Please visit one of the following links to find out more about their grant, bursary or scholarship application process. If you know of another grant opportunity not listed, please contact isparc@isparc.ca.
I·SPARC Grants
Equipment Grant Program
Facilitators may purchase equipment for Indigenous community group activities.
Healthy Living Community Grants
Trained AHLA leaders are eligible to receive up to $1000 for the delivery of their community healthy living project.
First Nations Health Authority
Various funding opportunities offered by the FNHA
Active Living Grants
BCRPA – Recreation Program Support Grants
Various recreation grant opportunities.
Canadian Tire Jumpstart
Sport and physical activity funding for families who meet financial need criteria.
BC Community Gaming Grants
Grants for non-profits providing programs or services of direct benefit to the broader community.
Good Sports Equipment Grant
An equipment grant for organizations serving youth between 3-18 years old.
Kid Sport BC
Grants for children ages 18 and under to participate in a sport season of their choice.
McConnell Foundation
Grants to support innovative approaches to social, cultural, economic and environmental challenges.
Nike N7 Fund
Grants to support Indigenous sport-focused projects and activities.
Right to PLAY Program
Support and training for the Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) Program.
Royal Bank of Canada
A variety of community grant opportunities.
ViaSport Grant Funding Programs
Various sport-related grant opportunities.
Foundation/Community/General Grants
Canadian Women’s Foundation
Grants for programs designed for women and girls who face multiple barriers.
Civic Info Community Grants
A research tool to help you find applicable community grants by subject and grant provider.
Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation
Supplying grants to individuals with the goal of developing First Nations youth as future community leaders.
Kitimat Foundation
Funds for projects or programs, equipment, or resources that are shown to benefit the communities of Kitimat and/or Kitimaat Village.
Island Coastal Economic Trust
Funding for communities, First Nations, and other orgs to support economic development and investment readiness.
Nanaimo Foundation
Funding for qualified community projects demonstrating basic sustainability.
New Relationship Trust
Supporting First Nations with funding in the areas of Governance, capacity, Education, Language & Culture, Youth & Elders, and Economic Development.
Northern Development Initiatives Trust
Working with communities, First Nations, and others to build a stronger North.
Plan H
Various community grant opportunities from BC Healthy Communities.
Prince George Community Foundation
Grants addressing critical issues and opportunities in Health, Art and Culture, Social Services, Environment Education, Sports and Recreation.
S’cool Life Fund
Funding projects for students aligned with DREAMS – Drama, Recreation, Extra-Curricular, Arts, Music or Sports.
Southern Interior Development Initiative
Grants to support projects that will have long-lasting and measurable regional benefits for the Southern Interior.
Terrace Community Foundation
Grants for projects that provide a service to the community, or resolve a community challenge.
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation
Grants supporting a wide range of environmental initiatives, with a primary focus on environmental education and green space programs.
United Way Lower Mainland
Various grant and funding opportunities.
Healthy Living Grants
Northern Indigenous Health
Supporting community-based health and wellness initiatives.
Breakfast Club of Canada
Funding for breakfast programs offered to school-aged children and youth during the school year.
DASH Healthy Living Grants
Support for school districts and First Nations and/or independent schools, based on a shared vision from DASH, Healthy Schools BC, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education.
Farm to Cafeteria Canada
Farm to school grants, designed to establish or enhance efforts to bring more local harvest to schools in a salad bar meal service.
Northern Health
IMAGINE Community Grants – various community health grant opportunities.
Nutrition Link Society
Grants to support and sponsor food security projects through nutritional education and food skill building for vulnerable British Columbia residents.
Plan H
Various community grant opportunities from BC Healthy Communities.
Vancouver Coastal Health Promotion Grants
Support for not-for-profit orgs to respond to emergent community and organizational health promotion needs.
Reduction of Tobacco Misuse Grant
Tobacco Timeout Challenge
A 24-hour quitting challenge with $250 incentive.
British Columbia
BC Gaming Grants
Community Gaming Grants support eligible not-for-profit organizations that deliver community programs that benefit the citizens of BC.
Scholarship Opportunities
Aboriginal Learning Links
Links to major scholarships and bursaries for BC First Nations Students.
Indigenous Bursaries Search Tool
A searchable list of 688 bursaries, scholarships and incentives across Canada.
New Relationship Trust Foundation
Scholarships and bursaries for Indigenous students.
Indspire
Indigenous bursaries, scholarships, and awards.
BC Scholarship Society
Offering Award programs for students who identify as Indigenous – First Nations (Status or Non-Status), Métis or Inuit and pursuing post-secondary education in BC.
Scholarships Canada
A searchable scholarships portal.
Health Sciences Association
Scholarships and bursaries in the Health Sciences field, including an Indigenous-specific stream.
Future Generations Foundation
The FG Foundation supports education programs aimed at healing, reconciliation, and knowledge building.
University of Victoria
Indigenous students can apply for financial support in the form of scholarships and bursaries.
University of British Columbia
Dedicated scholarships, bursaries, and awards for Indigenous students.
University of Northern British Columbia
Awards and financial aid for Indigenous students.
Coast Mountain College
Various awards and bursaries.
Simon Fraser University
Financial assistance opportunities for Indigenous students.
Thompson Rivers University
National, provincial, and local funding opportunities for Indigenous students.
*Many colleges and universities in BC have scholarship opportunities for Indigenous students that we’ve only listed one per region above.