Veren Award for Indigenous Students

What you will need

• ✓ Proof of Indigenous affiliation
• ✓ Confirmation of enrollment in a post-secondary institution in Canada
• ✓ Documentation of financial need
• ✓ Proof of home community location (especially for those in Alberta or Saskatchewan)

About this award

The provider doesn't post a fixed dollar amount — contact Veren 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 identify as Indigenous and need financial help to pursue your education in fields like engineering, skilled trades, or social sciences. Deadlines come around three times a year on August 1, November 1 and February 1, so aim for whichever one is next. When you apply, ask how and when you'll hear back — whether it is by email, phone, or through a portal. Selection criteria aren't published — ask Veren how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask Veren 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 Veren whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must be an Indigenous student with any Indigenous affiliation who requires financial aid to attend a post-secondary institution across Canada. While open to all qualified students, preference is given to those whose home communities are in Alberta and Saskatchewan. You can apply if you are studying Cultural Studies, Education, Engineering, Environment, Health & Safety, Social Sciences, Geoscience, or Skilled Trades (including Electrician, Instrumentation, Mechanics such as millwrights, Pipefitting, and Welding, including practical welding, welding technology, welding inspecting, and welding engineering).

This is what the award's own page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm with the provider before you apply.

• ✓ Open to trades students
• ✓ Studying Cultural Studies, Education, Engineering, Environment, Health & Safety, Skilled Trades, Electrician, Instrumentation, Mechanics (millwrights), Pipefitting, Welding, practical welding, welding technology, welding inspecting, welding engineering, Social Sciences or Geoscience

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's own 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.

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