Financial Assistance

Aboriginal Awards

Source: Irving K. Barber British Columbia Scholarship Society

Aboriginal Bursaries – British Columbia

The purpose of the Aboriginal Bursaries Web site is to provide Aboriginal students with a valuable funding research tool to facilitate their pursuit of post-secondary studies. Search results for British Columbia.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Canada Portal (ACP)

Aboriginal Bursary

The goal of this bursary is to reduce the barriers for First Nation/Aboriginal students entering foundation trades programs in various B.C. institutions.

Source: Skills Canada British Columbia

Aboriginal Scholarships (see Aboriginal Scholarships)

This link provides information on scholarships available at BC Hydro, including Aboriginal scholoarships.

Source: BC Hydro

Aboriginal Student Financial Assistance and Awards

The University of British Columbia awards 60 bursaries totaling almost $200,000 for undergraduate and graduate Aboriginal students and students in Aboriginal-focused course work.

Source: University of British Columbia

Awards for Aboriginal Students (PDF)

This section is comprised of awards available to Aboriginal students of British Columbia.

Source: BCIT Financial Aid and Awards

BC Aboriginal Student Award

This page contains application guidelines, applications form and eligibility criteria for scholarships offered to Aboriginal students at Capilano University.

Source: Capilano University

Fellowships, Bursaries and Scholarships – Institute for Aboriginal Health

This page provides information on scholarships that are awarded through the Institute for Aboriginal Health in order to build future health research capacity.

Source: University of British Columbia

First Citizens Fund Student Bursary Application

This page provides application information and documents for a Bursary Program provided by the First Citizens Fund to students of Aboriginal ancestry to help support their post secondary education.

Source: BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres

First Nations Post–Secondary Scholarships and Bursaries

Scholarships and bursaries for First Nations students are listed alphabetically on the following pages, under the name of the sponsoring organization.

Source: Langara College

Northern Futures Scholarships Program

For the 2006/2007 academic year, Northwestel will award 10 scholarships - each worth $2,500 - to students engaged in full-time, post-secondary studies in: telecommunications, computer science, electrical engineering, business/commerce.

Source: NorthwesTel

Okanagan College Aboriginal Student Awards

Directory of scholarships and awards available to Aboriginal students at Okanagan College.

Source: Okanagan College

Scholarships and Bursaries – Aboriginal Students

In addition to the University's general award programs, UBC has over 60 awards specifically for Aboriginal students and students pursuing Aboriginal-relevant coursework.

Source: University of British Columbia

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