Shemilt Family Indigenous Literature Award

For a student who has shown, in a properly documented essay, an outstanding interpretation of an Indigenous work

Award at a glance

Value

Varies

Type

Award

Open Date

January 1, 2025

Deadline

April 15, 2025

Eligibility

All students

Donor

The Shemilt Family

Number of Awards

1

Award description

This award recognizes a student who has shown, in a properly documented essay, an outstanding interpretation of an Indigenous work (essay, novel, short story, poem, song, ceremony, film, or piece of orature). Preference is given to an Indigenous student.

Criteria

You must:

  • be enrolled in an English course during the current offering or academic calendar year.
  • submit an application and attach their work as a pdf, and please double-space that work. Please omit your name from this document, but add your student number (C number) into the header of each page of the document. Include only work that has been written for an English class at Camosun during the appropriate academic year.

Applications open January 1, 2025

Questions

If you have any further questions, please contact your instructor, call 250-370-3298 or email artsci@camosun.ca.

Thank you to our donor

The Shemilt Family