Alberta Scholarship and Bursary Programs 2014/2015 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 , 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 Golden Jubilee TIP #1 EARL AND COUNTESS OF WESSEX – in 2002, eight outstanding recipients of the 2001 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN Premier’s Citizenship Award will receive a Queen’s Essays ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal, a letter of This scholarship was created to commemorate commendation from the Lieutenant-Governor, and Don’t neglect this aspect of the visit of the Earl and Countess of Wessex to a $5,000 award. th the 8 International Amateur Athletics Federation Nomination Deadline: June 1. Recipients are selected applications – Write them! World Championships in Athletics held in from Premier’s Citizenship Award nominees Edmonton in August of 2001. The top male Remember quality over quantity. The selection and female Grade 12 student in track and field ALBERTA CENTENNIAL AWARD committee is more interested in what you will each receive a $3,000 award. Applicants have to say not how much you have to say. This award was established to commemorate must meet an academic standard and be They don’t want to and most likely won’t read the Province of Alberta’s Centennial. Twenty-five planning to attend full-time post-secondary anything longer than the guidelines suggest. awards of $2,005 each are available to students studies at the , the University entering any level of post-secondary study at of Calgary or the University of Lethbridge. Leave out slang words – use clear, concise any university, college, technical institute or Recipients will be selected based on their athletic language. apprenticeship program in Canada. Scholarship accomplishments. recipients are selected from nominations received Double check to make sure you’ve covered: Application Deadline: October 1 for the Premier’s Citizenship Award. Students a) why this scholarship is important to you and cannot receive both the Alberta Centennial your future and Scholarship and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee b) why you are the best candidate for it! Citizenship Medal. Nomination Dealine: June 1. Recipients are selected Be sure to proofread! from Premier’s Citizenship Award nominees Always save and keep these essays on file to use as guides in the future.

alis.alberta.ca/scholarships 5 High School Specific DR. ROBERT NORMAN SHAW JANET AND HORACE ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP One scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to a One scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to student graduating from Sexsmith Secondary the top Science graduate from Crowsnest Pass School and pursuing post-secondary studies High School who has enrolled full-time in a in a health-related field. Awarded on the basis post-secondary institution. Application forms are of achieving the highest average on five Grade available from the school counsellor. 12 (level 30) subjects: English or Français, Application Deadline: June 1 Mathematics, Social Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Science. MARIA SAVA POLISH HERITAGE Application Deadline: June 1 AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS To recognize the excellence of students from the HELEN AND GEORGE KILIK Jan Pawel II Polish Bilingual Program of Edmonton SCHOLARSHIP Catholic Schools. Three scholarships and two One scholarship of $1,000 is available to a awards of $1,000 each are available to students student from Olds High School who is in who have taken the Jan Pawel II Polish Bilingual financial need, has been involved in extra- Program in Grades 7, 8, and 9, and pursue post- curricular activities, and has shown academic secondary studies in any program of study. success, particularly in Mathematics and Science. Application Deadline: July 1 Applicants should be planning to pursue full-time post-secondary studies.The recipient is selected DR. ROBERT AND ANNA SHAW by a selection committee at Olds High School. SCHOLARSHIP Application Deadline: June 1 Three awards of $500 each are available to Contact a high school counsellordent students graduating from Sexsmith Secondary School who are pursuing post-secondary studies. s Awards are based on academic merit and leadership accomplishments. Application Deadline: June 1

