Indigenous Circle of Empowerment 2024-2025 application form

Before starting to fill out this application, you will need:

• your contact information
• a resume or curriculum vitae in Word format
• a short autobiography

To be considered for admission to the Indigenous Circle of Empowerment student leadership development program, you must:

• be an Indigenous (First Nations, Metis, Inuit) student in good academic standing (minimum GPA of 2.5)
• have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework
• maintain a course load of 9 credit hours during the Fall 2024 Term and 9 credit hours during the Winter 2025 Term.

 The criteria for selection include:

• a demonstrated potential as a leader
• a proven ability to successfully balance co-curricular involvement with a full-time course load (min. 60 per cent of a full course load unless accommodation is being provided)

We expect ICE members to:

1. be open-minded, inclusive, respectful and responsible
2. bring a positive attitude to all meetings and events 
3. attend ALL meetings, which will be scheduled Monday evenings listed in the accordion below.
4. Complete Speechcraft training
   • Speechcraft is delivered in four sessions that will take place on four evenings in January and February (see dates in corresponding accordion).
   • Attending Speechcraft is not required for students that have previously completed Speechcraft training.