Post-secondary

This award has been created through the Aboriginal Youth Sport Legacy Fund (AYSLF) to assist students of Aboriginal ancestry who are pursuing educational opportunities in a Sport and/or Recreation Program. Aboriginal students must be enrolled full-time at a recognized post-secondary university or college. Scholarship amounts are awarded based on a limit of $1,000 per fiscal year, and students may apply up to a maximum of four years.

BC Aboriginal Student Awards (BCASA) - from the Irving K Barber Scholarship Society - support gaining access to post-secondary education for First Nations, Inuit and Metis students. Awards from $1000-$3500 for students attending programs of nine weeks or longer at approved institutions - including trades programs or programs offered at Aboriginal post-secondary institutions.

Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth - application deadline is October 15, 2008 and is for anyone, secondary to post-secondary, who would like to apply for funding for education.

Program for British Columbia First Nation communities and organizations to subsidize the hiring of post-secondary students. This program funds the wages and benefits of the students and is intended to encourage capacity building in the community.

The New Relationship Trust Board of Directors identified education as a strategic priority and has approved the First Nations Scholarship Program. The New Relationship Trust allocated $720,000 for 2008/09 to assist British Columbia First Nation students in pursuing post-secondary education opportunities. Interested and eligible students should apply to the NRT for the post-secondary scholarship program. Successful applicants will be eligible for a maximum of four consecutive years of undergraduate post-secondary funding, a maximum of two years at the Master's level and a maximum of two years for the Doctorate level. However, scholarships are awarded annually and students must re-apply to the program for any subsequent years. Number of Scholarships Available: . 60 Certificate and Trades bursaries @ $2,000 each per year . 40 post-secondary scholarships @ $5,000 each per year . 20 Masters degree scholarships @ $10,000 each per year . 10 Doctorate degree scholarships @ $20,000 each per year Application Deadline: All completed applications must be received at the NRT office by June 30th, 2008; faxed applications will not be permitted. No late applications will be eligible. Fields of Study: All fields of study The Minerva Foundation for BC Women is pleased to announce that applications for the following Education Awards are being accepted. The application deadline is June 2, 2008. Janet Fleck Ladner Award at UBC - $10,000 Rix Family Foundation Science and Technology Award - Two awards at $1000 each Minerva Cares Education Awards - Awards totaling $6000 Suzanne Lee Teacher's Education Endowment Fund - Two awards at $1000 each Mary Jane Urbshadt Education Award - One award at $1000 Jocelyne Bourassa Education Endowment Fund - Two awards at $150 each For further information and application forms, please visit http://www.theminervafoundation.com/awards/application.html

If you have a documented permanent disability and will be studying at a designated post-secondary institution, this site contains information on programs that may help you. This Student Aid BC website includes information on the Canada study grant, assistance program, access grants, and B.C. permanent disability benefits program.