Alberta Scholarship and Bursary Programs 2014/2015
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Alberta Scholarship and Bursary Programs 2014/2015 Alberta Scholarship Programs Bursaries The Government of Alberta is committed to Alberta Scholarship Programs administers the encouraging and rewarding the excellence of Northern Alberta Development Council Bursary. Alberta students by offering scholarships through the Achievement Scholarship program, the Alberta Scholarship Connections Heritage Scholarship Fund, and need-based Scholarship Connections is a searchable list of bursaries. more than 500 awards provided by a variety of organizations and associations. Students can Achievement Scholarships search for awards either by keyword, category Established in the year 2000 by the Government or application deadline in the areas of leadership, of Alberta, the achievement scholarships financial need, athletics or the arts. The website recognize the excellence of Alberta students. The is located on the Alberta Scholarship Programs program includes the Jason Lang Scholarship, the website. Jimmie Condon Athletic Scholarship and Graduate Student Scholarships. Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund Created by a $100 million endowment from the The following pages list the awards administered Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, the Alberta * by Alberta Scholarship Programs. The awards Heritage Scholarship Fund is designed to stimulate are listed by level of study but it is important the pursuit of excellence by rewarding outstanding to note that some awards, such as Athletic achievement and by encouraging and assisting Scholarships, are available to students at various Albertans to achieve their fullest potential. levels of study. Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant must be an Alberta resident. * Applications for the awards are available on our website alis.alberta.ca/scholarships unless otherwise stated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Alberta Scholarship Programs Telephone: 780-427-8640 4th Floor, 9940 106 Street Fax: 780-427-1288 Box 28000 Station Main Toll Free (Rite Line): 310-0000 Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4R4 Email: [email protected] 2 alis.alberta.ca/scholarships GRANT MACEWAN UNITED WORLD High School Students COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP Eight scholarships are awarded for two years of Academic study at a United World College. These awards are based on academic ability, leadership, ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD HIGH community service, references and an interview. SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP Applicants must be in the process of completing Grade 11. For an online application visit Over 13,000 scholarships are available to www.pearsoncollege.ca recognize and reward academic achievement at the high school level and encourage students to Application Deadline: February 15 pursue post-secondary studies. The scholarship ADULT HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY has a value of up to $2,500. The scholarships SCHOLARSHIP BEFORE YOU START: are awarded to students achieving a minimum average of 75.0 per cent in five designated A total of 200 scholarships of $500 each are What is a scholarship? courses in at least one grade: Grade 10, 11, or available to students who have been out of high 12. The minimum average, value of the award, and school for three years and have completed an Scholarships are monetary awards based on courses that can be used depend on the year upgrading program at an eligible school in Alberta. academic merit or excellence in a specific the student graduated from high school. Further Awarded on the basis of academic achievement. area of study or discipline. Alberta students information is available on our website. Recipients Recipients must be continuing their studies full-time can apply for many different scholarships must be enrolled full-time in a post-secondary in a post-secondary program. Recipients are from a variety of sources, including program of at least one semester in length or be nominated by the educational institution where they government, post-secondary institutions, an apprenticeship student. completed their upgrading program. Nomination Deadline: September 1 private industry and service organizations. Application Deadline: May 1 for September entry; Contact the Student Awards Office December 1 for January entry What is a bursary? RUTHERFORD SCHOLARS DR. ERNEST AND MINNIE MEHL SCHOLARSHIP A bursary is a monetary award available The top ten Alberta students, as determined on to assist students in the pursuit of their the first writing of diploma examinations in English One $3,500 scholarship will be awarded to a studies. Eligibility is usually based on 30-1 or 30-2 or Francais 30 or 30-2; Social 30 student graduating from an Alberta high school clearly demonstrated financial need and/ and three other diploma examination subjects, are and