Since 2014, the Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health has distributed hundreds of  thousands of dollars in awards to Indigenous students at UBC training to become health care practitioners and health researchers.

The Lindsay and Elizabeth Gordon awards were the first awards in UBC history to allow students from both the Vancouver and Okanagan campus to apply to the same award funding pool. These awards continue to be an important source of funding for Indigenous students at our Okanagan campus.

Eligibility

Self-identified Indigenous students who fall into one, or more, of the following categories are eligible to apply to our awards:

1. Are enrolled in a health program at UBC Vancouver or Okanagan
2. Are pursuing graduate level research that will making a meaning contribution to Indigenous health
3. Are not currently enrolled in a health program, but are interested in applying to a health program in the future
4. Are entering a UBC program directly from high school, or who are returning to their studies after a break

Indigenous students at the Okanagan campus are only eligible to apply to the Lindsay and Elizabeth Gordon awards.