The Residential School Day Scholars Class Action Settlement is for Day Scholars who attended an Indian Residential School but did not sleep there at night between the years of 1920-1997 (depending on the school).
What we do
The Day Scholars RevitalizationSociety (DSRS) is an Indigenous led organization that provides grants to Indigenous Day Scholar Survivors—those who attended residential schools during the day and returned home at night—and their first-generation descendants to promote their wellbeing, and the revitalization and preservation of their Indigenous cultures, languages, heritages and knowledge through learning, healing and commemoration.
Our Vision
Healing and revitalization of language, culture, and heritage, have led to individual, family, community and Nation wellness.
Our Mission
To provide resources to assist Day Scholar Survivors and Descendants in protecting and revitalizing their language, culture, and heritage, and to commemorate.
Frequently Asked Questions
We grant up to $10,000 to Indigenous Individuals who aim to revitalize their languages and cultures; to promote their heritage and commemoration; to promote their healing and wellness journeys and education and training goals.
Indigenous individuals (Inuit, Metis and First Nations)
- Survivors who attended a qualifying residential school between 1920-1974 as a Day Scholar and went home at night.
- First-generation Descendants of individuals who are Survivors
- A legal guardian of a Survivor or Descendant
- Survivors or Descendants who are 18 years old and older
- You have not received government funding for your initiative
Canada agreed to provide the amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000.00) to be used to support the Fund to support healing, wellness, education, language, culture,heritage, and commemoration activities for the Survivor and Descendant Class Members. The Fund is intended to benefit the Survivor Class Members and Descendant Class Members and to complement and not duplicate any federal government programs.
Click here to review the list of eligible Residential Schools that Day Scholars attended but went home at night between 1920-1974.
*Please note that if the Residential School you or your parent attended is not listed you may not be eligible to apply for a Day Scholars Revitalization grant.
If this is your situation, we encourage you to visit the websites of similar organizations that offer grant opportunities to Residential School Survivors and their Descendants who are not Day Scholars:
We will have annual application announcements for Day Scholars and their Descendants. Please follow us on our website, social media, and our email to stay connected.
- A complete application (Via Survey Monkey Apply Platform)
- Proof of Indigenous citizenship
- True certified copies of legal and or official verification documents
We will do our best to make sure you have an opportunity to apply for the grant. Contact us to find out how we can help.
Language, Culture & Heritage:
- any revitalization activity related to your distinct Indigenous language, culture or heritage
Healing & Wellness:
- any initiative that promotes your healing and wellness journey
Education & Commemoration:
- any initiative that supports education and commemoration activities
To find out if you are eligible visit our Website: www.dsrsociety.ca or contact us at Email: info@dsrsociety.ca.
We honour the spirit and recognize each Nation’s right to self-determine their own practices of adoption. That means if your parents raised you but are not your birth parents you can still apply, as long as you can provide the right documentation.
The approval process will depend on when the application closes. We want to ensure that the process is transparent, responsive, and thorough, we will notify the recipient on their next steps.
Approved applicants are eligible to receive up to $10,000.
You can only apply once a year for our grants.
Applications are welcome in different ways. You can also receive support to have someone translate the information for your application. There is an opportunity to submit the grant objectives via video on the platform. If you have a smart phone, or a tablet, you might be able to record your information for the application by yourself. If you need help, reach out to someone you trust, or contact us to find out how we can help.
Start Your Funding Application
Explore our list of eligible schools to discover whether you, or a loved one, might be eligible for funding through the Day Scholars Revitalization Society.