enrolling in a post-secondary degree program. or satisfactory academic achievement. recognized as “Rutherford Scholars” and receive a The recipient will be selected based on diploma Bursaries are intended to supplement plaque and a scholarship of $2,500 in addition to examination marks. Financial need may be a educational resources such as government their Alexander Rutherford Scholarship. consideration. Application Deadline: June 1 student loans, employment earnings, Recipients are selected from applications for an scholarships, externally administered Alexander Rutherford Scholarship submitted by bursaries and parental contributions. May 1 alis.alberta.ca/scholarships 3 CHINA-ALBERTA AWARD FOR MILDRED ROWE WESTON MEMORIAL EXCELLENCE IN CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP One award of $500 to a student who has Three $1,000 scholarships are available to demonstrated excellence in a high school Chinese students who have completed at least three language and culture program. Awarded on the courses through the Alberta Distance Learning basis of academic achievement. Centre as shown on an Alberta Education Application Deadline: June 30 transcript with school code 0099; and are planning to attend a post-secondary institution. JO-ANN KOCH ABC SOCIETY AWARDS Recipients are selected based on their average in Two awards of $500 are available to Grade 12 Grade 12. There is no separate application form high school graduates: one award for a student as recipients are selected from their application for graduating from Westmount Charter School the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship. and one award available to a graduating student Application Deadline: May 1 for September entry; from any publicly funded Alberta high school. December 1 for January entry Applicants must meet the criteria for Giftedness KEYERA ENERGY – PETER J. RENTON as determined by their school jurisdiction and be planning on pursuing post-secondary studies. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Up to $6,000 is available ($3,000 for first year, Application Deadline: April 1 $3,000 for second year) to high school students TIESSEN FOUNDATION BROADCAST who have completed the requirements for high SCHOLARSHIP school graduation in Alberta. Applicants must be planning to enroll full-time in an accredited Alberta One scholarship of $750 is available to students post-secondary institution in a field of study who have completed high school in Alberta and related to the oil and gas industry. will be pursuing post-secondary studies at any recognized educational institution in Canada that Application Deadline: May 1 offers a degree or diploma in broadcasting: TV, radio, or broadcast engineering. Awarded on the Apprenticeship basis of academic achievement and a 750 word essay. WORLDSKILLS LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP These scholarships were created as a legacy to Application Deadline: July 1 WorldSkills Calgary 2009, which was hosted by ANNA AND JOHN KOLESAR MEMORIAL Alberta to showcase to the world the dynamic SCHOLARSHIP talent that resides in Alberta. Alberta students who participate in the Provincial Skills Canada One $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to Competition and join Team Alberta will receive the applicant with the highest average in three a $500 scholarship. Team Alberta members designated Grade 12 subjects. Applicants must who earn a gold medal will receive an additional be planning to enroll in an Education program $500 scholarship. Team Alberta participants who and be from a family where neither parent has a become part of Team Canada can receive an university degree. additional $9,000 award over a two-year period to Application Deadline: July 1 support their training for a WorldSkills Competition. Application Deadline: Participants on Team Alberta will receive an application form 4 REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP Citizenship PROGRAM (RAP) SCHOLARSHIP Up to 500 awards of $1,000 each are available to PREMIER’S CITIZENSHIP AWARD high school graduates who have completed the This scholarship was created to recognize RAP program and are continuing in an approved students graduating from high school who have * High school students pursuing regular apprenticeship program. Recipients are supported and contributed to Alberta communities post-secondary studies may also be eligible chosen on the basis of academic merit, employer through public service and voluntary endeavours. for the Charles S. Noble Scholarship for recommendation, a recommendation letter from a Recipients receive a plaque. One plaque is Study at Harvard, Fellowship for Full-time high school teacher or counsellor and a personal available for each high school in Alberta. Studies in French, athletic awards, and need based bursaries. These awards are all listed essay. Application Deadline: June 1 elsewhere in the brochure. Application Deadline: June 30 QUEEN’S GOLDEN JUBILEE Athletics CITIZENSHIP MEDAL To commemorate the Queen’s