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.
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
|
Keana Marshall |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| Jamison Stevens |
USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Keisha Pelletier |
Continuation of Learning Award | $1000 |
| Ambrose Williams |
Perseverance in Learning Award | $1000 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Chase Thomas |
USF Scholarship Award | $500 |
| Oliver Buskey |
USF Scholarship Award | $500 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| STUDENT | AWARD NAME | AWARD AMOUNT |
| Tanis Wilson | USF Scholarship Award | $1000 |