Indigenous scholarships & bursaries
We help students pursue post-secondary education
Our Indigenous scholarships and bursaries are available to Status, Non-Status, Mètis and Inuit students who are residents of B.C. and are enrolled in an accredited full-time post-secondary program. Students in Grade 12 planning to pursue a full-time, accredited post-secondary education within Canada are also eligible to apply.
Read about how BC Hydro helped an aspiring electrical engineer from the Penticton Indian Band.
We offer the following scholarships and bursaries
One Randy Brant Memorial Award – awarded to our top applicant, based on a combination of academic achievement, community involvement, and pursuit of a BC Hydro career.
Scholarships
- $5,000 scholarships allocated to students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree with a full-time course load.
- Scholarship application [PDF, 126 KB]
- Applications will be accepted from April 1st to May 17th, 2019.
Bursaries
- $2,000 bursaries allocated to students pursuing a diploma, certificate or trade program, or a part-time degree.
- Bursary application [PDF, 126 KB]
- Applications will be accepted from April 15th to May 31st, 2019.
Please fill out the scholarship or bursary application and submit to indigenous.awards@bchydro.com.
Which areas of study are eligible?
We're looking to invest in students who are in programs related to the work we do. The following is a list of programs we consider possible stepping stones to a future career with us. If you're in a program with a different name or focus but you think is relevant to the work we do, connect with us and we’ll let you know if it’s eligible before you apply.
| Trades programs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | Electricians | Mechanics |
| Machinists | Industrial mechanics | Automative service tech |
| Construction craft worker | Electric motor systems tech | Heavy equipment operator |
| Crane operator | Power line tech | Truck and transport mechanic |
| Utility arborist | ||
| Diploma and degree programs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Engineering (mechanical/civic/electrical) | Business | Finance |
| Communications | First Nations studies | Environmental studies |
| Law | Archaeology | Human resources |
| Biology | Project management | Marketing |
| Math | Technology | Physics |
2018 scholarship recipients
In 2018, BC Hydro awarded scholarships and bursaries to students from the following regions:
| Southwest region | ||
|---|---|---|
| K'omoks First Nation | Musqueam Nation | Squamish Nation |
| Lower Similkameen | ||
| Southeast region | ||
| ?Aqam Band | Bonaparte Indian Band | Lytton First Nation |
| Okanagan Indian Band | Secwepemc | Skeetchestn Indian Band |
| t'kemlups Indian Band | Xaxli'p First Nation, St'at'imc | |
| North region | ||
| Doig River First Nation | Gitanmaax Band | Kwadacha First Nation |
| Saultewau First Nations | Tsay Keh Dene Nation | |
See the full details of the 2018 BC Hydro Indigenous scholarship and bursary award recipients [PDF, 330 KB].
