Nicola Valley Institute of Technology : External Awards

NVIT hosts a variety of external awards available to all students in the province. We are very appreciative of and acknowledge the generosity of our continuous supporters. Some awards require that you demonstrate financial need, while others recognize academic achievements, community involvement or other accomplishments.

Students interested in viewing our list of bursaries and scholarships in more detail can make an appointment with a Financial and Academic Planner or click on any of the awards below.

(click on any award for further details-you will be redirected to the sponsoring agency's website)

Title of Award	Amount	Deadline to Apply
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians Alan H. Neville Memorial Scholarship	$1000	November 1, 2011
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians Rick Oakes Memorial Scholarship	$1000	November, 1, 2011
All Nations Trust Company Endowment Fund Post Secondary Awards	$500	August 12, 2012
Arctic Institute of North America Jim Bourque Scholarship	$1000	July 15, 2012
Assembly of First Nations Jake Fire Award	$2000	June 21, 2012
Assembly of First Nations Tommy Prince Award	$2000	June 21, 2012
Assembly of First Nations Walter Dieter Award	$2000	June 21, 2012
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres First Citizens Fund	$700 or $2000	May 28, 2012
BC Housing Award for Full-Time Studies	$1000	April 30, 2012
BC Hydro Aboriginal Scholarship	$1500	April 13, 2012
BC Hydro Randy Brant Memorial Scholarship	$2000	April 13, 2012
Best Western Bakerview Inn Indigenous Bursary	$500	Open-Continuing
Bishop's Gospel Choir of BC First Nations Computer Technology Fund	Equipment	May 31, 2012
Cal Callahan Memorial Bursary	$10000	September 30, 2012
Canada Post Aboriginal Education Incentive Bursary	$1000	August 31, 2011
Chief Joe Mathias BC Aboriginal Scholarship	TBA	June 15, 2012
Columbia Institute Lifelong Learning Scholarship	$1000 renewable	June 30, 2012
Credit Union Foundation of British Columbia Education Bursary	$Varies to 3000	Feb/Jun/Oct 15, 2012
Datatel Scholars Foundation Bursary	$1600-2400	TBA
Envision Financial Education Award	TBA	April 2, 2012
FAAY Bursary Program	$750	October 15, 2012
FAAY National Aboriginal Scholarships	$2500	October 15, 2012
FAAY Scholarship Program	$2500	October 15, 2012
FBCYICN Dream Fund Education Achievement Bursary	$2500	Mar/Jul/Oct, 2012
FBCYICN Dream Fund Reach for Success Bursary	$Varies	Mar/Jul/Oct, 2012
First Nations Health Careers Challenge Bursary	$1000	September 30, 2012
Fraser Institute Student Essay Contest	$750-1000	June 30, 2012
Fraser Institute Travel Bursary Program	$1200	September 26, 2012
Fraser Institute Video Contest	$625-2500	December 30, 2012
George Watts Post Secondary Education Bursary Award	$1500	June 1, 2012
Helen Bassett Commemorative Student Award	$1000	July 29, 2012
Holiday Inn and Suites Vancouver Downtown Indigenous Scholarship Program	$2000	Open-Continuing
Holstein Canada Education Award	$750	November 30, 2012
Icelandic Canadian Club of British Columbia Scholarship	$Varies	August 15, 2012
Irving K. Barber BC Aboriginal Student Award	$1000-3500	April 2, 2012
Irving K. Barber BC Aboriginal Teacher Education Award	$1000-3500	April 2, 2012
Irving K. Barber One World Experiential Learning Opportunity	$1000	Open-Continuing
Irving K. Barber One World International Scholarship	$1000-3500	Open-Continuing
Irving K. Barber One World Scholarship	$1000-3000	Open-Continuing
Irving K. Barber Pacific Horizons Scholarship	$1000	Open-Continuing
Irving K. Barber Premier's Scholarship	$5000-10000	Open-Continuing
Irving K. Barber Transfer Award	$5000	March 1, 2012
J. Michael Waldram Memorial Model Forest Fellowship	$1000	May 15, 2012
£ãni Etiè Tahltan Scholarship	$300	Open-Continuing
Leonard Foundation Financial Assistance Scholarship Program	$1000-1500	March 15, 2012
Minerva Foundation (BC Housing) Award for BC Women	$1000	April 30, 2012
Minerva Foundation (BC Housing) Bursary	$750	April 30, 2012
Minerva Foundation (BC Housing) Kinloch Education Award for Women	$1000	April 30, 2012
Minerva Foundation (Registered Nurses Foundation of BC) Open Award	$2500	June 15, 2012
Minerva Foundation (Shelly Appleton-Bunko/Nancy McKinstry) Open Award	$Varies	June 15, 2012
NAAF Bursaries	$Varies	March 14, 2012
NAAF Post-Secondary Education Bursary Awards Program	$Varies	Jun 1/Nov 1, 2012
NEADS Equity Through Education Student Award	$3000	March 1, 2012
NEADS Enbridge Student Award	$3000	March 1, 2012
NEADS Holly Bartlett Memorial Award	$1000	March 1, 2012
New Relationship Trust Cert., Dip. and/or Trades Post Secondary Bursary	$2000	April 29, 2011
New Relationship Trust Undergraduate Degree Post Secondary Scholarship	$5000	April 29, 2011
Pacific Salmon Foundation Stewardship Community Bursary	$2000	October 30, 2012
Public Guardian and Trustee of BC Education Assistance Fund	$Varies to 3000	April 15, 2012
RBC Aboriginal Student Awards	$4000 renewable	February 28, 2012
Sahtu Renewable Resources Board Scholarship/Bursary	$2000-3500	Open-Continuing
Storwell Self-Storage Foster Children Bursary	$2000	September 15, 2012
StudentAid BC Youth Education Assitance Fund for Former Youth In Care Grant	$5500	Open-Continuing
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program	$3500-7000	February 1, 2012
Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program	$5000	January 31, 2012
Youth In Care Canada Ken Dryden Scholarship	$3000	March 2, 2012

Here are some additional websites from organizations who provide scholarship and bursary listings and/or sponsor students. Click on any link to download their websites.

www.newrelationshiptrust.ca

www.gov.bc.ca/mcf

www.naaf.ca

www.afn.ca

www.theminervafoundation.com