The First Nations Access/ Scholarships + Funding is a comprehensive list of scholarship and bursary information applicable to all First Nations, Métis and Inuit students attending Emily Carr.
For a wide range of scholarship and bursary information applicable to all students studying at the the Institute, please refer to the Financial Awards Handbook, admistered by the Financial Awards Office
Phone: 604.844.3844
Email: finawards@eciad.ca
The Financial Awards Handbook
The Financial Awards Handbook is published by the Emily Carr Institute to assist you in obtaining financial assistance while studying at the Institute. Financial assistance includes loans, scholarships, grants and bursaries. The Institute appreciates the support given our students by the many individual donors and organizations identified in this handbook. Click here to go to the Financial awards page.
International Students and Financial Assistance
Many international funding agencies will only consider funding students who are attending accredited degree-granting institutions. Emily Carr Institute meets this requirement as it is an approved public degree-granting institution chartered by the Province of British Columbia.
Citizens of the United States are eligible to apply for Stafford Loans to attend Emily Carr Institute. Stafford Loan applications packages are available from the Financial Awards Office.
Financial Awards Contact
Phone: 604.844.3844
Email: finawards@eciad.ca
Entrance Scholarships
Open to all students studying at the Institute.
Fifteen entrance scholarships are awarded each year to students beginning studies at Emily Carr Institute. Applications for entrance scholarships are not required. The Institute selects recipients based on academic and artistic merit.
BC High School Entrance Scholarships
The Institute makes available seven non-renewable Entrance Scholarships to recent BC secondary school graduates beginning studies in Foundation. Each award is equivalent to the full amount of tuition for two semesters of full-time study.
International Entrance Scholarships
The Institute awards six non-renewable International Entrance Scholarships to international students beginning studies in first, second or third year. Each award is equivalent to 50% of the amount of tuition for two semesters of full-time study.
Audain Foundation Annual Entrance Scholarship
The Audain Foundation Annual Entrance Scholarship, valued at up to $3500, is a tuition scholarship awarded to a BC student from outside the Greater Vancouver Regional District. This award is open to students beginning studies in first, second or third year.
The Victoria Liou and Isabel Chen Entrance Scholarship
The Victoria Liou and Isabel Chen Entrance Scholarship, valued at up to $3500, is a tuition scholarship awarded to a Canadian student beginning studies in first, second or third year.
Applications for entrance scholarships are not required. ECI will select students based on their academic and artistic merit.
First Nations Endowment Fund
The First Nations Endowment Fund was initiated through a $25,000 donation from BC Hydro. The First Nations Awards will be give to qualified First Nations Students and will be administered thought the Emily Carr Institute First Nations Office awards process. More Info here
Gunn Bursaries
The Gwyn and Aileen Gunn Bursary Endowment provide bursaries valued at a portion of the earned interest. A portion of the fund is designated to First Nations student. The First Nations bursaries will be administered through the Emily Carr First Nations awards process.
Canada Student Loans and Provincial Student Loan Funding
The Canada Student Loan Program is available to Canadian citizens, permanent residents and convention refugees only. Provincial funding is also available and varies based on your province of residence.
BCSAP - British Columbia Student Assistance Program
The BC Student Loan Assistance Program is a financial assistance program combining federal and provincial funds. It is a need-based program, and the amount of assistance you are eligible for is based upon your financial situation and in some cases, that of your family.
BCSAP applications take approximately six weeks to process. In order to receive your funding at the start of classes, it is recommended that you submit your application no later than July 15. Students can apply on - line at www.bcsap.bc.ca or can submit a paper application available from our Financial Awards Office.
Details for all financial aid programs can be found on the BCSAP website or in the General Information guide included with the BCSAP application. Additionally, students can contact representatives of the BC Student Assistance Program at:
Student Services Branch/Ministry of Advanced Education
PO Box 9173 Stn. Prov. Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9H7
Tel. 604 660 2610 Toll Free 1 800 561 1818 Fax 250 356 9455 Website www.bcsap.bc.ca
AWARD CATEGORIES
Entrance Awards
First Nations students entering a degree program at the Institute for the first time.
Continuing Student Awards
First Nations students continuing the degree programs.
ELIGIBILITY
Entrance Awards
Applicants should demonstrate:
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applicants must submit the following:
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Completed applications must be received in Student
Services by September 28, 2007 at 4:30pm.
Emily Carr Institute First Nations Awards are made
possible through the generous financial support of:
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF)
The NAAF is a nationally registered charity established to actively assist talented Aboriginal artists by providing financial assistance for education and training initiatives in the performing, visual, crafted, media, literary, and graphic arts. The fund is available to Canadian Aboriginal peoples, status, non-status, Metis and Inuit. Applications are assessed by a jury of recognized Aboriginal artists, and eligible costs include tuition, and related expenses, including art supplies.
