Ontario Indigenous Travel Grant
by Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities (OSAP)
Also known as: OITG
The Ontario Indigenous Travel Grant covered travel between remote (Zone 3/Zone 4) First Nations communities and postsecondary institutions, historically $1,300 per one-way trip, up to 4 trips a year. Per a December 2025 Ministry presentation, it was incorporated into the Indigenous Student Bursary starting 2025-26 (total allocation $2.5M, distributed by each school's financial aid office). Students from remote communities should now ask their financial aid office about travel support under the bursary.
Key facts
- Amount
- Up to $5,200
osap.gov.on.ca · Last verified Aug 17, 2026 · Uncertain: confirm with funder
- Instrument
- Grant (non-repayable)
- Status
- Superseded see successor program
- Who qualifies
- Individual
- Self-identified Indigenous student on the OSAP profile, full-time OSAP applicant with calculated provincial financial need of at least $1 (historical criteria)
- Resident of a remote First Nations community when not in full-time study: CIRNAC Zone 3 (350+ km from the nearest service centre) or Zone 4 (no year-round road access to a service centre)
- District list above is indicative, qualifying remote/fly-in communities are concentrated in the Kenora, Thunder Bay and Cochrane districts (Far North), but eligibility followed community zone classification, not district
osap.gov.on.ca · Last verified Aug 17, 2026 · Uncertain: confirm with funder
Common questions
Is the Ontario Indigenous Travel Grant still available?
Not as a standalone grant. A December 2025 OSAP/Ministry presentation states it was incorporated into the Indigenous Student Bursary beginning 2025-26, and the grant's page was removed in the OSAP site redesign. Travel support for students from remote First Nations communities now flows through your institution's financial aid office via the bursary, apply there.
Who counted as living in a remote community?
Communities classified by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada as Zone 3 (more than 350 km from the nearest service centre) or Zone 4 (no year-round road access to a service centre), largely fly-in communities in the Far North of the Kenora, Thunder Bay and Cochrane districts.
How much was it worth?
In its final standalone years: $1,300 per one-way trip for a student travelling alone (max 4 one-way trips, up to $5,200/year), or $2,600 per person per trip when travelling with a spouse/dependent children (max 2 trips). These are historical figures, amounts under the merged Indigenous Student Bursary are set by each institution.
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: