Programs / Financial Assistance for Youth

Outward Bound Canada offers a variety of outdoor adventure courses for youth, providing an inclusive and supportive environment for participants from diverse cultural, economic, and social backgrounds. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to provide a variety of funded opportunities for youth to participate in our courses. Scroll down for a list of our current opportunities.

IS OUTWARD BOUND CANADA RIGHT FOR ME?

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH

YOUTH ACCESS FUND

Outward Bound Canada’s Youth Access Fund was created so that all youth, regardless of their financial situation, can access our life-transforming programs and realize their full potential. The Youth Access Fund acts as a subsidy that goes towards the tuition for most of our courses listed in our Course Finder

Check out the Youth Access Fund Webpage for more details: Youth Access Fund 

CONTACT:
Mary Campbell, Admissions Manager – Funded Programs
1-888-688-9273 ext. 211
mary_campbell@outwardbound.ca 

FUNDING FOR INDIGENOUS YOUTH

Do you identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit? You can also apply for our RBC Future Launch Leadership Award for Indigenous Youth or our Programs for Indigenous Youth.

CONTACT:
Zoe Smith, Admissions Coordinator – Funded Programs
1-888-688-9273 ext. 233
zoe_smith@outwardbound.ca

FUNDING FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION or SCHOOL’S PROGRAM:

Outward Bound Canada is a non-profit, charitable organization and does receive funding that can be used to support groups in need, especially youth, Indigenous communities, new Canadians, women survivors of violence and/or abuse, and Canadian veterans.  If you think that your group may qualify for funding, please indicate your groups’ needs in the information provided to us. 

For more information on our group programs, please contact us at groups@outwardbound.ca and check out the Custom Groups page.

FUNDRAISE FOR YOUR COURSE

Because we get many applications and only have so many funds to distribute, we strongly recommend and encourage applicants to consider raising funds for their course on their own! Click here for a copy of our Fundraising Kit to help you get started.