NRT Foundation Post-Secondary Awards 2020 Second Call

PROGRAM DEADLINE: November 27, 2020 at 08:00 PM PST - CLOSED

This program is inactive or past the deadline.

Description

By investing in Indigenous post-secondary education, the NRT Foundation and Partners are building the capacity of our communities, enhancing employment opportunities for graduates, and creating the skilled work force that will enable BC to meet its future economic and social development needs. Awards are available to eligible students as Scholarships and Bursaries.

Successful applicants will be eligible for a maximum of:

• Two years of Certificate, Diploma, Trades, or Associates Degree funding
• Four years of Undergraduate post-secondary funding
• Two years of Masters post-secondary funding
• Two years of Doctorate post-secondary funding

Awards are given annually and students must re-apply for every year.

New Relationship Trust and Indspire have also partnered to offer First Nations Students (Status and Non-Status) from BC another opportunity to receive funding. 
 
Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards (BBF) program supports Indigenous students to ensure that they succeed and achieve their educational goals. Through the BBF program, students can receive financial assistance to help pay for school – whether it’s for tuition, rent, groceries, or any other expenses that come with being a student. 

Students are strongly encouraged to also submit an application to Indspire as well. To submit your application to Indspire please visit: https://indspirefunding.ca/new-relationship-trust-foundation/

Requirements

Students must fall into ONE of the following tracks to be eligible for a 2020-21 NRT Foundation Post-Secondary award.

Eligibility Track One:
• First Nations (status or non-status) member of a British Columbia First Nation community
• Planning to attend any accredited post-secondary institution on a full-time basis

OR

Eligibility Track Two:
• First Nations (status or non-status) member or a Metis Nation member from anywhere in Canada
• Planning to attend an accredited British Columbia post-secondary institution on a full-time basis
• Resident of British Columbia

Eligible Program Types

Bursaries
• Certificate
• Diploma
• Trades
• Associate Degree


Scholarships
• Undergraduate
• Masters
• Doctorate

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