The Nunavut Tunngavik Foundation announced on August 19 that its Skills and Employment Advancement Scholarship is open. Each recipient can receive $1,500 for a recognized program of at least four weeks in trades, employment skills or upgrading. Examples listed by the Foundation include pre-trades, Personal Support Worker, Adult Basic Education, PASS and foundation programs. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The call follows a policy change approved by the Foundation board in September 2025 and publicly announced in June 2026. The Foundation discontinued its post-secondary scholarship, citing overlap with Makigiaqta funding. It said its remaining designated settlement funds were projected to run out by mid-2026. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The change separates two types of support more clearly. The Foundation’s currently open award is a flat $1,500 scholarship for shorter skills, trades and upgrading programs. Inuit seeking support for post-secondary study can no longer apply for the Foundation’s former post-secondary scholarship.

Makigiaqta’s live application portal accepts training and education funding applications for the 2026–27 academic year. Its posted post-secondary policy says applicants must be Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement, enrolled in a post-secondary degree program, receiving other funding and able to show a need for additional support. Eligible costs can include tuition, books and materials, fees, housing and living costs, and travel. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

That means Makigiaqta is not described in its policy as an automatic like-for-like replacement for every former Foundation post-secondary applicant. Its support is supplementary and is limited by eligibility, priority areas and funding decisions.

People interested in the Foundation’s skills scholarship can get the application through NTI, submit it by mail, email, in person or through a Community Liaison Officer. NTI’s August 19 release does not state an application deadline. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

Prospective Makigiaqta applicants should use its online training and education application. The portal asks applicants to identify the academic year and term, program, school, other funding and expected costs. Returning students are directed to log in before applying. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

• Foundation skills scholarship: $1,500 per recipient.
• Eligible Foundation programs: recognized trades, employment-skills or upgrading programs lasting four weeks or more.
• Foundation post-secondary scholarship: discontinued.
• Makigiaqta post-secondary eligibility in its posted policy includes enrolment in a degree program, other funding and demonstrated need for extra funding.
• Makigiaqta says its funding cap, if set, is determined annually by its review committee; the posted policy does not list a current dollar cap.
• Makigiaqta’s application portal lists Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 among the available terms.