6 CANADIAN OIL SANDS NETWORK Undergraduate Students FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (CONRAD) SCHOLARSHIP Academic Two awards of $5,000 each are awarded to students enrolled full-time in their final year of post- ALBERTA FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE secondary study at the undergraduate and graduate SCHOLARSHIP level and who are involved in projects that have One scholarship of $500 is awarded to a student commercial potential and/or relevance. The program attending full-time in the second or subsequent year of study should be relevant to oil sands technology of post-secondary study in Alberta, and enrolled in a development from mine or reservoir to tailings and program related to the field of Agriculture. Academic remediation such as but not limited to Natural or achievement will also be taken into consideration. Biological Sciences and Engineering. TIP #2 Application Deadline: August 1 Application Deadline: October 31 References LOUISE MCKINNEY POST-SECONDARY ALBERTA EXCELLENCE IN AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Plan ahead! Give enough Approximately 1,400 scholarships of $2,500 time to your reference to each are awarded to students continuing into the Two awards of $3,000 each are awarded to second or subsequent year of post-secondary students enrolled full-time in the second or write a letter. study. Awards are based on academic achievement. subsequent year of post-secondary in Alberta, Students enrolled in programs within the province and enrolled in a program related to the field of Sell yourself! Meet with your references to are nominated by the awards office of eligible agriculture. Awarded on the basis of academic show them what you have done, what award institutions. Students studying outside Alberta achievement. you are applying for, and type of reference you because their program of study is not offered Application Deadline: August 1 need. in Alberta should contact Alberta Scholarship Programs. THE DAVID JOHNSON LAW SCHOLARSHIP Prepare! Keep a diary or portfolio of the volunteer activities you are involved in. Contact the Student Awards Office Two scholarships valued at $10,000 are available to students enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the JASON LANG SCHOLARSHIP University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. Cultivating References – Approximately 16,000 scholarships of $1,000 each Awarded on the basis of an applicant’s past are awarded to post-secondary students enrolled in Citizenship Awards accomplishments including academic achievement an undergraduate or professional program at eligible and volunteer activities. 1. Keep track of your activities and post-secondary institutions in Alberta. The minimum required average is 3.2 on a 4.0 grade point scale in Application Deadline: Contact the Faculty of Law at volunteerism, and keep in a portfolio. the University of Alberta or the University of Calgary 2. Share your portfolio with your references. the qualifying year of study. Students who meet the 3. Give references time to write reference eligibility criteria are nominated by the participating letters! Alberta post-secondary institutions. Contact the Student Awards Office

alis.alberta.ca/scholarships 7 “PERSONS CASE” SCHOLARSHIP Leadership These awards recognize students whose studies will LAURENCE DECORE AWARD FOR contribute to the advancement of women, or who STUDENT LEADERSHIP are studying in fields where members of their sex are traditionally few in number. Selection is based A total of 100 awards of $1000 each are available on program of studies, academic achievement, and to recognize outstanding leadership in the areas community involvement. Awards range in value of student government, student societies, clubs or from $1,000 to $5,000. A maximum of $100,000 is organizations at the post-secondary level. Students available each year. who meet the eligibility criteria are nominated by the Application Deadline: September 30 participating Alberta post-secondary institution. Application Deadline: March 1 CHARLES S. NOBLE SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDY AT HARVARD LOIS HOLE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL Three scholarships of $10,000 are awarded to SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP students for undergraduate study at Harvard. The Four scholarships of $5,000 each are available awards are co-sponsored by the Alberta Heritage to students enrolled full-time in the second or Scholarship Fund and an endowment established subsequent year of post-secondary study in by Edmonton businessman Sandy Mactaggart. Humanities or Social Sciences at the University of Application Deadline: May 15 Alberta, the University of Calgary, the University of Lethbridge, and . Awarded THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF on the basis of academic merit, demonstrated CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP leadership and community service. To commemorate the visit of the Duke and Duchess Nomination Deadline: October 15 and November 15 of Cambridge to Alberta, 25 scholarships of Contact the Student Awards Office $2,000 each are available to students who have DR. GARY MCPHERSON LEADERSHIP been in government care and have overcome SCHOLARSHIP significant challenges in their lives while pursuing their post-secondary studies. Eligible students must A total of 100 scholarships of $2,000 each be Advancing Futures Bursary recipients and be are available to recognize students who have returning to full-time post-secondary studies or to demonstrated outsanding leadership, especially other eligible programs. The scholarships will be in the area of disability and/or initiative to improve awarded on the basis of academic achievement; the conditions and lives of others while attending the highest grade point average while working a post-secondary institution in Alberta. Students toward a degree, diploma or certificate. Students submit their completed application to the students taking post-secondary upgrading courses or awards office at their post-secondary institution. attending a specialized high school are also eligible. Application Deadline: February 1 Nomination Deadline: Recipients are selected by Contact the Student Awards Office Children and Youth Services in the fall

