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Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program

Scholarship Value $5,000

Number of Scholarships 100

The BC First Nations Forestry Council's Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program is designed to provide support for First Nations, Inuit, or Métis Descent students interested in attending full-time studies in a designated post-secondary institution. The program is delivered in partnership with BC Timber Sales (BCTS), BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), Mosaic Forest Management, Tolko Industries Ltd. (Tolko), and Western Forest Products Inc., and the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program (ISETP).

The program provides Indigenous students with:

  1. Tuition and living scholarship
  2. Paid summer work-term experience and one-on-one mentorship with a program partner
  3. Support from your local Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program (ISETP) centre

The Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program (IFSP) for Indigenous students attending full-time studies in the following applicable areas:

  • Forestry Technician
  • Natural Resources
  • Environmental Technology
  • Business Management
  • Business Administration
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Forestry Trades:
    • Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics
    • Logging Machine Operator
    • Skidder Operator
    • Heavy-duty Mechanics