursuing a career in libraries or archives within Western Canada’s library community. The award will be offered to Indigenous students from Western Canada entering their first or second year of an ALA-accredited master’s program or equivalent in Library and Information or Archival Studies at a post-secondary institution in Canada or abroad via an online program.

There are two awards at $22,000 each, with the opportunity for renewal in the second year of study.

The Archer Library and Archives is proud to be a contributing member to this award.

More info at the COPPUL website here: https://coppul.ca/news/coppul-indigenous-student-award/

1st Award Recipient: https://coppul.ca/news/winner-of-coppul-indigenous-award/