Wood Indigenous Bursary

What you will need

• ✓ Enrollment in Engineering, Skilled Trades, Business Management, Human Resources, or Accounting/Finance
• ✓ Indigenous affiliation
• ✓ Residency in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, or Newfoundland and Labrador, OR membership in Whitefish Lake, Siksika, Piikaini, Kainai, or Tsuut’ina First Nations

About this award

No fixed dollar amount is posted — contact Wood Canada Limited 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 technical or business leadership, particularly if you belong to one of the specified First Nations or live in the eligible provinces. 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 the Indspire portal. Selection criteria aren't published — ask Wood Canada Limited how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask Wood Canada Limited 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 Wood Canada Limited whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must have any Indigenous affiliation and be enrolled in any level of study within one of these programs: Engineering, Skilled Trades, Business Management, Human Resources, or Accounting/Finance. You qualify if you meet any one of these geographic or community criteria: - You are a student from Whitefish Lake First Nation, Siksika First Nation, Piikaini, Kainai First Nations, or Tsuut’ina First Nation. - You are a resident of Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, or Newfoundland and Labrador.

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
• ✓ Resident of Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia or Ontario
• ✓ Studying Engineering, Skilled Trades, Business Management, Human Resources or Accounting/Finance

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 three windows (August, November, and February), apply in the earliest one possible to get your application in front of the committee before the four awards are gone.
• RealismAvoid assuming this is a guaranteed grant. With only four awards distributed across six different regions and multiple programs, this is highly competitive. Use this as a top-up to your main funding rather than your only source of tuition.

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