Your Guide to the Continuing Education Grant Application

Apply for a Continuing Education Grant

Are you looking to take the next step in your education or career? Do you need help with tuition or other costs related to post-secondary education?

You may qualify to receive up to $3,750 a year from our Continuing Education Grant.

Interested? Here’s everything you need to know to apply.

100% ($400,000) of the funding is still available. Apply now for your grant!

At a Glance

Application Deadline:
Long-term courses (three months or more): 2 weeks after semester begins
Short-term courses (less than three months): Day before course starts

Amount Available:
Up to $3,750 per year, or
Up to five courses with a maximum of $750 per course

Completion Requirement
Grade or result doesn’t matter
Must complete course or have 95% attendance

Who Can Apply for a Continuing Education Grant?

You

If you’ve lived on Haida Gwaii for at least 24 consecutive months

No matter if you’re a mature student or recent high school graduate, full-time or part-time, we welcome your application!

The Continuing Education Grant Process

  1. Applications Open (year-round)
    • Ready to apply? You’ll need to include a statement of your goals, proof of registration, program and course details, and a list of tuition and other expenses.
  2. Submit Your Application
    • Deadline for long-term courses: No later than two weeks after course begins
    • Deadline for short-term courses: No later than the day before course begins
    • Apply online through the Gwaii Trust portal. Make sure you include all required documents.
  3. Review and Decision (Within 3 weeks)
    • After the deadline, the Gwaii Trust Board will review your application and make funding decisions. Depending on the number of applications, approval can take up to three weeks.
  4. Complete Your Course
    • Once you’ve completed the course, submit your unofficial transcripts, any receipts you may have missed and a brief summary of how it went — we’d love to hear about your experience and the grant helped.
  5. Receive Your Funds
    • After you submit all your documents, we’ll distribute the funds.
Need more information?

Contact us for more questions about the grant or help with your application.

Pam Hill

Grant Coordinator
Office
: HlG̲aagilda – Skidegate

Email: pam.hill@gwaiitrust.com
Ph: 250 559 8104

FAQs

  • There are a few things the grant won’t cover. You can’t use the grant for:
    • Workshops
    • Professional fees
    • Seminars, webinars, symposiums or forums
    • Apprenticeships and one-on-one coaching
    • Consultant fees
    • Courses without tuition
    • Courses taken at non-recognized post-secondary institutions

If you’re not sure if your course is eligible, please contact us. We’d love to see how we can help!

You won’t be eligible for the Staycation Grant if your employer or group is paying for your trip.

Absolutely! We understand that even with funding from scholarships, bursaries, or student loans, you may still have additional financial needs. We welcome your application and are here to help.

Payment is made once you have successfully completed your course. A student that has not passed a course may be eligible for funding if they are able to provide confirmation of attendance to 95% of classes.  

Payment is made once you have successfully completed your course. To access funding, ensure that all conditions of your approval have been satisfied and submit confirmation that the course has been completed successfully. In most cases, this means arranging for the school/institution to send us your official transcript, certificate or diploma.  In addition, submit a letter describing the outcome of your studies and requesting payment for your courses. If you did not include receipts for payment of tuition, course materials and books with your application, you will need to provide those before receiving your grant.

Contact ceg@gwaiitrust.com if there are any changes to the courses for which you have received approval.

For more information, please review our Continuing Education Grant Application Guide. We look forward to hearing from you!