Scholarships & Bursaries
VCC's Financial Aid and Awards department has a variety of scholarships, bursaries and student loan programs to help students fund their education. Different orgnizations provide scholarships and awards to students depending on various criteria. A bursary is a non-repayable award available to students on the basis of demonstrated financial need, while student loans are repayable. Click to learn more about the funding options or contact an Aboriginal advisor.
External Scholarship & Bursaries for Aboriginal Students
- Aboriginal Canada Portal Tool
- Aboriginal Canadian Scholarship
- BC Hydro, Aboriginal Scholarship
- Canadian Association of Broadcasters, Aboriginal Peoples' Internship Award
- Canadian National Railways, Awards
- Chiefs: Health Careers Initiative, Scholarship & Bursary Program
- Caribou Friendship Society Bursary
Contact: caribou.fc@shawcable.com - Ch'nook Scholars Program Sporting Business Diploma and Degree Education
- Corbiere Lavell & Two-Axe Early Student Awards
Contact: jgolic@nwac-hq.org - First Citizens Fund Student Bursary Program
- Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth
- Holiday Inn Vancouver Downtown Indigenous Scholarship Program
- National Aboriginal Achievement Awards
- New Relationship Trust (NRT) First Nations Scholarship Program

