Established through the Vancouver Foundation, the Black Feather Fund Entrance Scholarship honors the resilience of Indigenous youth in British Columbia. This award supports Indigenous students entering NVIT full-time in a post-secondary program, encouraging academic growth and community engagement as part of their educational journey.

Established in 1983, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the small town of Merritt (population range of 2,500-9,999 inhabitants), British Columbia. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Burnaby. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training, British Columbia, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 500-999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 36 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 80-90% making this Canadian higher education organization a least selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.