Graduate Awards Program

Overview

BLNDC encourages members of the First Nation communities it serves to graduate from recognized school programs at the secondary and post-secondary levels. In 2008 BLNDC established this awards program to recognize and encourage educational attainment for the students of these communities.

Criteria

Applicant eligibility:

Any status Indian, registered member, student of one of BLNDC’s six first nations or any status Indian student registered as a member of another first nation, but resident within one of BLNDC’s six first nation communities having a parent who is a member of one of the six first nations is eligible for an award.

Type of attainment:

High School: BC Adult Graduation Diploma/Adult Dogwood (not leaving school certificate);

Post Secondary: one, two, three or four year certificate, diploma or degree;

Trades: red seal.

Award levels:

High School: $125 Certificate

Post Secondary: $200 Certificate; $250 Diploma; $500 Degree; $1,000 Masters/PhD

Trades: $500 red seal

Level of academic achievement: Pass

Application Process

The Education Coordinators from the six first nations are to supply to BLNDC a list of graduates during the period of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.