Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries

The Alma VanDusen Fund, held at the Vancouver Foundation, provides bursaries that assist full-time, female students in financial need who have identified academic or vocational education goals and demonstrated their ability to reach them. The amount of bursaries and their value vary from year-to-year.

The Vancouver Foundation is dedicated to creating healthy, vibrant and livable communities in BC and across Canada. Together with donors, they have been making meaningful and lasting impacts on communities for 76 years.

Coast Mountain College (CMTN) and the CMTN Foundation are pleased to offer 32 one-time $1,500 Bachelor of Nursing Entrance Awards.  One award will be given to each first year student that registers and remains past the stable enrolment date of September 20, 2023.  This award is being funded by CMTN college employees who give towards health science awards for the purpose of recruiting and retaining health care students in the region.

Thanks to generous donations from BC Hydro to the Coast Mountain College Endowment Fund, a $500 award is available annually to a student enrolled in the University Credit program who leads a balanced lifestyle and is knowledgeable and committed to the efficient and safe use of electricity and protection of the environment. Preference will be given to a female or Indigenous student.

BC Transit is one of the most robust and complex public transportation services in British Columbia. Serving every part of BC except the lower mainland, this provincial crown corporation oversees a fleet of 1,200-plus vehicles in 83 transit systems, serving 51 million riders annually. More than 130 communities depend on BC Transit to meet their unique transportation needs.

In 2021, driven by the commitment to becoming an even more diverse and inclusive employer, BC Transit started its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion journey. As part of this journey, BC Transit has identified reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and communities as a priority. The BC Transit Indigenous Bursary aims to create more opportunities for Indigenous students and support them to have a positive impact on their communities.

Thanks to the goodwill and foresight of the late Joan Belyea, the John Robert Belyea and Joan Elsie Belyea Scholarship and Bursary Fund was established at the Vancouver Foundation. The same generosity and community spirit was shared by Mark and Phae Collins, and Dorien Ingledow who created the Mark and Phae Collins Fund and the Ingledow Bursary Fund, respectively.

The Vancouver Foundation is dedicated to creating healthy, vibrant and livable communities in BC and across Canada. Together with donors, they have been making meaningful and lasting impacts on communities for 76 years.

Accordingly, the Belyea Collins Ingledow Bursaries are available to assist full-time students experiencing financial need, who are in good academic standing, and who have identified academic or vocational education goals and demonstrated the ability to reach them. The amount and values of the bursaries vary year to year.

William McLennan has been an integral asset to the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art.  His dedication to the study of Northwest Coast Art has been supportive to artists from various nations. 

In 1975, McLennan began working at the Museum of Anthropology.  In 1993, he began curating exhibits. His first exhibit as curator was called 'The Transforming Image,' after his discovery through extensive research that infrared film could reveal Northwest Coast paintings that had disappeared under the patina of age. 

'The Transforming Image' is studied by Freda Diesing First Nations Fine Arts students and will be for years to come. The book helps current generations of Northwest Coast First Nations access the creative achievement of their ancestors and build on the cultural knowledge that the old paintings reveal.

When Bill retired from his work at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, a study grant was established in his name. McLennan retired on October 31, 2013. The grant will be offered to two students of the Freda Diesing program to travel and study ancestral objects at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Award Covers:

• Return flight from Terrace to Vancouver (3 days, 2 nights);
• 2 Nights stay on-campus at the University of British Columbia; 
• $75 Per diem for meals for 3 days ($225);
• Taxi to and from the airport to campus accommodations ($40); 
• Airport parking in Terrace ($30).

Through donations to the Coast Mountain College (CMTN) Endowment Fund, co-workers established this $500 bursary when Brian retired from Coast Mountain College after 28 years as the Registrar. During these years Brian demonstrated a commitment to students and was instrumental in establishing the Endowment Fund and Bursary program. This award is to recognize success in the first semester of the school year by a full-time student who is having difficulty funding their education. Preference will be given to the son or daughter of a CMTN employee.

Funds for the Bulkley Valley Community Award have been raised by CMTN Foundation fundraising activities in the region including the annual CMTN Fundraising Golf Tournament in Smithers.  Thanks to the generous support of businesses and community members who sponsor and participate in these events, this award will help build capacity in the Bulkley Valley. 

This award will be given as 1 x $800 to a full-time student; or, 2 x $400 to two part-time students.

This award is provided by the Resources Exposition Society of BC. Two awards of $500 each are available to mature students enrolled in the Coast Mountain College Harmonized Carpentry Foundation program.

Through generous donations from retired staff and faculty member, Dr. David Try, PhD., and Mrs. Susan Bevan-Try, Coast Mountain College is pleased to offer the CAZ Business Administration Bursaries.  One bursary valued at $750 will be offered in each of the fall and winter semesters to eligible Business Administration students.