8 Language Programs CHARLES S. NOBLE JUNIOR FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP FELLOWSHIP FOR FULL-TIME A total of 30 scholarships of up to $1,000 each STUDIES IN FRENCH are awarded to junior football players who are Approximately 450 awards are available to currently enrolled full-time at a post-secondary students enrolled full-time in any post-secondary institution in Alberta and have achieved a minimum program anywhere in Canada. Applicant must be GPA of 2.0 or greater on a 4.0 grade point scale taking a minimum of three courses per semester in the previous semester. Nominations are made in which the course content and the language of by the respective teams. The awards are co- instruction are in French. Awards are valued at sponsored by the Alberta Heritage Scholarship $500 per semester to a maximum of $1,000. Fund and the three Alberta teams in the Junior Application Deadline: November 15 Football League. Nomination Deadline: October 1 LANGUAGES IN TEACHER EDUCATION Contact team coach or manager SCHOLARSHIP Up to fourteen scholarships of $2,500 each CHARLES S. NOBLE JUNIOR “A” are available to students enrolled in a Bachelor HOCKEY SCHOLARSHIP of Education program in Alberta and studying Ten scholarships of $2,000 are awarded to a language other than English. Students are individuals who have participated in Junior “A” nominated by the Faculty of Education. Hockey, are currently enrolled full-time at a post- Nomination Deadline: November 1 secondary institution in Alberta and have achieved Contact the Faculty of Education a minimum GPA of 2.0 or greater on a 4.0 grade point scale in the previous semester. Nominations Athletics are made by the respective teams. The awards are co-sponsored by the Alberta Heritage Scholarship JIMMIE CONDON ATHLETIC Fund and the Junior “A” Hockey League. SCHOLARSHIP Nomination Deadline: December 1 Approximately 2,350 scholarships of up to $1,800 Contact team coach or manager each reward and recognize athletic and academic performance at universities, colleges and technical PRAIRIE BASEBALL ACADEMY institutes in Alberta. Students must be enrolled SCHOLARSHIP full-time, be a member of a designated team and Up to $40,000 in scholarships of between $500 maintain a GPA of 2.0 or greater on a 4.0 grade and $2,500 are awarded to post-secondary point scale. Recipients are nominated by the students who are also participants in the Prairie Department of Athletics. Baseball Academy. Applicants must be full-time Contact the Department of Athletics post-secondary students in Alberta and have achieved a minimum GPA of 2.0 or greater on a 4.0 grade point scale in the previous semester. * Undergraduate students may also be eligible for Need-Based Bursaries. These awards are listed on page 13. alis.alberta.ca/scholarships 9 Recipients are selected based on academic ROBERT C. CARSON MEMORIAL standing, community involvement, and baseball BURSARY achievements. Five awards of $500 each are available to Application Deadline: October 15 Aboriginal students enrolled full-time in the Contact team coach or manager second year of Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Diploma or Faculty of Law at eligible Alberta post- Apprenticeship secondary institutions. ALBERTA APPRENTICESHIP AND Nomination Deadline: October 1 Contact the Student Awards Office INDUSTRY TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP Approximately 370 scholarships of at least $1,000 Other each will be awarded to apprenticeship students who have completed at least their first period of ALBERTA BARLEY COMMISSION – formal training. Applicants must be registered EUGENE BOYKO MEMORIAL Alberta apprentices in any of the designated SCHOLARSHIP trades or occupations. One scholarship of $500 is awarded to a student Application Deadline: June 30 entering the second or subsequent year of post-secondary study in Alberta and is enrolled Aboriginal in courses with an emphasis on crop production TIP #3 and/or crop processing technology. Academic ABORIGINAL HEALTH CAREERS achievement will also be taken into consideration. BURSARY Resumés Application Deadline: August 1 Approximately $350,000 in bursaries are awarded Building your resumé – to Aboriginal students enrolled in a health field at INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION a post-secondary institution. Applicants must be AWARD - UKRAINE know your strengths First Nations, Inuit, or Métis (FNMI) and have been Five $5,000 awards are available to students Many scholarships require you to write residents of Alberta for a minimum of three years taking career related training, a practicum, a personal statement, resumé and/or prior to applying. The value of each bursary varies internship, co-op, apprenticeship program, or to application letter to the administrator to between $2,000 and $11,000. conduct research. Students applying to take a simply tell them a bit about yourself. This Application Deadline: May 1 course or study for one or two terms at a post- is a wonderful opportunity to show the secondary institution are also eligible. Students administrator why you are the best candidate THEODORE R. CAMPBELL must be from Ukraine and studying in Alberta or SCHOLARSHIP for their scholarship. Before you start, take the from Alberta and studying in Ukraine. time to develop your ideas and outline your One scholarship of $1,500 is awarded to an Application Deadline: February 1 experiences and skills which make you an Aboriginal student enrolled in the second year of ideal scholarship candidate. a University Transfer Program in Education at Blue Quills First Nations College. Visit alis.alberta.ca/worksearch/resumés. Application Deadline: June 1. Contact the Office of the Registrar at Blue Quills First Nations College

10 * Graduate students may also be eligible for the Fellowship for Full-time Studies Graduate Students in French, “Persons Case” Scholarship, Northern Alberta Development Bursary, and Graduate Awards ARTS GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP Athletic Scholarships. These awards are all Seven awards of $15,000 each for study at a listed elsewhere in the brochure. SIR JAMES LOUGHEED AWARD OF master level or equivalent study in music, drama, DISTINCTION dance, literary arts, and the visual arts. Fifteen awards are available to recognize Application Deadline: February 1 academic excellence and provide Alberta students with the opportunity for advanced study ALBERTA AWARD FOR THE STUDY OF at institutions outside of Alberta. Awards are CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND valued at $15,000 for master-level and $20,000 MULTICULTURALISM for doctoral-level study. In recognition of Alberta’s centennial and the Application Deadline: February 1 contributions and experiences of Alberta’s diverse population, the Minister of Community ALBERTA UKRAINIAN CENTENNIAL Development established the Alberta Award COMMEMORATIVE SCHOLARSHIP for the Study of Canadian Human Rights and Two awards annually are available to provide Multiculturalism. This award is intended to academic opportunities for a student from encourage graduate studies in Canadian human Ukraine to study in Alberta and for a student from rights, cultural diversity, and multiculturalism; Alberta to study in Ukraine. Scholarships are for building capacity to undertake human rights graduate-level study. or multicultural work in Canada. Two awards of Application Deadline: February 1 $10,000 are available. One award for master-level study and one for doctoral-level study. QUEEN ELIZABETH II GRADUATE Application Deadline: February 1 SCHOLARSHIP To commemorate the Queen’s visit to Alberta ALBERTA INNOVATES SCHOLARSHIPS in May 2005, this scholarship is designed to These scholarships are designed to support reward the high level of achievement of students graduate students in the fields of information pursuing graduate studies in Alberta. Scholarships and comunications technology (ICT) and the are valued at up to $10,800 for study at the application of nanotechnology in all areas of master level and up to $15,000 at the doctoral Science, Engineering and Medicine. Recipients level. Recipients are nominated by the Faculty of are nominated by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Graduate Studies. Contact the Faculy of Graduate Studies Contact the Faculy of Graduate Studies

alis.alberta.ca/scholarships 11 CANADIAN OIL SANDS NETWORK GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT One thousand scholarships of $3,000 each are (CONRAD) SCHOLARSHIP awarded to Canadian Citizens or permanent Two awards of $5,000 each are awarded to residents attending university in Alberta. To students enrolled full-time in their final year of reward the outstanding academic achievement of post-secondary study at the undergraduate and students enrolled in the second-year of a master graduate level and who are involved in projects that level program. Recipients are nominated by the have commercial potential and/or relevance. The Faculty of Graduate Studies. program of study should be relevant to oil sands Contact the Faculy of Graduate Studies technology development from mine or reservoir to tailings and remediation such as but not limited to Career Development Natural or Biological Sciences and Engineering. TIP #4 Application Deadline: October 31 DR. MARTHA KOSTUCH CONSENSUS - Contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies Timelines BUILDING LEGACY AWARD PROFILING ALBERTA’S GRADUATE Up to $15,000 is available annually to individuals Research your options STUDENTS who are enrolled or planning to enroll in a course (alis.alberta.ca/scholarships) and know the of study through Alberta Arbitration and Mediation Graduate students who have been invited application deadlines. Be sure to have all Society Consensus-Building Certificate Program. required documents and the application to present their work at major national and/ Recipients will be reimbursed for direct cost of or international conferences may be eligible to educational expenses. finished at least a week before the deadline. receive some financial support. Recipients are This will give you time to go over your Application Deadline: To be determined nominated by the Faculty of Graduate Studies at application for accuracy and completion their institution. LANGUAGE TEACHER BURSARY before sending it off. Contact the Faculty of Graduate Studies PROGRAM GRADUATE CITIZENSHIP SCHOLARSHIP For teachers who have current valid Alberta TIP #5 Fifty scholarships valued at $2,000 will be certification and plan to take a summer program available to graduate students studying in Alberta. in a language other than English or language Follow Instructions pedagogy course. Ten bursaries of $5,000 are The scholarship will recognize their contribution to available for study outside of Canada. Simple as it sounds, many people neglect Alberta communities through public service and to follow instructions! You can give yourself volunteer activities. Applicants must submit their Application Deadline: February 10 a competitive advantage by first reading completed application to the Graduate Student LANGUAGE BURSARY PROGRAM FOR and then following the exact application Association at their institution. TEACHING FNMI LANGUAGES instructions. Application Deadline: October 15 Two bursaries of $2,500 are available to assist * Interested in pursuing further education beyond Alberta teachers, Elders or instructors who This includes providing all required your undergraduate degree? Not sure where to currently provide instruction of an FNMI language. documentation. If your application is start or how to decide if it’s right for you? The Applicants may hold a valid Alberta professional missing any documents, it may delay Graduate Studies section on the ALIS website teaching certificate or be working towards Alberta the processing. certiification, and plan to take a summer program will provide you with resources and information to of at least three weeks duration in an indigenous help you plan your path for graduate studies or language or teaching methodology. professional education.gradstudies.alberta.ca Application Deadline: February 10 12 Need-Based Bursaries