The deadlines for this program are: March 31 (for projects that begin AFTER June 1) and September 30 (for projects that begin AFTER December 1). Applications must be postmarked (in the mail) on or before March 31 or September 30 to be eligible for consideration. Applications that are post-marked after the deadlines will be returned.
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation
Suite 33A, 70 Yorkville Ave.
Toronto, ON M5R 1B9
T 416.926.0775 F 416.926.7554
E naaf@istar.ca
http://www.naaf.ca/FineArts.htm
Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth (FAAY)
FAAY is designed to encourage Aboriginal students to remain in school and to pursue higher education. Aboriginal students who are Canadian citizens enrolled in a school located in Canada may apply for a bursary or scholarship. Students must demonstrate serious interest in furthering their educational and career development. Awards are based on contributions to family and community, academic performance, career goals and financial need. For an application, contact:
FAAY
204 George Street
Coach House, Main Floor
Toronto, ON M5R 2N5
T 416.961.8663 (ext. 227) http://www.ccab.com/faay.htm
First Citizens Fund
The First Citizens fund student bursary program provides financial assistance to Aboriginal students enrolled in post secondary education. Aboriginal students who are BC residents and enrolled full-time in a recognized post-secondary university, college or institute, in a minimum two-year program are eligible to apply. The level of assistance will be determined by need and will reflect the amount of assistance received from other sources. The maximum level of assistance is $700 per year for Band or Tribal Council funded students and $2,000 per year for non-funded students. For applications and inquiries:
BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
200 – 506 Fort Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1E6
T 250.388.5522 F 250.388.5502
http://www.bcaafc.com/
Robert Markle Scholarship
This scholarship has been established to honour the memory of Robert Markle, artist and teacher (1936 – 1990). Robert Markle understood very well the need students have for financial support and, as a Mohawk Indian, intensely interested in his heritage, realized how much more difficult it can be for a First Nations person to study art after high school. This scholarship is awarded annually to First Nations students in the first or klater year of a visual arts program at a post-secondary institution. Applicants must send a brief resume stating personal background and heritage, a selection of slides OR a small portfolio of recent work (including medium, size and date) and a letter of recommendation from an instructor. Applications must be sent to:
Robert Markle Fund
C/O Woodland Cultural Centre
180 Mohawk Street
Brantford, ON N3T 5V6
All scholarships and bursaries have been separated into general dates. Please check with these funding bodies directly for deadline dates.
November
Fulbright Scholarship Canada –US Fulbright Graduate Program
(For Graduate Students)
www.fulbright.ca/en/graduatestudent.asp
January
Aboriginal Student Awards, Royal Bank - $4,000
http://www.rbc.com/uniquecareers/campus/aboriginal-student-awards.html
February
BC Hydro Scholarship
Aboriginal Peoples, - $1,000 http://www.bchydro.com/community/scholarships/scholarships878.html
June
Heroes of our Time, National Indian Brotherhood/ Assembly of First Nations
Curently they do no offer a Arts or Cultral scholarship or bursarary. Please refer to their website to see if you could qualify under another area. http://www.afn.ca/
Chief Joe Mathias BC Scholarship Fund
http://www.fnesc.ca/current_issues/news_scholarships.php for more info.
Burlington Resources Aboriginal Awards Program$1000 - $3,000
http://www.diversifiedstaffing.com/
Rose Nolan Memorial Scholarship - Three awards @ $2000
http://www.sfns.on.ca/
Xerox Canada Ltd. Xerox Aboriginal Scholarships - $3,000 www.xerox.ca/english/4_0/4_6/absp.html
August
Mungo Martin Memorial Award BC Indian Arts Society of Victoria
In order to commemorate Mungo Martin, the late Kwakiutal Chief, artist, philosopher and carver, a number of awards ranging from $100 to $500 are made available from the proceeds of the Mungo Martin Memorial Fund. The awards are to assist people of First Nations ancestry to further their education, vocational training, skills and competence in First Nations art. It is emphasized that these awards are open to those who wish to further their general education or skills and in particular, those who seek to do creative work to further artistic heritage in painting, carving, music, dance, folklore and/or language. Candidates must live in BC. For additional information:
Lucy Galloway, President
Mungo Martin Memorial Award Society
Box 883
Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1T2
ReelWorld's Tony Stoltz Completion Fund, ReelWorld Foundation Board
http://www.reelworld.ca/stoltz.php
On Going Deadline
Millennium Access Bursary
Administered by Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and Ministry of Advanced Education, $1,800 and $2,000
http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/en/index.asp