Language Program

Youth Empowered Speakers (YES!) Program

Deadline: July 11, 2022

Funding amounts up to : $29,550

The YES Program is for B.C.  First Nations Students age 18-30 who are working towards a career as a language immersion teacher or early childhood immersion educator.

This program includes:

Tuition, Mentor-apprentice language learning, Living Allowance and Paid Internship

The goal of the program is for youth to learn their language while preparing for a career in language revitalization in one of two streams:

1. Early Childhood Immersion Educator Stream for ECE Students

2. Language Immersion Teacher Stream for BEd. Students

Program Contact:

Hanna Green, Language Programs Coordinator, yes@fpcc.ca

For more information and guidelines, visit fpcc.ca/grants