At a Glance
Eligible Expenses
- Tuition
- For recognized universities, colleges and trade programs
- Includes online courses that count towards
- Certificates
- Trade qualifications
- Associate degrees
- Diplomas
- Bachelors, masters, or doctorate degrees
- Required course materials
- Must be listed in official course outline
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 how the grant helped.
- Receive Your Funds
- After you submit all your documents, we’ll distribute the funds.
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!
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.
- The Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia each have lists of recognized schools:
- If the school you’re attending isn’t on either of these lists, let us know on your application how it’s accredited.
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. Â
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.
Need More Information?
Contact us for more questions about the grant or help with your application.