Grants & Bursaries

Pursuing higher education? There are many great opportunities available that want to help you on your education journey by providing financial assistance.

Are you a Métis student from Alberta? The BBMAs can support you by covering between $1,000 and $10,000 of your tuition and fees.

  • Up to $10,000 each year for post-secondary education.

  • Applications open: December 15

  • Applications close: March 31

Full and part time studies in college, university, skilled trades, apprenticeships, and technology programs.

There is one application for all of Indspire’s bursaries and scholarships (with a few exceptions that you’ll see below). You only need to complete the application once to be considered for all applicable bursaries and scholarships. September 2024 to August 2025 academic year.

  • $2,000 per term

  • Maximum of $4,000 per academic year

  • Deadlines: August 1, November 1, February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

The Bursary Partnership Program (BPP) brings together sponsors and the Northern Alberta Development Bursary Program with a return of service bursary. The program will match sponsor’s amount of up to $3,500 per student per year. Sponsors must provide all required information each year they want the program to match the funds they provide.

We will match between $1,000 and $3,500 per student (maximum of $1,750 for a half-year program), for a total of $7,000 per student.

Higher matching funds are available for:

The First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) bursary program provides funding for Indigenous students in the form of a non-repayable bursary if you agree to live and work in northern Alberta for one year of full-time employment in return for each year of bursary support received. Employment must be in your field of studies for which the bursary was provided.

The goal of this bursary is to assist FNMI students to obtain the skills and knowledge to enter or re-enter the workforce in northern Alberta.

  • Up to $7,000 for pre-apprenticeship or certificate/diploma studies

  • Up to $11,500 per year for Bachelor’s, Masters’ or PhD programs

To encourage Indigenous peoples living in Alberta (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) to pursue and complete post-secondary studies in certificate, diploma, applied degree and bachelor’s degree programs.

  • $3,000 (college) or $5,000 (university)

  • Pending deadline

The TC Energy Scholarships programs help to build strong communities, develop the next generation of community leaders and provide a skilled workforce for our industry.

  • $5,000

  • Application intake re-opens January 2025

The $1,500 awards are based on scholastic achievement, financial need and community involvement. Scholarship recipients are selected by an external committee with expertise in academia and Indigenous education.

  • $1,500

  • Application intake until January 31 2025

The TELUS Student Bursary provides financial assistance to deserving young people across the country who are committed to giving back in their local communities by taking on a social impact project. 

  • $2,000 per term

  • Maximum of $4,000 per academic year