MAP is for language learners, ages 16-50, who want to actively pass on the language to others, often through a career as a language educator. MAP is intended as a 3-year program, completing 300 hours of immersion learning per year. Apprentices who have completed 300 hours and meet all program requirements will be invited to reapply for the next program year. The project term for this intake for MAP is April 1, 2026 to March 1, 2027. 

MAP is for learners who:

• Have a plan to pass on their language to others.
  (For example: those who have a plan to become language teachers in the school or community, or parents of young children or soon-to-be parents)
• Are aged 16 – 50
• Have time to complete a minimum average of 8-10 hours per week

 While completing this program is a big commitment, it works! Some apprentices have become highly proficient speakers in three years. 

MAP Connections (MAPC) is for language learners, ages 16 and up, who want to strengthen their connection to their language and who want greater flexibility and minimal reporting requirements. Participants complete 100 hours of language immersion with a fluent speaker at a flexible pace. Apprentices who have completed 100 hours and meet all program requirements will be invited to reapply for the next program year. The project term for this intake of MAPC is April 1, 2026 to November 15, 2026. 

MAPC is for learners who:

• Want to strengthen their connection to their language
• Are aged 16+
• Have time to complete a minimum average of 3-4 hours per week

FPCC provides training and support to successful applicants. Each grant is for a single fiscal year and reapplications are permitted for up to two additional years if the previous year’s requirements are met.

Program staff are available to support you with your application! Contact the program staff listed at the bottom of this page before September 15, 2025, if you would like a one-on-one review of your draft application. Staff will do their best to provide more general assistance up until October 1, 2025. 

The Mentor-Apprentice Program (MAP) was first developed in California for Native American languages, but the same model can be used to learn any language. It was initially created by Leanne Hinton, Nancy Richardson, Mary Bates Abbott and others (Hinton 2001) based on a suggestion by Julian Lang, a Karuk speaker. For more information on the program in California, see the website for the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival: www.aicls.org

FPCC started a B.C. MAP in 2008 with 12 teams from 11 different B.C. languages. The goal for each team was to complete 900 hours of immersion in their language (3 years of 300 hours per year). These 12 teams showed great success and all of the apprentices became more fluent in their languages. Since then, FPCC has supported hundreds of teams across the province to learn and share their languages.

Click here for more information regarding the MAP toolkit. The program toolkit includes helpful resources to assist with planning your program activities from application to submitting your final report.

We are here to ensure that the funding application process is as easy as possible and offer a convenient online portal so applicants can more easily apply for programs and submit reports. For additional information please visit the Funding Process page. 

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