Scholarships

2024 Results

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 2024, 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.

SURREY SCHOOL DISTRICT
STUDENT AWARD NAME AWARD AMOUNT
Keana Marshall
USF Scholarship Award $1000
Jamison Stevens
USF Scholarship Award $1000

VANCOUVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
STUDENT AWARD NAME AWARD AMOUNT
Keisha Pelletier
Continuation of Learning Award $1000
Ambrose Williams
Perseverance in Learning Award $1000


BURNABY SCHOOL DISTRICT
STUDENT AWARD NAME AWARD AMOUNT
Chase Thomas
USF Scholarship Award $500
Oliver Buskey
USF Scholarship Award $500

NATIVE EDUCATION COLLEGE
STUDENT AWARD NAME AWARD AMOUNT
Tiana McDermott USF Single Parent Bursary $1000
Salvador Bolton Morales USF Male Bursary $500
Liam Ezra USF Male Bursary $500

BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
STUDENT AWARD NAME AWARD AMOUNT
Kenton Delaney USF Scholarship Award $500
Scott Massingale USF Scholarship Award $500
Lindsay Leech Neptune Scholarship $1000
Duane Boser North Shore Student $1000

NICOLA VALLEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
STUDENT AWARD NAME AWARD AMOUNT
Tanis Wilson USF Scholarship Award $1000