APA Ontario's Student Bursaries: 2025 Survey

Post-Secondary Student Bursaries ~ apply by August 31, 2025 at 11:59pmEastern

You are eligible to apply for one of APA's student bursaries if you are:

- an APA Ontario member in good standing;

- a part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate student who is currently enrolled in courses pertaining to the study of cultural resource management and which are relevant to the discipline of Archaeology/CRM in Ontario and its closely related fields of knowledge (i.e. Indigenous studies, applied landscape GIS, etc);

- specific to the Indigenous Student Bursary -- you are affiliated with a First Nations, Métis or Inuit community

Award amount: $750. The funding from this spring round of bursaries can be used by you to support your 2025-26 tuition fees, or your 2025 summer course (like a reimbursement).

1.To inquire further about APA's student bursaries OR to start your application, include your name and email address here. If you are not starting your application now, you may scroll to the bottom and Submit. Otherwise, please continue to provide us with more information.(Required.)

2.Full name (as used in your APA membership):

3.Permanent address and preferred address of correspondence (e.g. mailing address and phone or email):

4.Name of school where you are taking courses or working on your degree:

5.Field/subdiscipline of study, plus examples of courses already taken and upcoming courses in your degree (field schools included!) -- or, for graduate students, your research/thesis topic -- that are relevant to cultural resource management:

6.If applying for the Indigenous Student Bursary, please include the name of your affiliated Nation:

7.Once you have entered the information in these fields, click on the Submit button below. If you wish, enter a comment or question about the bursary here.

Next, you will be contacted by APA and asked to provide:
- a brief statement of your experience and goals: 500 - 1,000 words outlining the your interests, experience (as a volunteer or paid employee) in Ontario archaeology and its related fields, plans (course of study, ideal employment stream) for the future, and affiliated First Nation, if applicable; and,
- two brief recommendations from (i) a professor/TA and (ii) an employer/supervisor/Band employee, who will be asked to speak to your archaeological/cultural heritage interests/knowledge/experience and future plans.

** We are pleased about your interest in APA's Student Bursaries and wish you well in your studies! Please work on your brief statement of interest and talk with your two referees about your bursary goals and we will talk more with you soon! **