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 – The 2024 application period is closed.

BC Scholarship Society

Bill and Elsie More First Nations Bursary

Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS M) program

Chief Joe Mathias British Columbia Aboriginal Scholarship Fund – The 2024 application period is closed.

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.

Indspire Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards

Local Government Management Association of British Columbia – all close 4:30 pm PDT on October 4, 2024.

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. 

We have Indigenous Health Research Facilitators (IHRFs) to support ICCO research development and knowledge sharing. The IHRFs are based in the following regions of BC: Vancouver; Fraser Valley; Northern Region; Interior Region and Vancouver Island. For every ICCO in BC there is an Indigenous Health Research Facilitator who is prepared and ready to support you in your funding application process. 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.

Reach out to the IHRF in your region and they will be ready to help you with whatever questions and support that you may need. This can range from writing support, editing, Q&A, phone/zoom consultation, and/or anything else that may require support.

We support you, we hear you and we are here to help.

  • JIMENA GARCIA (VANCOUVER ISLAND) Indigenous Medicine; Leadership For Change, Cross-Cultural Communication. Email: jimenachalchi@uvic.ca
  • TAYLOR ATWATER (FRASER/VANCOUVER REGIONS) Indigenous Health; Indigenous Methodologies; Cultural Safety and Humility. Email: taylor_atwater@sfu.ca

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 your IHRF is 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. Whatever the case may be, read the description, and your IHRF will help navigate the rest.

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.