Please be aware that there is a $10 fee to obtain this service.

• Register a “Basic BCeID” account at BC Student Transcripts 
• Login into your new account
• Do you know your Personal Education Number (PEN) from the School District? May be found on report cards or interim reports. Choose either Former Student with a PEN or without. Follow the prompts to electronically/digitally send the transcript to another institution eg. CNC

• Find the Program you want to take on the CNC website. Different Programs have different start Dates.
• If you don’t meet the admission requirements, example you need English 12, then there is Adult Upgrading. Book a placement test with Academic Success Center ($20 fee + tax).
• Make sure you have all your supporting documents for applying.  Ex. For Professional Cook, you need a valid Food safe certificate. 

Please be aware that there is a $40 application fee. Indigenous students may be eligible for a waiver code from recruitment. Email: recruitment@cnc.bc.ca

• Click “Apply Online”
• Either Sign up for or Login to your Education Planner BC account
• “Start Applying” be sure to have the Personal Information, Contact Information and Academic History information filled out
• Choose CNC, Create Application, Program Selection, Canadian Applicants
• Choose semester e.g. 2024 Aug/Sep to Dec term is for Fall 2024
• Choose campus e.g. Prince George
• Subject Area: e.g. University Studies and Fine Arts
• Program: University Studies
• Submit your application
• Check your e-mail for an acceptance letter from the Office of the Registrar and Admissions. Please check your e-mails Junk/Spam folder as the CNC banner often is flagged to that folder. Break into your new field.

Please be aware that each type of Sponsorship has different requirements.      

• Indigenous students being funded by their band should contact the Bands Post-Secondary Coordinator to begin the application process. CNC Aboriginal Student Navigator can help with this process.
• Former/Current Youth In Care, AYA, may be eligible for Ministry of Child and Family Development funding. Please contact Financial Aid department at CNC for more information.

Resources

BC Student Aid

CNC Payment Plan process

CNC Awards and external Awards 

Amount: $1,000
Application Deadline: July (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Enrolled in post-secondary training in Education, Environmental Studies, Traditional Knowledge or Telecommunications; and a Canadian Aboriginal student. 

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Amount: Up to $1,500
Application Deadline: April (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Varied (follow link for more details)    

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Amount: Up to $8,000
Application Deadline: Varied (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Varied (follow link for more details) 

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Amount: $2,000
Application Deadline: August (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: You can apply if you are a Canadian and a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit community; have been out of school for 1 year or more and are returning; have already returned to school and completed 1 full year of studies; and have never received this award in the past (you can apply as many times as you want, but you can only receive the award once)

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Amount: Varies
Application Deadline: Fall (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Program open to status and non-status First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students studying full-time in a business program at a post-secondary institution in British Columbia or at the University of British Columbia.

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Amount: Up to $1,200
Application Deadline: January, May & September (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Post-secondary students of Indigenous ancestry (status, non-status, Métis, Inuit) who are:  permanent residents of British Columbia,  registered in a BC recognized post-secondary institution, and have  a minimum GPA of 2.5 or a C+ grade equivalent. Students are not eligible to receive a bursary to repeat a course or academic year.

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Amount: Varied
Deadline: N/A
Eligibility: Post-secondary First Nations, Inuit, or Métis Descent students in full-time studies in an applicable program (follow link for more details).

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Amount: Varied (average $800)
Application Deadline: February, August & November (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Full and part time studies in college, university, skilled trades, apprenticeships, and technology programs. (follow link for more details)

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Amount:$1,000- $5,000
Application Deadline: Varies (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Each Award has unique eligibility criteria. (follow link for more details)

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Amount: Varied (follow link for more details)
Application Deadline: February, August & November (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must be a Canadian Indigenous person; be enrolled in an accredited institution such as an accredited university program or an accredited college program; not be a member of the staff, board, or past participants at the time of applying for funding support.

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Amount: Varied (follow link for more details)
Application Deadline: October (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: First Nations (status or non-status) member of a British Columbia First Nation community; Planning to attend an accredited post-secondary institution on a full-time basis anywhere in the world.

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Amount: Varied (follow link for more details)
Application Deadline: June (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Follow link for more details.

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Amount:$1,000
Application Deadline: July (follow link for more details)
Eligibility: Applicants must: Be currently pursuing post-secondary studies (priority is given to students who are studying law or are in a law-related field); demonstrate financial need; be an Indigenous woman, gender-diverse, or Two-Spirit person under 31 years of age; demonstrate a commitment to improving the situation of Indigenous women and youth in Canada politically, culturally, economically, or otherwise.

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Amount: Up to $10,000
Deadline: December
Eligibility: Applicants must be: First Nations, Inuit, or Métis; enrolled in a post-secondary institution in full-time studies; and between the ages of 17-29 at the time of application (follow link for more details)

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