IAMGOLD Côté Gold Project / Métis Nation of Ontario partnership (administered via Indspire)
Two awards a year for Métis Nation of Ontario Citizens in Region 3. First preference goes to mining programs. Funded by IAMGOLD Côté Gold.
Published by G Paul · last checked September 26, 2026
The Côté Gold Métis Education Bursary is one of two awards funded by IAMGOLD's Côté Gold gold mining project in northern Ontario as part of its partnership with the Métis Nation of Ontario. The award supports two MNO Citizens from Region 3 each year — Region 3 covers the Timmins Community Council, Northern Lights Community Council, Temiskaming Community Council, and Chapleau Community Council, the local Métis communities in Ontario closest to the Côté Gold project area. Selection prioritises Métis students pursuing mining-related programs (including mining support functions like geology, metallurgy, environmental engineering, indigenous community relations, mineral processing, etc.), with a second preference for Region 3 MNO Citizens in any field of study. The award covers any post-secondary level — undergraduate, graduate, college, or trades. Application is through Indspire's central Building Brighter Futures Bursaries & Scholarships portal — students complete one consolidated application that's considered for all of Indspire's bursaries and scholarships, including this one. The companion award funded by the same Côté Gold partnership is the Côté Gold First Nation Education Bursary, which serves members of Mattagami First Nation and Flying Post First Nation; it has its own listing on FundMyCourse for details.
You qualify for the Côté Gold Métis Education Bursary if you (1) are a Citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario; (2) are from Region 3 — your home community must be in the Timmins, Northern Lights, Temiskaming, or Chapleau Community Council; (3) are accepted to or enrolled in a post-secondary program (any level — undergraduate, graduate, college, trades). First preference goes to students in mining or mining-support fields; second preference to Region 3 MNO Citizens in any field of study. Two awards are distributed each annual cycle.
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
Two awards distributed annually; specific amount not posted publicly
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