High School Bursary Grant
High School bursaries are available to each graduating student from Daax̲iigan Sk’adáa Née and GidG̲alang Kuuyas Naay on Haida Gwaii. Based on the criteria developed by each High School, students are eligible to apply through their school for a bursary that ranges from a minimum of $300 to a maximum of $3,000. In 2025, the allocation for this grant is $45,000.
Field Trip Fund
The Gwaii Trust Society Board understands that travel costs can be a barrier for students wanting to participate in sporting, cultural, and educational activities off-island. That’s why we have the Field Trip Fund! Augmenting local fundraising, this fund provides additional support to School District 50 to help cover travel expenses for school teams, classes, and clubs to go on off-island field trips. In 2025, the allocation for this grant is $150,000.
School Food Grant
The primary focus of the School Food Grant is to make nutritious and culturally appropriate food more accessible to students. Funded through the Food Security budget and administered by School District 50, this grant supports food programs for each school on Haida Gwaii. In 2025, the allocation for this grant is $138,000.
The Post-Secondary Institutions Tour Grant
The Post-Secondary Institutions Tour Grant helps local high school students experience off-island post-secondary institutions before they graduate. The Gwaii Trust Society Board approved $50,000 for this grant to assist with travel costs for grade 10, 11, and 12 students. This support helps students familiarize themselves with college and university life and academic requirements.
All Island Protocol Table
This $40,000 grant is offered to the Haida Gwaii Protocol Table to support Haida Gwaii’s leadership coming together for the benefit of Haida Gwaii.
This application is due April 1st.
Community Events
This $6,000 grant is offered to each of the seven Gwaii Trust Communities on Haida Gwaii: Area E (Sandspit and Moresby Island), the Council of the Haida Nation (CHN), G̲aw Tlagée Old Massett, Graham Island Central, Graham Island North, Graham Island South, and HlG̲aagilda Skidegate, to assist with community events throughout the year. Applications are accepted throughout the year until December 1st.
Applications are accepted throughout the year until December 1st.
Elder Social Activities
This grant is offered to elders’ groups to help run social activities that enrich the lives of our elders.
Applications are accepted throughout the year until December 1st.
Food Security
The Food Security Grant provides stable, annual funding to organizations that support access to food for the residents of Haida Gwaii. This is an important priority for the Gwaii Trust Society, and this grant provides $330,000 in funding.
Applications are due February 1st, March 1st, or April 1st.
Haida Language
Haida Language support is a cornerstone priority for the Gwaii Trust Society. $300,000 is distributed between three Haida Language organizations on island – Haida Gwaii Mentor Apprentice Program (MAP), Skidegate Haida Immersion Program (SHIP), and X̲aad Kil Née.
Applications are due February 1st, March 1st, or April 1st.
Kids Camps
This $150,000 grant is divided among Haida Gwaii’s three main kids camps – K̲’aayx̲ada Adventure Camp, Rediscovery T’aalan Stl’ang, and Swan Bay Rediscovery – to provide stable annual funding for the benefit of our youth.
Applications are due February 1st, March 1st, or April 1st.
Winter Holidays
This grant is for each community’s Winter Holiday celebration – to bring each other together during the coldest time of year. Each local government has the choice on how the funds are spent.
Applications are due by December 1st.
The standard project length for a Gwaii Trust funded project is one year from the decision date, with the exception of the Major Contributions grant, which has a two-year completion window. Projects that have exceeded their maximum project length, where no contact has been made with Gwaii Trust regarding a deadline extension, are at risk of being decommitted.  If your project will not complete on time, contact your Project Officer before the deadline to avoid having your funds decommitted.
We encourage the acknowledgement of funding through the use of the Gwaii Trust logo on your website, in print materials or by mentioning us on social media.Â
You can also acknowledge Gwaii Trust on social media by using mentions, profile links and hashtags in your posts. You can find us on Facebook or Instagram. For logos and usage guidelines please visit our Logos & Acknowledgements page.
If you do not have access to a computer or need assistance with your application or with submitting receipts, please call or visit one of our offices.Â
Upon approval, your Project Officer will contact you to notify you of the amount of the award. This is done through a funding notification email.Â
Your next step is to have an authorized signor submit the Funding Terms and Conditions Follow Up form in the grant management system. This form outlines the standard conditions of funding and any application-specific conditions of funding (if there are any).Â
Further instructions on how to receive advances, project reimbursements, and final reimbursements can be found in our Instructions for Accessing Funds document, found here.
For step-by-step instructions on how to apply for a grant, please check out our visual application guide.
Please note, Continuing Education and Travel grants have a different process. Please visit the following links for details on those specific grants:
Decisions made by the Gwaii Trust Board of Directors are final and there is no appeal process for applications that have been declined or partially funded by the Board. Grant decisions made by staff according to Board set policy (see grant page for details) may be appealed to the Board of Directors. Â If you wish to appeal a decision, a letter outlining the basis of your appeal and any supporting evidence must be submitted to your Project Officer within 30 days of the decision. Â
Appeals for late applications will not be considered. The appeal will be added to a regular Board meeting agenda and a decision will be made within six weeks.Â