CWB Welding Association Indigenous Education Bursary

What you will need

• ✓ Indigenous affiliation
• ✓ Current enrollment in a post-secondary welding or joining program (college, university, or apprenticeship)

About this award

No fixed dollar amount is posted — contact CWB Welding Foundation to confirm the value for your specific award before you apply. As a bursary, this money is yours to keep and you do not have to pay it back. This is for you if you are an Indigenous student pursuing a career in the welding and joining industry. Depending on your program, you have different timelines. For post-secondary courses, the deadlines are August 1, November 1, and February 1. If you are in an apprenticeship, applications are open year-round. When you apply, ask how and when you'll hear back — email, portal, or phone. Selection criteria aren't published — ask CWB Welding Foundation how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask CWB Welding Foundation during your application how the money will reach you — some awards pay students directly, others apply funds to tuition. Confirm this so you can plan your cash flow. Renewal conditions aren't listed — if you're counting on this for multiple years, confirm with CWB Welding Foundation whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must have any Indigenous affiliation to qualify for this national bursary program. You must be currently enrolled in post-secondary courses at the apprenticeship, college, or university level. Your program of study must relate to or lead to a career in the welding and joining industry in Canada, such as practical welding, welding technology, welding inspecting, or welding engineering.

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.

• ✓ Open to trades students
• ✓ Studying practical welding, welding technology, welding inspecting or welding engineering

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's official page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Submit your application

   Save a copy, and submit at least a day before the deadline shown above.

Tips for applying

• Program FocusAvoid writing a generic application about wanting a scholarship. Instead, explain exactly why you chose the welding and joining industry and how this specific training fits your career goals in Canada.
• StrategyAvoid waiting until the deadline to apply. Since apprenticeship applications are open year-round, you should submit your materials as soon as you are enrolled to increase your visibility.
• RealismAvoid assuming this is the only funding available. Instead, combine this bursary with other Indspire (the national Indigenous education charity) grants to cover your full cost of attendance.

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