The Indigenous Graduate Fellowship (IGF) is offered by the University of British Columbia. The IGF is a multi-year fellowship offered to Master’s and doctoral Indigenous students. Several fellowships are awarded each year. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
We’re pleased to announce that RHSC MSc student Keyara Brody was selected this year as a recipient of the Indigenous Graduate Fellowship.
Keyara is an MSc student supervised by Dr.Brodie Sakakibara whose research focuses on disease self-management and telerehabilitation. Keyara’s specific research looks at sex and gender differences in social support for chronic disease self-management, in particular cardiovascular disease self-management, and is working towards a career focusing on Indigenous health and wellness.
Receiving the CGS-M is huge in terms of Keyara’s research! Keyara has funded herself in her education journey and this funding relieves some of the financial pressure so Keyara can truly focus on her research and learning.
Keyara is a hard working and dedicated researcher and student. Completely committed to her academics, Keyara enjoys being engaged in conversation and knowledge sharing with other scholars. She is grateful for this award as it will allow her to find the time and space to pursue interests outside of academia.
Congratulations, Keyara, on receiving the Indigenous Graduate Fellowship!