Arcadis IBI Group Partners with Indspire to Launch New Indigenous Scholarship
Arcadis IBI Group Joins Indspire’s 共建光明未来计划 to Support Indigenous Students Across Canada
多伦多, ON (2022年10月24日) -全球设计和技术公司, Arcadis IBI Group (“Arcadis IBI” or the “公司”) has announced the launch of a new scholarship for Indigenous students in collaboration with Indspire, an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of First Nations, 因纽特人和姆萨迪斯人. The scholarship will provide funds to post-secondary students learning architecture, 工程, 城市规划, 或加拿大各地的土著语言.
自2004年以来, Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures program has provided more than $153 million in financial support to First Nations, 因纽特人 and Métis students across Canada to assist the completion of their post-secondary education. Arcadis IBI Group’s collaboration with Indspire will support the next generation of Indigenous students to influence the way our communities are designed and built. As part of Arcadis IBI’s commitment to the Principles of Reconciliation in Canada, the 公司 is committed to providing opportunities for Indigenous students within the AEC industry.
“Arcadis IBI looks forward to supporting and celebrating the educational goals and achievements of First Nations, 因纽特人, and Métis students from across our shared lands through Indspire’s 共建光明未来计划主任和副主任说. Practice Lead, 体系结构 and Chair, Indigenous Engagement Steering Committee, 希瑟出身低微的.
The next Indigenous scholarship application deadline is November 1, 2022, 提交日期为二月一日, 2023(访问 我们的奖学金页面 了解更多信息). To learn more about Arcadis IBI’s commitment to Indigenous communities, please visit our 土著参与和关系网页.
“This scholarship marks one of many endeavours Arcadis IBI has taken to enhance its work towards the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s Call to Action 92, which calls on corporate entities to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous 人s as a reconciliation framework,” said Chief Operations Director and Chief Diversity Officer, 奥黛丽雅各.
Alongside launching an Indigenous-focused scholarship supported by Indspire, Arcadis IBI将继续保持其多样性, Inclusion and Belonging scholarship recognizing the contributions of the Black community to the STEAM (science, 技术, 工程, 艺术, 和数学)学科. These ongoing initiatives are important examples of Arcadis IBI’s Global Diversity, 包容和归属感战略和政策正在实施.
For more information and/or to connect with Arcadis IBI Group, please contact Andrea Berry at media_relations@jpshy.com.
