Resource and Community Development - Rio Tinto Diavik Community Scholarship Fund
Student Award Fund
Award: Resource and Community Development – Rio Tinto Diavik Community Scholarship Fund
Eligibility
Residency: Residents of the Northwest Territories or Kitikmeot region of Nunavut of at least twelve consecutive months
Field of Study: Pursuing post-secondary studies related to resource development or community development
Priority will be given to Indigenous applicants, and/or applicants pursuing a graduate program related to mining or resource development.
Recipients can receive a Rio Tinto Diavik Community Scholarship a maximum of twice in their lifetime.
Eligibility
Residency: Residents of the Northwest Territories or Kitikmeot region of Nunavut of at least twelve consecutive months
Field of Study: Pursuing post-secondary studies related to resource development or community development
Priority will be given to Indigenous applicants, and/or applicants pursuing a graduate program related to mining or resource development.
Recipients can receive a Rio Tinto Diavik Community Scholarship a maximum of twice in their lifetime.
Amount Available: $3,000
Application Process
Individuals interested in applying must create a profile on our scholarship application portal. Once your profile is created, you will need to complete our eligibility quiz and then submit an application for the student award. Applications will be made available during our scholarship intake season, every spring.
If you have any questions, please email grants@ykcf.ca or call 867-446-4527.
2 April, 12:01 PM
Scholarship application portal opens.
31 May, 11:59 PM
Scholarship application portal closes.
Mid-to-Late July
Funding distributed to scholarship recipients.
History of the Fund
In 2013, Rio Tinto Diavik Diamond Mine Inc. established the Community Scholarship Fund to assist individuals pursuing a career in mining or resource development. In 2015, the scholarship branched into Mining and Mining Support. In 2019, a third branch was added for women and gender diverse people in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). In 2025, the Fund was restructured into 4 distinct streams. As a result, Mining and Mining Support were merged into the Resource and Community Development stream.
Past Recipients
- 2024: James Rose (Mining) & Hillary Huynh (Mining Support)
- 2023: Alison Devitt (Mining Support)
- 2022: Allan Vickers (Mining) & Zoe Clark (Mining Support)
- 2021: Stephanie Bourgeois (Mining) & Trisa Ngo (Mining Support)
- 2020: Patrick Adzin Jr. (Mining), Gillian McNaughton (Mining), Kelvin Kotchilea (Mining Support), Nancy Ngo (Mining Support)
- 2019: Nancy Ngo (Mining) & Trisa Ngo (Mining Support)
- 2018: Stéphane Careen (Mining) & Johanna Stewart (Mining Support)
- 2017: Sabrina Lakhani (Mining Support) & Monique Chapman (Mining Support)
- 2016: Julianna Neudorf (Mining) & Jessica Norris (Mining Support)
- 2015: Stephen Giovanetto (Mining) & Jessica Norris (Mining Support)
- 2014: Martha Hamre, Monique Chapman, Bryana Matthews & Sydney Friesen
- 2013: Jeff Rosnawski