External Funding Opportunities

Funding Awards for Indigenous Post-Secondary Students in British Columbia

Click to view our PDF Document (Pages 1-9 cover BC NEIHR Funding Opportunities. Pages 10-14 list External Post-Secondary Awards available)

BCAAFC Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP)

BCAAFC First Citizens Fund Student Bursary Program

BC First Nations Forestry Council Indigenous Forestry Scholarship Program (IFSP)

BC Hydro Scholarships – Applications are now closed for the 2024/2025 scholarship program.

BC Scholarship Society– Applications for 2024 are now closed. The next application window will open in January 2025.

Bill and Elsie More First Nations Bursary – The deadline for applications is the end of October

Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS M) program – Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative – Deadline: December 1, 2024.

Chief Joe Mathias British Columbia Aboriginal Scholarship Fund – The 2024 application period is closed, check back on April 1, 2025 for the next call for applications.

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples – Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET)

Future Generations Foundation – Individual Applications – The next call for Individual Applications will be available in April of 2025.

Health Research BC and Mitacs Health System-Focused Funding Opportunity 2024-2025

Indspire Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards

Local Government Management Association of British Columbia – All applications are currently closed. They will open again in April 2025.

Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) – Helen Bassett Commemorative Award

New Relationship Trust Student Scholarship and Bursaries

Visit our Get Connected page to join the Network and receive updates on all funding opportunities.

 

Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations (ICCO) Funding Opportunities across British Columbia

WHAT WE DO:

The BC NEIHR spans across all 198 First Nations, 39 Métis chartered communities, 25 Friendship Centres, and many other ICCOs in British Columbia. ICCOs who are registered with our Network (to register click here) are welcomed into an Indigenous-led and governed network community. 

While the BC NEIHR hosts many funding opportunities, we recognize the systemic barriers in place for Indigenous communities to gain and access funding for their specific needs. This page hosts many funding opportunities for your Indigenous community, collective and/or organization (ICCO) in which our support network can help you every step of the way.

You are not alone in this process. We support you, we hear you and we are here to help.

The funding opportunities listed below are sorted by category.

However, all ICCO requests are unique and complex in their own way. It is highly encouraged to read through every category. A lot of these opportunities can be fitted into your unique request. Keep an open mind when scrolling through, nothing needs to be set in stone, and we are here to work with you and the funding organization to ask questions and mediate on your behalf.

For example, a Food Sovereignty project to build a Smokehouse, could also technically be classified sometimes as an ‘Arts & Culture‘ grant and/or Community Health Research. Many of these funding opportunities may not be Indigenous-led and therefore may not understand the interwoven approach many Indigenous communities take.

COMMUNITY HEALTH (INDIVIDUAL; ENVIRONMENTAL; LAND-BASED)

This section includes community ‘health’ grant applications. This can mean anything from cultural revitalization and mental health to general categories around community resilience.

COMMUNITY HEALTH
ENVIRONMENT/LAND-BASED SUPPORT
Arts, Culture & Other
ARTS & CULTURE
OTHER
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY & FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SYSTEMS

Visit our Get Connected page to join the Network and receive updates on all funding opportunities.