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2022/2023 Scholarships

Baffinland remains committed to education and training for Inuit in North Baffin communities and across Nunavut. We support and encourage the pursuit of post-secondary education and recognize the importance of learning and development as a pillar to the ongoing development of Nunavummiut. We are proud of you as you continue your journey through post-secondary education. Your continued success means success for Nunavut and our communities. Scholarships are one benefit that Baffinland provides annually through Article 8.8.2 of the Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA).

For 2022/2023, five scholarships, in the amount of $5,000 each, will be awarded in the following educational areas:

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The five priority areas were selected in consideration of Baffinland’s Mission, Vision and Values. Many have direct relevance to the many career choices available at Baffinland.

Click the area of study above for full details on available scholarships and examples of the many career choices available at Baffinland.

Application Form and Guidelines
English Post-secondary Scholarship Application Form and Guidelines

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2022/2023 ᐃᓕᓐᓂᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ

ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᕿᖅᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐅᖓᖕᓇᖓᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓕᒫᒥ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕗᒍᑦ ᑎᓕᕆᐅᕆᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᐅᐱᒋᕙᑦᑎᒋᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᔭᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕗᓪᓗ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ ᐱᕚᓐᓕᕈᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑉᐸᒃᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᒍ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 8.8.2 ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕝᕚᓐᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎ (IIBA).  

2022/2023−ᒥ, ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ, ᐊᑭᖃᖅᑐᑦ $5,000-ᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦ, ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᖏᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ.

ᓇᕿᓪᓗᒍᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᑖᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒃᑑᑏᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᕐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ.

Application Form and Guidelines
Inuktitut Post-secondary Scholarship Application Form and Guidelines

Eligibility

Open to Nunavut Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement. Priority will be given in the following order:

• Inuit applicants from Sanirajak, Igloolik, Clyde River, Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay
• Inuit from the Qikiqtani region
• Inuit from the rest of Nunavut

How to Apply

Along with completing the form, you must also submit the following:

• A letter from you (Letter of Intent), to the Baffinland Corporation Academic Scholarship Committee introducing yourself with the following information:
  • Your field(s) of study
  • Educational level achieved to date (GPA or grade average to be noted)
  • Community or volunteer activities you have undertaken
  • Please tell us why this scholarship is important for you to continue your studies
  • Why you want to take the program/training and how will it be used in your career plan
• A copy of your latest school transcript
• A copy of your resume

Application Deadline
The deadline for applications is January 27, 2023.

For more information regarding our scholarships, please contact us.

Operations at the Mary River Project involves multiple sites and a wide range of activities. To manage the Mary River Project, Baffinland has developed a suite of management and monitoring plans that ensures the Project operates in a manner that protects Project personnel and the environment while promoting positive impacts.

In September, 2013, Baffinland and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) entered into the Mary River Project Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA). The IIBA is a legally-binding contract that provides Mary River Project-related benefits for Nunavummiut of the northern Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin) Region and describes the roles and responsibilities of Baffinland and the QIA in implementing its provisions. Benefits flowing to Nunavummiut from the Mary River Project include financial participation in Mary River Project revenues, guarantees relating to employment and training, business opportunities and Inuit content in contracts, and the establishment of funds for education and training, wildlife compensation, business capacity and community wellness. The IIBA is intended to form the basis of a positive and enduring relationship between Baffinland, the QIA and the Nunavummiut of the northern Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin) Region. It reflects Baffinland’s commitment to working in cooperation and collaboration with Nunavummiut to achieve mutual benefit throughout the life of the Mary River Project.

Baffinland reports regularly to the QIA on the performance of its obligations through quarterly reports and an annual IIBA Implementation Report. In addition, QIA and Baffinland jointly host an Annual Project Review Forum to provide information on the progress of IIBA implementation to representatives of the five northern Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin) Region communities of Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Arctic Bay, Sanirajak and Igloolik.
 

Baffinland is committed to timely, meaningful and culturally appropriate engagement with the communities potentially affected by the Mary River Project in order to promote the sustainable development of the operation. In particular, Baffinland believes in the critical importance of developing and maintaining constructive and positive relationships with the North Baffin communities of Pond Inlet, Igloolik, Clyde River, Sanirajak and Arctic Bay, as well as with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. Through a proactive approach to stakeholder engagement, Baffinland strives to maximize the social and economic benefits flowing to Nunavummiut, the communities and the region, and to identify and mitigate any adverse environmental effects of the Project. Stakeholder engagement activities include community tours, public meetings, participation in Working Groups, employee and community surveys, career fairs and technical workshops. In addition, Baffinland contributes to a wide range of community activities and sponsors an annual scholarship and laptop donation program.

Baffinland has obtained a significant amount of authorizations, permits and licences from multiple regulatory agencies and stakeholders to operate the Mary River Project. Key authorizations and licences issued to the Project include NIRB Project Certificate No. 005 issued by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB), Commercial Lease (No. Q13C301) with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and Type “A” and “B” Water Licences issued by the Nunavut Water Board (NWB). These authorizations listed above along with other permits and regulations, require Baffinland to report on various aspects of Project operations throughout the year. Baffinland produces a NIRB Annual Report that provides performance against the Commitments in the Project Certificate and a QIA/NWB Annual Report that documents performance on meeting environmental requirements in the Water Licence and Commercial Lease.
 

The earth’s atmosphere and its impact on our everyday lives has only become more evident over the last several decades. From weather to air quality, Baffinland is engaged in multiple monitoring programs focused on investigating and monitoring Mary River Project effects and the changing Arctic climate. Current monitoring topics include: dust, noise, climate, emissions and air quality.
 

The land, its history and the wildlife it supports, plays a vital role in Nunavummiut culture and lifestyle. Baffinland recognizes the land’s importance and engages in several monitoring programs each year. Collaborating with local communities and Arctic researchers, Baffinland monitors the potential effects of Mary River Project operations and climate change on the Arctic’s changing landscape. Monitoring topics currently include: caribou, vegetation, dust, birds, and archeology.