Education Programs
Basic Program Description
The Board of the Gwaii Trust Society places a strong priority on assisting high school, post-secondary and mature students in their educational quests. For accredited post secondary institutions please visit www.pctia.bc.ca . The Education “bundle of programs” includes high school scholarships, post-secondary education grants, post-secondary tours, and mature students’ bursaries. The Board of Directors noted that trades are as equally valued when pursing post secondary opportunities as the academics and encourage students to apply for the grants.
A separate program category also exists for special education projects that do not fit into the above categories. This separate program is intended to attract applications for new and innovative programs that are not simply augmenting government programs of general application that Haida Gwaii residents already support through their provincial and federal taxes. The Board will look for applications under this category that address the unique educational concerns of Haida Gwaii, in culturally appropriate and pragmatic ways.
The Board will allocate and annual budget for this bundle of educational programs. The budget for fiscal year 2011/2012 is:
| High School Scholarships/Bursary | $ | 40,000.00 |
| Post-Secondary Education Grants | 75,000.00 | |
| Post-Secondary Institution Tours | 30,000.00 | |
| Mature Student Bursary Program | 125,000.00 | |
| Special Initiatives in Education | 50,000.00 | |
| $ | 320,000.00 |
High School Scholarship/Bursary
In 2006, the Gwaii Trust Society made a five-year commitment to the two high schools on-island to establish scholarships/bursaries disbursements on an annual basis. Both George M. Dawson and Queen Charlotte Secondary Schools will allocate $40,000.00 worth of scholarships and/or bursaries to deserving graduating students based on the policies of each school. High school students are encouraged to apply at their respective high school on Haida Gwaii.
High schools are requested to fill out this form. 
application
All applications submitted become the property of the the Gwaii Trust, who may publish the said applications on their website www.gwaiitrut.com or may otherwise utilize their content as the Gwaii Trust sees fit.
Other programs you could apply to:
Scholarships