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Please be aware that there is a $10 fee to obtain this service.

• Register a “Basic BCeID” account at  
• Login into your new account
• Do you know your Personal Education Number (PEN) from the School District? May be found on report cards or interim reports. Choose either Former Student with a PEN or without. Follow the prompts to electronically/digitally send the transcript to another institution eg. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø

• Find the Program you want to take on the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø website. Different Programs have different start Dates.
• If you don’t meet the admission requirements, example you need English 12, then there is Adult Upgrading. Book a placement test with Academic Success Center ($20 fee + tax).
• Make sure you have all your supporting documents for applying.  Ex. For Professional Cook, you need a valid Food safe certificate. 

Please be aware that there is a $40 application fee. Indigenous students may be eligible for a waiver code from recruitment. Email: recruitment@cnc.bc.ca

• Click “Apply Online”
• Either Sign up for or Login to your Education Planner BC account
• “Start Applying” be sure to have the Personal Information, Contact Information and Academic History information filled out
• Choose ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, Create Application, Program Selection, Canadian Applicants
• Choose semester e.g. 2024 Aug/Sep to Dec term is for Fall 2024
• Choose campus e.g. Prince George
• Subject Area: e.g. University Studies and Fine Arts
• Program: University Studies
• Submit your application
• Check your e-mail for an acceptance letter from the Office of the Registrar and Admissions. Please check your e-mails Junk/Spam folder as the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø banner often is flagged to that folder. Break into your new field.

Please be aware that each type of Sponsorship has different requirements.      

• Indigenous students being funded by their band should contact the Bands Post-Secondary Coordinator to begin the application process. ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Aboriginal Student Navigator can help with this process.
• Former/Current Youth In Care, AYA, may be eligible for Ministry of Child and Family Development funding. Please contact Financial Aid department at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø for more information.

Resources

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Payment Plan process

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Awards and external Awards 

Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: July (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Enrolled in post-secondary training in Education, Environmental Studies, Traditional Knowledge or Telecommunications; and a Canadian Aboriginal student. 

Amount: Up to $1,500
Application Deadline: April (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Varied (follow link for more details)    

Amount: Up to $8,000
Application Deadline: Varied (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Varied (follow link for more details) 

Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: August (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: You can apply if you are a Canadian and a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit community; have been out of school for 1 year or more and are returning; have already returned to school and completed 1 full year of studies; and have never received this award in the past (you can apply as many times as you want, but you can only receive the award once)

Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: Fall (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Program open to status and non-status First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students studying full-time in a business program at a post-secondary institution in British Columbia or at the University of British Columbia.

Amount: Up to $1,200
Application Deadline: January, May & September (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Post-secondary students of Indigenous ancestry (status, non-status, Métis, Inuit) who are:  permanent residents of British Columbia,  registered in a BC recognized post-secondary institution, and have  a minimum GPA of 2.5 or a C+ grade equivalent. Students are not eligible to receive a bursary to repeat a course or academic year.

Amount: Varied
Deadline: N/A
Eligibility: Post-secondary First Nations, Inuit, or Métis Descent students in full-time studies in an applicable program (follow link for more details).

Amount: Varied (average $800)
Application Deadline: February, August & November (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Full and part time studies in college, university, skilled trades, apprenticeships, and technology programs. (follow link for more details)

Amount:$1,000- $5,000
Application Deadline: Varies (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Each Award has unique eligibility criteria. (follow link for more details)

Amount: Varied (follow link for more details)
Application Deadline: February, August & November (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must be a Canadian Indigenous person; be enrolled in an accredited institution such as an accredited university program or an accredited college program; not be a member of the staff, board, or past participants at the time of applying for funding support.

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Amount: Varied (follow link for more details)
Application Deadline: October (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: First Nations (status or non-status) member of a British Columbia First Nation community; Planning to attend an accredited post-secondary institution on a full-time basis anywhere in the world.

Amount: Varied (follow link for more details)
Application Deadline: June (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Follow link for more details.

Amount:$1,000
Application Deadline: July (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Applicants must: Be currently pursuing post-secondary studies (priority is given to students who are studying law or are in a law-related field); demonstrate financial need; be an Indigenous woman, gender-diverse, or Two-Spirit person under 31 years of age; demonstrate a commitment to improving the situation of Indigenous women and youth in Canada politically, culturally, economically, or otherwise.

Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: December
Eligibility: Applicants must be: First Nations, Inuit, or Métis; enrolled in a post-secondary institution in full-time studies; and between the ages of 17-29 at the time of application (follow link for more details)