IAMGOLD Côté Gold Project / Mattagami + Flying Post First Nations partnership (administered via Indspire)
For members of Mattagami First Nation or Flying Post First Nation at any post-secondary level. First preference goes to mining programs.
Published by G Paul · last checked September 26, 2026
The Côté Gold First Nation Education Bursary is one of two awards funded by IAMGOLD's Côté Gold gold mining project in northern Ontario, in partnership with the Mattagami First Nation and Flying Post First Nation. Côté Gold is located in Treaty 9 territory, on the traditional lands of these two First Nations, and the bursary directly supports their members' post-secondary education. The award is open to members of either Mattagami First Nation or Flying Post First Nation pursuing studies at any post-secondary level — undergraduate, graduate, college, or trades. Selection prioritises members pursuing mining-related programs (including mining support functions like geology, metallurgy, environmental engineering, indigenous community relations, mineral processing, etc.), with a second preference for any field of study. Application is through Indspire's central Building Brighter Futures Bursaries & Scholarships portal — one consolidated application is considered for all of Indspire's bursaries and scholarships. The companion award funded by the same Côté Gold partnership is the Côté Gold Métis Education Bursary, for MNO Citizens from Region 3; it has its own listing on FundMyCourse for details.
You qualify for the Côté Gold First Nation Education Bursary if you (1) are a member of Mattagami First Nation OR Flying Post First Nation; (2) are accepted to or enrolled in a post-secondary program (any level — undergraduate, graduate, college, trades). First preference goes to members in mining or mining-support fields; second preference to any field of study.
This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.
Preferred, not required
Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.
Give your referees at least two weeks' notice, and send them your résumé.
Save a copy, and submit at least a day before the deadline shown above.
Use the Apply on the official site button on this page: it opens the official application page in a new tab.
Applications close on November 1, 2026. Submit a day or two early: application sites get busy at the end.
Check the award's official page for the citizenship rules.
FundMyCourse.ca · checked Sep 26, 2026
Distributed to members of Mattagami First Nation or Flying Post First Nation; specific amount not posted publicly
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