KIA Graduation Award

The Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) supports and rewards Kitikmeot Beneficiaries who are seeking to improve their higher level of education and who want to increase their skills in the technical trades or other professions.

Graduation awards are provided to Kitikmeot Beneficiaries who successfully complete Grade 12 or postsecondary education. The size of the cash award varies with the level of education achieved, ranging from Gr. 12 to PHO program.

Graduation Awards

The graduation amount offered to a successful student is equal to the level of education achieved and is based on the following schedule:

Level of Achievement	Maximum Awarded
Grade 12 High School Diploma	$500.00
Nunavut High School Equivalency Diploma (i.e. GED)	$500.00
College or Technical School Certificate	$1,000.00
College or Technical School Dioloma	$2,500.00
Undergraduate Degree (ex. B.A, B.Sc., B.S.W)	$5,000.00
Masters Degree or Advanced Professional Dearee (ex. MBA, MD)	$5,000.00
Ph.D	$10,000.00

Students who have received a Graduation Award for completing the first year of a two-year college program (certificate year $1,000) will be eligible to receive a second graduation award upon receipt of a diploma for completing the second year of the program. However, the amount to be received will be pro-rated to $1,500 the second year. (Diploma Grad Award $2,500 - Certificate Award $1,000 = $1,500 diploma year)

Application Process

Graduation awards can be made within six (6) months of graduation, providing that the necessary documents accompany the applications (ex. Proof of graduation: official transcripts, certificate, diploma, degree)

Right of KIA

Click here to download a PDF copy of the KIA Graduation Award Fund Terms of Reference. The KIA reserves the right to change the Terms of Reference and limits the scholarship and graduation awards as they see fit. Funding is subject to availability on any given year. 

It is an offence to make false statements. The information that I have provided for the Graduation Award funding is true and complete to the best of my knowledge;

Applications for a KIA Graduation Award may be made at any time of the year, and are accessible only once per certificate, diploma or degree achieved. Applications for a Graduation Award must be submitted to KIA within 6 months from the completion of studies.

Students who have received a Graduation Award for completing the first year of a two-year college program (certificate year $1000) will be eligible to receive a second Graduation Award upon receipt of a diploma for completing the second year of the program. However, the amount to be received will be pro-rated to $1 SOD the second year. (Diploma Grad award $2500 - Certificate Grad award $ I 000 ... $1500 Diploma year)

All applications must be accompanied with supporting documents that demonstrate proof of graduation, such as a physical or electronic copy of a certificate, degree, diploma, or official transcripts confirming an applicant's eligibility to graduate from the course of study.