OFNTSC Student Achievement Awards

What you will need

• ✓ First Nations affiliation
• ✓ Enrollment in a STEM or STEM-related program

About this award

You can receive $2,000 from one of ten available awards. This includes seven general Student Achievement Awards and three specific memorial awards. As a scholarship, this money is yours to keep and you do not have to pay it back. This is for you if you are a First Nations student pursuing a path in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) or a STEM-related field. You have two application deadlines to meet: August 1 and November 1. No notification timeline is posted publicly — when you apply, ask how and when you will hear back via email, phone, or a portal. Selection criteria aren't published — ask Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation 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 Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must have First Nations affiliation and be enrolled in any level of post-secondary study. Your program of study must be in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) or a STEM-related field. Specific memorial awards have tighter focus: the Derrick Kamanga Memorial Award is for those studying engineering in water and wastewater; the Robert Olivier Memorial Award is for any engineering specialization such as civil, mechanical, or chemical; and the Jay Benedict Memorial Award is for those completing studies in architecture or housing.

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 college, undergraduate, graduate, trades or certificate students
• ✓ Studying STEM, engineering, water and wastewater, civil, mechanical, chemical or architecture/housing

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

• StrategyAvoid waiting until the final deadline. Since there are two windows (August 1 and November 1), apply for the earliest one possible to get your funding sorted before the semester peaks.
• RealismAvoid assuming you'll win because you fit the identity criteria. With only ten awards of $2,000 each, these are highly limited; treat this as a helpful bonus rather than your primary source of tuition.

Questions students ask

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