The Community Engaged Learning Fund for Indigenous Students (CELFIS) is a program that supports Indigenous graduate students at Concordia by providing up to $6000 per applicant to support community-based research and the implementation of Indigenous methods.
A program of the Office of Community Engagement, CELFIS recognizes Indigenous knowledge and methodologies as important contributions to academic knowledge and supports Indigenous students in anchoring their work in Indigenous communities. The goal of the awards is to contribute to positive change in Indigenous communities by mobilizing Indigenous students’ energy and expertise.
Based at Concordia’s SHIFT Centre, the Office of Community Engagement (OCE) is dedicated to enhancing Concordia's ability to develop and sustain respectful and impactful relationships between the university and the diverse communities of Montreal.