Government of Canada funding through Indspire for status First Nations and Inuit students. No amount is published.
Published by G Paul · last checked September 23, 2026
This Government of Canada award is one of the Indigenous-student awards funded by Government of Canada and administered through Indspire's Building Brighter Futures Bursaries & Scholarships program. Indspire is the largest non-government funder of Indigenous post-secondary education in Canada — every Indspire award uses one consolidated student application, considered for all of Indspire's bursaries and scholarships (including this one). The award is open only to status First Nations and Inuit students; specific eligibility criteria for Scholarships and Bursaries (program level, field of study, school, year, GPA threshold, residency, or community-of-origin requirements) are not posted as a dedicated block on the public indspirefunding.ca sponsor page — students should consult Indspire and Government of Canada directly for the full criteria before applying. Three Indspire deadlines per year (August 1, November 1, February 1) cover fall, winter, and spring entry cycles; one application is good for any deadline you select. Sibling awards funded by the same Government of Canada sponsorship include: Canadian Heritage Award; Health and Dental Awards; Justice Canada Legal Studies for Indigenous People.
Open only to status First Nations and Inuit students who are Canadian citizens: you need a Status Card or proof of enrolment in one of the four Inuit land claims. If you can get First Nation or territorial education funding, you must apply for that first. Government of Canada sets the specific criteria for this award (program level, school, field of study, year of study, residency, community-of-origin, or other requirements). Check this award's own page on indspirefunding.ca for them before you apply. Apply via the central Indspire Building Brighter Futures portal; Indspire matches your single consolidated application to this award and any other Indspire pool you qualify for. Confirm your specific eligibility with Indspire and Government of Canada before applying.
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.
Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.
Your school's registrar can take a week or two.
Give your referees at least two weeks' notice, and send them your résumé.
Be specific about what you did and what changed because of it. Proofread it twice.
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 23, 2026
Distributed through Indspire Building Brighter Futures program; specific amount not posted publicly
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