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Indspire Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards
Indspire
- Amount
- Not publishedAmounts vary with the applicant's assessed financial need, the number of applicants, field of study and available funds. No fixed dollar range is published.
- Deadline
- Date not confirmedLast cycle's deadline was August 1, 2026. Check the official page for this year's date. That was the first consideration date of the 2026-27 cycle, which is for students enrolled in Fall 2026/Winter 2027; its remaining dates are November 1, 2026 and February 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Grade 12 students starting in fall 2027 apply in the next cycle, which opens May 1, 2027, with consideration dates of August 1, November 1 and February 1. Apply early because funding becomes more limited as the year goes on.
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About this award
Indspire runs a national bursary and scholarship program for First Nations, Inuit and Métis students. One application per year puts the student in the running for hundreds of bursaries, scholarships and awards for college, university, skilled trades and apprenticeship programs. Students must show financial need and provide proof of course registration, so Grade 12 students usually apply in the spring of their graduating year, using an acceptance letter as a placeholder until they register.
Who can apply
- First Nations, Inuit or Métis student with proof of registration or enrolment under Indspire's Indigenous Registration Policy
- Canadian citizen
- Studying in college, university, skilled trades, apprenticeship or technology programs
- Students studying outside Canada are eligible only if enrolled in a graduate-level program
- Must show financial need
- Application is intended for students with at least a 60% course load (40% with a disability-related accommodation); part-time eligibility is limited to select awards
- Official proof of course registration is required; an acceptance letter only holds the file until registration is confirmed
What to submit
- Online application (one per academic year covers most Indspire awards)
- Indigenous status, Métis or Inuit enrolment card (front and back)
- Grades from the most recent completed year
- Official proof of post-secondary course registration (an acceptance letter can hold the file temporarily)
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Money for school that you usually do not pay back, given mainly because of financial need.
- Category
- Identity-based and Financial need
- Program
- University, College and Apprenticeship
- When to apply
- Grade 12 and After starting post-secondary
- Where it applies
- National, Canada
- For
- Indigenous students
- The gap between what school costs and what your family is expected to pay. Bursaries and grants often use it.
- Yes
- Paid again in later years of your program, as long as you keep meeting its rules, such as a minimum average.
- No, one-time
- Application cycle
- 2026-27
Sources
Last checked against the official site on Oct 1, 2026.
- https://indspire.ca/apply-now/(opens in a new tab)
- https://indspire.ca/programs/students/bursaries-scholarships/faqs/(opens in a new tab)
What the official pages say
"Deadlines: August 1, November 1, February 1 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time."
https://indspire.ca/apply-now/(opens in a new tab)"Applications are accepted continuously from May 1st through February 1st"
https://indspire.ca/programs/students/bursaries-scholarships/faqs/(opens in a new tab)"How often can I apply? Students only need to apply once per academic year. The application opens on May 1st."
https://indspire.ca/programs/students/bursaries-scholarships/faqs/(opens in a new tab)"Your application will stay ‘live’ for all three deadlines during the September 2026 to August 2027 academic year."
https://indspire.ca/apply-now/(opens in a new tab)"Amounts vary. The amount of a bursary varies according to the assessed financial need of applicants"
https://indspire.ca/apply-now/(opens in a new tab)"all students are required to show a financial need."
https://indspire.ca/programs/students/bursaries-scholarships/faqs/(opens in a new tab)"minimum course-load requirement of 60% (or 40% with a disability-related accommodation)"
https://indspire.ca/programs/students/bursaries-scholarships/faqs/(opens in a new tab)"An acceptance letter may be submitted temporarily as a placeholder until official enrolment documentation becomes available"
https://indspire.ca/programs/students/bursaries-scholarships/faqs/(opens in a new tab)"Be a Canadian Citizen"
https://indspire.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Revised_BBF_Policy_Nov_2_2025.pdf(opens in a new tab)"Full and part time studies in college, university, skilled trades, apprenticeships, and technology programs."
https://indspire.ca/apply-now/(opens in a new tab)"Students studying outside of Canada must be enrolled in a graduate-level program to be eligible."
https://indspire.ca/programs/students/bursaries-scholarships/faqs/(opens in a new tab)
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