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Indigenous Bursaries Search Tool (Gov. of Canada)
The Indigenous Bursaries Search Tool from Indigenous Services Canada lists bursaries, scholarships and incentives for First Nations, Inuit and Métis students across Canada. Drop-down menus narrow the list by province or territory, school, field of study and Indigenous group. Each award page gives a description and sponsor contact. The tool is being updated, so confirm details with sponsors.
Best for: First Nations, Inuit and Métis students in Canada who want one government list of awards they can narrow by province, school and field.
Limitation: The tool is being updated, and most award pages give no deadline, so students should confirm each award with its sponsor.
Our rating
3.0out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (3.0 / 5)
- Drop-down menus cover province, school, field and Indigenous group.
- A keyword search sits above the list.
- Many awards are marked open to all fields or schools.
Scholarship Quality (2.0 / 5)
- Most award pages give no deadline or open date.
- Each award page links to the sponsor or school.
- A notice says the tool is being updated.
Ease of Use (3.0 / 5)
- Drop-down menus are labeled by province, school, field and group.
- Every award sits in one long table.
- Each award name opens a page with value and contact details.
- An update notice asks students to confirm awards with sponsors.
Privacy & Marketing (4.5 / 5)
- No account or sign-up is needed to browse the list.
- The privacy notice explains web analytics and offers opt-outs.
- The notice says analytics data cannot directly identify visitors.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.