2026 call for applications is now open!
THE 2026 APPLICATION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN!!
Apply online or copy & paste the following link into a web URL: https://chiefjoemathias.smapply.io
How to Apply
To apply for any of the 2026 scholarship programs, students must register and submit their application through SurveyMonkey Apply. Eligible BC First Nations students are encouraged to create an account early, review all application requirements, and complete their submission before the following deadlines.
BC First Nations Nursing & Teacher Scholarship Deadline
- BC First Nations Nursing Scholarship Deadline - Friday, June 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PDT)
- BC First Nations Teacher Scholarship Deadline - Friday, June 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PDT)
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BC First Nations Multi‑Disciplinary Scholarship Deadline
- BC First Nations Multi‑Disciplinary Scholarship Deadline - Friday, June 19, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PDT)
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
Welcome
The Chief Joe Mathias BC Aboriginal Scholarship Fund was established to honour the memory of the late Chief Joe Mathias, a hereditary and elected Chief of the Squamish Nation. It is the largest privately run Scholarship Fund in BC, and with generous support in the past, we have been able to provide over 575 scholarships to many students from over 150 First Nations in BC since the inception of the Fund in 2002.
Chief Mathias is remembered for his vision and his leadership for the rights of Indigenous people in British Columbia and across Canada. Central to that vision was his passionate belief in and advocacy for higher education for First Nations people. This Scholarship Fund is dedicated to helping realize Joe’s dream of providing post-secondary opportunities for enthusiastic, dedicated and aspiring British Columbia First Nation students to enable them to realize their dreams of becoming leaders of tomorrow in the career of their choosing. There is no more appropriate tribute to the work of Chief Mathias than to witness the success of the young Indigenous graduates and scholarship recipients the fund has helped since it began in 2002. First Nation doctors, businessmen and women, scientists, social workers, engineers, nurses, computer programmers, lawyers, and teachers…these are our future leaders who will continue his legacy and ensure a bright and prosperous future for First Nations citizens and their communities.