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Employment Funding Options
Financial Assistance including Loans, Grants, Bursaries and Benefits
Funding options available to support you in reaching your career goals through education, apprenticeships or other assistance programs
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Altrusa Nanaimo has
bursaries for high school and college age young women going on to
higher education. They also offer Project Re-entry that provides funds
up to $1,000 each to older women for re-training to help them get
back into the work force. |
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Apprenticeship Incentive Grant
The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG) is a taxable cash grant available to registered apprentices once they have successfully completed their first or second year (level) of an apprenticeship program in one of the Red Seal trades. |
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Canada Benefits Search for Federal benefits programs by eligibility criteria. |
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Canada
Student Loans provides loans and grants to Canadians attending
a University, College, Trade School, or Vocational School, if
they need help financing their education. |
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The
Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Program is open to students who,
after completing two years of study at a B.C. public college, university
college or institute, must transfer their credits into full-time studies
at another public post-secondary institution in B.C. to complete their
degree. |
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Millenium
Access Bursary is given automatically to dependent students who
apply for student loans, whose parental contribution is assessed at
less than $1,000. |
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The Minerva
Foundation has established an Education Awards program with British
Columbia’s post-secondary institutions to help BC women advance
themselves by continuing their education. |
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StudentAid BC helps eligible students with the cost of their post-secondary education
through loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships and special programs.
This includes the BC Student Assistance Program for persons with disabilities,
students with dependents and students on income assistance. |
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Studentawards.com Database of scholarships, grants and cash awards available to Canadian students. Requires free membership. |
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Community Development Trust This website provides information about The Community Development Trust Tuition Assistance program which provides up to $5,000 for tuition for forestry workers that have been laid off. |
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