Resource and Community Development - Rio Tinto Diavik Community Scholarship Fund

Student Award

Fund History

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.

Eligibility:

Successful recipients cannot win more than two (2) times

Residents of the Northwest Territories or Kitikmeot region of Nunavut of at least 12 consecutive months

Applications Open

April 2, 2027

Applications Close

May 31, 2027

F‍unding Disbursed

August

Past Award Recipients

  • 2025: Jonathan Gillingham (Mining Support)
  • 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