Scholarship Value $5,000

Number of Scholarships 3

The Society offers Indigenous Award programs for students pursuing post-secondary education in BC. They are available to students who identify as Indigenous – First Nations (Status or Non-Status), Métis, or Inuit. All are renewable in order to provide sustained funding over multiple years.

Indigenous Student Awards: $1000-$5000 (renewable annually) for students pursuing trades training, apprenticeship, diploma, certificates, degree, or post-degree programs.

Applications for the Indigenous Student Awards are now open. Applications are available online.

The deadline for applications is 4:30PM on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Late applications will NOT be considered.

2026 - BC Indigenous Student Awards

Indigenous Student Awards are available to students who identify as Indigenous (First Nations (Status or Non-Status), Métis, or Inuit). All are renewable in order to provide sustained funding over multiple years.

Indigenous Student Awards are available for students starting a new year of full-time studies between May 1, 2026 and April 30, 2027. Students must be BC residents and planning to study at a BC public post-secondary institution or Indigenous post-secondary institution.