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 2023, 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 |
|
Heaven Makokis |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| Jessica Ratzlaff |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Vanaya Jobin |
Perseverance in Learning Award | $1000 |
| Kevin Gosnell |
Continuation of Learning Award | $1000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Harmony Lightfoot |
USF Scholarship Award | $500 |
| River Comely |
USF Scholarship Award | $500 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Maxell Ponace | USF Single Parent Bursary | $1000 |
| Andew Pederson | USF Male Bursary | $1000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Kyle Patrick | USF Scholarship Award | $500 |
| Ry L’Hirondelle | USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| Heath Cherry | Neptune Scholarship | $1000 |
| Eldon Maytwayashing | North Shore Student | $2000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Tannis Wilson | USF Scholarship Award | $500 |
| Ryebones Elliott | USF Scholarship Award | $500 |