Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries and Scholarships Program (Canada)

Types of Programs

• Post-Secondary Education Programs
  • Petro-Canada Award for Indigenous High School Students
    • The Petro-Canada Award for Indigenous Students is for Canadian First Nations, Inuit and Métis students who are enrolled in a Canadian high school program and are under the age of 19. This is a one-time award of $750.
  • Horatio Alger Indigenous Achievement Scholarship
    • The Horatio Alger Indigenous Achievement Scholarship is for Indigenous students starting a four-year post-secondary program in the fall. This is a renewable award of $2500.  While enrolled in post-secondary students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA and a full-time course load to receive the renewed support each year.
• Roberta Jamieson Emergency Fund for Indigenous Students
  • Indspire recognizes Indigenous post-secondary students may experience extreme hardships throughout their academic career. To assist eligible students, Indspire has established the Roberta Jamieson Emergency Fund for Indigenous Students seeking emergency bursaries for short-term relief.

Eligibility Criteria

• Petro-Canada Award for Indigenous High School Students
  • Enrolled full-time in a high school within Canada.
  • Have a valid Canadian Social Insurance Number.
  • Students must be under the age of 19 and a Canadian citizen.
• Horatio Alger Indigenous Achievement Scholarship
  • First Nation (status and non-status), Inuit and Métis students must be in their final year of high school
  • Students whose home Indigenous community are in the Northwest or Yukon Territories or Nunavut
  • Enrolled full-time in a high school within Canada at time of application
  • Must be starting in a four-year post-secondary program within Canada full-time in September
  • Have a valid Social Insurance Number.
• Roberta Jamieson Emergency Fund for Indigenous Students
  • If you are:
    • Currently being funded through Indspire’s Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards program OR have completed an application prior to requesting this emergency bursary;
    • Requesting emergency funding: emergency situations include house fire, displacement, need to travel home for family emergencies or death, illness that requires immediate medical treatments for themselves or dependents, injury, theft or natural disaster;
    • Enrolled in program that is 4 weeks or more in length;
    • Going to a post-secondary school that is accredited or recognized by a provincial ministry or the federal government in Canada or pursuing graduate studies outside of Canada; and
    • A member of a recognized Canadian First Nations, Inuit, or Métis band and/or community.

For more information, visit Indspire.