Indigenous Bursary Program

Indigenous Bursary Program                          

CIC provides funding to the following Saskatchewan post-secondary institutions to award bursaries to Indigenous students to support their education goals and enable career opportunities by building a skilled and inclusive labour force:

  • Gabriel Dumont Institute
  • Great Plains College;
  • Lakeland College;
  • North West College;
  • Northlands College;
  • Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT);
  • Saskatchewan Polytechnic;
  • South East College;
  • Suncrest College;
  • University of Regina; and
  • University of Saskatchewan.

Indigenous students attending one of the above-listed institutions who wish to be considered for a bursary should apply via their institution.

* Please note that CIC does not directly award bursaries to students.

Eligible students may receive $2,500 per semester or $5,000 per academic year for a full bursary. 

To be eligible for the bursaries, students must:

  • Be of self-declared Indigenous ancestry (includes Status First Nation, Non-Status First Nation, Métis or Inuit);
  • Be a Saskatchewan resident for at least the past 12 months;
  • Achieve satisfactory academic standing in post-secondary studies;
  • Be registered full-time; and
  • Maintain a 65 per cent average.

How Do I Apply? 

Visit the website of your educational institution for further information:

 

 

 

 

 

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Students need to fill out the general online application first in order to be eligible for the CIC Indigenous Bursary.

 

 

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*Login as a registered User or login as a Guest and search: ‘CIC Indigenous Bursary’

 

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*Under the Keywords Search tab, enter ‘CIC Indigenous Student Award’.