Our mission furthers and expands on the history and accomplishments of ACCESS in establishing programs like BladeRunners - creative and effective trades and employment training programs for urban indigenous people. We continue to support these activities in partnership with ACCESS.
Our Scholarship program gives important financial assistance and perhaps more importantly recognition of the tremendous effort and ability of our urban Indigenous people.
Our grant making for scholarships, employment and career education and short-term assistance provides resources to the community from our endowment funds which we are actively building for the long term.
Please note that USF disburses scholarship funds to selected School Districts, colleges and universities around the Metro Vancouver area. Students must apply directly to their schools, colleges or universities for a scholarship.
In 2021, secondary and post-secondary scholarships were awarded to Indigenous students pursuing post-secondary studies in fields that will help meet the specific needs of First Nations, Inuit, or Métis peoples and communities.
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Kristen Charron |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| Hali Kennedy |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| Reanna Fiddick |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| Bella Hachey |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| Joseph Harasymow |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| Hannah Harrison |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Kaiden Sao | Perseverance in Learning Award | $1000 |
| Jessica Crazy-Bull Dennis |
Continuation of Learning Award | $1000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Emma Gregus |
USF Scholarship Award | $500 |
| Maya Cowpar-Mark |
USF Scholarship Award | $500 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Maranda Brertton | USF Single Parent Bursary | $500 |
| Vernon Black | USF Male Bursary | $500 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Jasmine Hamilton | USF Scholarship Award | $100 |
| Jeremy Stewart | USF Scholarship Award | $100 |
| Leonard George | Neptune Scholarship North Shore Student |
$2000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Lindsay Willett | USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
Vancouver School District Recipient - Perseverance in Learning Award
Surrey School District - USF Scholarship Award
Surrey School District - USF Scholarship Award
Surrey School District - USF Scholarship Award