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IG Wealth Management and Red River College Polytechnic Announce Inaugural Recipients of IG Empower Your Tomorrow Indigenous Scholarships
IG Wealth Management and Red River College Polytechnic Announce Inaugural Recipients of IG Empowe...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n IG Wealth Management and Red River College Polytechnic Announce Inaugural Recipients of IG Empower Your Tomorrow Indigenous Scholarships\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n WINNIPEG, MB\n \n\n ,\n \n\n May 13, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - IG Wealth Management (IG) and Red River College Polytechnic (RRC Polytech) today announced the inaugural 10 recipients of the\n \n IG Empower Your Tomorrow\n \n Indigenous Scholarship.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The 2025 scholarship includes\n \n $12,000\n \n in financial support for each student to pursue their studies, a paid work-integrated internship at IG's headquarters in\n \n Winnipeg\n \n and various year-round supports such as navigating childcare options and services, wellness and mental health resources and professional development. Additionally, RRC Polytech is creating opportunities for the scholarship recipients to develop their soft and hard skills through workshops and local conferences.\n \n\n The scholarship is a part of the IG Empower Your Tomorrow program at RRC Polytech,\n \n initially announced in\n \n January 2024\n \n\n . The program supports up to 300 RRC Polytech Indigenous students each year within the School of Business, Information Technology, Creative Arts and the School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Students benefit from an IG Empower Your Tomorrow Navigation Coach, who assists with their academic journey, promotes overall well-being and provides career coaching and mentorship opportunities.\n \n\n The 10 2025 IG Empower Your Tomorrow scholarship recipients are:\n \n\n\n\n Kaya Barkman\n \n\n\n\n Tristan Bickel\n \n\n\n\n Michael Delorme\n \n\n\n\n Jordan Fontaine\n \n\n\n\n Sage King\n \n\n\n Hevyn-Lee Martens\n \n\n\n Tyler Nykiforuk\n \n\n\n\n Matthew Paul\n \n\n\n\n Brandon Selkirk\n \n\n\n\n Cathrine Van Damme\n \n\n\n\n \"I would like to congratulate each student and thank RRC Polytech for their ongoing partnership as we work together to provide Indigenous students with the support they need to thrive academically and professionally,\" said\n \...