There are funding options for First Nation, Metis, and Northern/Inuit Students.
Please contact the Aboriginal Education Centre or the Student Resource Centre if you have any questions.
Status and Non-Status members need to check with their band or tribal council for post secondary funding. Search your band or tribal council's website for information regarding eligibility and deadlines. Some of the websites are listed at www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
Other sources:
Oteenow Employment Centre
#300, 14925-111 Ave
Edmonton, AB T5M 2P6
780-444-0911
www.oteenow.com
Freehorse Family Wellness Society
780-944-0172
1-800-411-9658
Suite 750, 10707 - 100 Ave
Edmonton, AB T5J 3M1
www.freehorse.org
Metis Employment Services -
Metis Nation of Alberta
780-423-2237
3rd Floor, 12308 - 111 Ave
1-888-48-METIS
Edmonton, AB T5M 2N4
www.albertametis.com
Metis settlement members may be eligible for funding through their settlements. Contact the Strategic Training Initiatives program for further information.
Strategic Training Initiatives
Metis Settlements General Council
780-822-4096
Suite 200, 10335 - 172 Street
Edmonton, AB T5S 1K9
Fax: 780-822-4099
If you are a student from the Northwest Territories please contact:
Northwest Territories Student Financial Assistance (NWTSFA)
Government of the Northwest Territories
1-867-873-7190
1-800-661-0793
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
www.nwtsfa.gov.nt.ca
If you are a student from Nunavut please contact:
Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) at your Department of Education Regional Office
Baffin: 1-800-567-1514 or 867-473-2600
Kivalliq: 1-800-953-8516 or 867-645-5040
Kitikmeot: 1-800-661-0845 or 867-983-4031
Or you can contact the FANS Office directly:
FANS
1-877-860-0680
Box 390
Arviat, NU X0C 0E0
FANS@gov.nu.ca
Inuvialuit Regional Council Beneficiaries
Please refer to the Inuvialuit Regional Council website
Alberta Aboriginal Women's Society
780-624-3416
Box 5168
Peace River, AB
T8S 1R8
