Scholarships Available
UINR, in partnership with Georgia Pacific and Port Hawkesbury Paper, has $15,000 in scholarships available to students in Cape Breton’s Mi’kmaq communities. Studies in Forestry, Science, Technology and Natural Resources are all eligible. Please download the applications here: Port Hawkesbury Paper and UINR Scholarship Fund (5) $1,000 Port Hawkesbury Paper and UINR Forestry Scholarship $5,000...
Congratulations Simon!
Simon Silliboy, Eskasoni is the proud recipient of not one, not two, but three UINR schlorships this year! Every year UINR teams up with partners Georgia Pacific and NewPage to offer schlorsips to Mi’kmaq students in Unama’ki. Simon just graduated from Cape Breton University with his Bachelor of Science degree in biology. He is now...
Scholarship winners
Every year, UINR awards $15,000 in scholarships to Unama’ki students interested in science, technology and forestry. Funding for these scholarships is provided by New Page and Georgia Pacific. This year, scholarships were awarded to: (left to right) Teedaze Paul ($2000), Katherine Denny ($1000), Trudy Paul ($1000). Missing from photo: Christina Fraser ($2000), Janice Basque (2000),...
Students cash in
This year, UINR will be awarding $15,000 in scholarships to deserving Mi’kmaq students in Unama’ki. Every year, UINR awards scholarships to students who are pursuing studies in Science or Forestry-related fields. Along with our partners, NewPage and Georgia Pacific, UINR’s scholarships support Mi’kmaq students from the five Unama’ki communities. The Georgia Pacific and UINR Scholarships...
Scholarship winners
Eskasoni’s Angela Morris was the big winner when a series of cholarships were awarded to Unama’ki Science, Technology, and Natural Resources students.  There are three separate scholarship categories–the Stora Enso/UINR Scholarship Fund, Stora Enso/UINR Forestry Scholarships and the Georgia Pacific/UINR Scholarships. Here are the winners: Georgia Pacific/UINR ($1,000): Lindsay Marshall, Membertou; Janice Basque, Waycobah; Angela...