Aboriginal Cohort Initiative

The Nursing Cohort Initiative provides students with First Nations, Métis and Inuit ancestry with academic and personal supports to facilitate success.  e encourage First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples who are interested in becoming a nurse to apply because we provide:

Academic Support: Free tutoring is available for most courses to help you reach your full potential. The number of courses per term is reduced to help you adjust to life as a university student.

Personal Support: You meet regularly with a personal councillor and academic advisor. The number of students in these classes is limited so you get to know your classmates and teachers in a friendly environment. 

Financial Support: We assist students in completing applications and obtaining funding through their First Nation Educational Authority, Métis funding programs or Canada Student Loans. 

Non-Academic Admission Requirements

            Please follow link above for details.

Special Consideration Category

Applicants from the Aboriginal populations of Canada and the University of Manitoba Nursing Access program - please follow link above for details.

Updated February 2013

Aboriginal Cohort Initiative

The Program in Brief 

How to Apply  

"I went to high school in a small community, and I didn't think I had the proper education to "make it" in University. But the ACCESS Aboriginal cohort gave me all the supports I needed to achieve academically. And once I started in the program I found that all the other students in the cohort were in the same boat I was. We were all scared, but we quickly all became like a family and helped each other out. I don't think I could have made it this far without the cohorts' continuous support!" (Jacqueline, Nursing student)