The Indigenous Student Leader Award is an entrance scholarship from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. It supports one incoming student who will begin the Full-Time MBA in Toronto.
Selection is tied to the MBA admission decision and is based on merit. The award focuses on undergraduate academic excellence, leadership, and active involvement in the Indigenous community; financial need may receive additional consideration.
Benefits & funding
- The recipient receives CAD 25,000.
- Payment is spread over two years, or three years for a student enrolled in a dual-degree program.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be entering the first year of Rotman’s Full-Time MBA.
- Applicants must self-identify as Indigenous, defined by Rotman as the Original People of Turtle Island, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people of Canada.
- Applicants must demonstrate undergraduate academic excellence, strong leadership qualities, and active involvement in the Indigenous community.
- Full-Time MBA admission requires a recognized four-year undergraduate degree or equivalent with at least a 3.0 GPA or mid-B average in the final year.
- The MBA normally requires at least two years of full-time work experience; applicants to some combined degrees are excepted.
- Applicants must also meet the MBA’s English-proficiency and GMAT or GRE requirements unless an official exemption applies.
- The award page states no separate citizenship or residency requirement; its stated identity requirement still applies.
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Application process
- 1Create an account in Rotman’s Full-Time MBA application portal and choose an admissions round.
- 2Submit the MBA application with the required components, including scanned transcripts, test scores, a resume, and two professional references.
- 3Complete the timed written assessment within seven days after receiving the invitation.
- 4No separate award application is required; Rotman assesses MBA applications for entrance-award eligibility and makes this award at admission.
Program timeline
Round 1 application deadline
September 16, 2026
Round 2 application deadline
November 11, 2026
Round 3 application deadline
January 13, 2027
Round 4 application deadline
March 10, 2027
Final application deadline
May 5, 2027
At admission
Award decision