NORTHERN ALBERTA DEVELOPMENT NADC BURSARY FOR LARGE ANIMAL COUNCIL (NADC) BURSARY VETERINARIANS These awards are designed to increase the This bursary follows the same eligibility criteria * Information on these bursaries is available number of qualified professionals in northern as the NADC Bursary, the value of this award is from all Alberta Service Centres and Canada Alberta by providing bursaries to students $6,000 and is available for students in years one Alberta Service Centres. Students receiving committed to a life and career in northern Alberta. to four of their Large Animal Veterinarian Studies. one of these bursaries may also be eligible Applicants must be Alberta residents who are for other scholarships. within two years of completing their program. NADC BURSARY FOR PHARMACY Awards are valued at $6,000. Recipients are STUDENTS required to sign a contract to live and work in This bursary follows the same eligibility criteria their field of study for one year within the NADC as the NADC Bursary, the value of this award is boundary upon graduation. Students have up to $6,000 and is available for students in years one six months after graduation to find employment. to four of their Pharmacy program. For more Information and applications for Recipients who do not obtain employment in * the NADC Bursary visit benorth.ca. northern Alberta will be required to repay the entire NADC BURSARY PARTNERSHIP bursary. PROGRAM Application Deadline: April 30 This bursary was established through contributions from northern businesses and communities, and NADC BURSARY FOR MEDICAL AND is administered jointly by Alberta Scholarship DENTISTRY STUDENTS Programs and the NADC. Businesses interested This bursary follows the same eligibility criteria in becoming a sponsor should contact the TIP #6 as the NADC Bursary except the value of this NADC.The value of this bursary is up to $3,000 award is $12,000 and is available for four years of for one year of study. Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Neatness Counts medical or dental school. Large Animal Veterinarian Medicine and Nurse Practitioner students may qualify for a higher Make several copies of the application and NADC BURSARY FOR NURSE award. Recipients are selected by prospective use them as working drafts while developing PRACTITIONERS employers with assistance from the NADC. The your application package. This bursary follows the same eligibility criteria as length of time students are required to work in the NADC Bursary except the value of this award northern Alberta is based on the value of the Like any application, proofread! Nothing is $9,000 and is available for up to three years of bursary. looks less impressive than grammatical school. errors and sloppy writing.

Remember, the appearance of your application represents you! It’s your only opportunity to make a good first impression.

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Aboriginal Health Careers Bursary...... 10 Janet and Horace Allen Scholarship...... 6 Adult High School Equivalency Scholarship...... 3 Jason Lang Scholarship...... 7 Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarship...... 10 Jimmie Condon Athletic Scholarship...... 9 Alberta Award for the Study of Canadian Jo-Ann Koch ABC Society Awards...... 4 Human Rights and Multiculturalism...... 11 Keyera Energy – Peter J. Renton Memorial Scholarship...... 4 Alberta Barley Commission – Eugene Boyko Memorial Scholarship...... 10 Languages in Teacher Education Scholarship...... 9 Alberta Centennial Award...... 5 Language Teacher Bursary Program...... 12 Alberta Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship...... 7 Language Bursary Program for Teaching FNMI Languages...... 13 Alberta Federation of Agriculture Scholarship...... 7 Laurence Decore Award for Student Leadership...... 8 Alberta Innovates Scholarships...... 11 Lois Hole Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship...... 8 Alberta Ukrainian Centennial Commemorative Scholarship...... 11 Louise McKinney Post-Secondary Scholarship...... 7 Alexander Rutherford High School Achievement Scholarship...... 3 Maria Sava Polish Heritage Awards and Scholarships...... 6 Anna John Kolesar Memorial Scholarship...... 4 Mildred Rowe Weston Memorial Scholarships...... 4 Arts Graduate Scholarship...... 11 NADC Bursary...... 13 Carmangay Home and School Association Scholarship...... 6 NADC Bursary for Medical and Dentistry Students...... 13 Canadian Oil Sands Network for NADC Bursary for Nurse Practitioners...... 13 Research and Development Scholarship...... 7 NADC Bursary for Large Animal Veterinarian Medicine Students...... 13 Charles S. Noble Junior “A” Hockey Scholarship...... 9 NADC Bursary for Pharmacy Students...... 13 Charles S. Noble Junior Football Scholarship...... 9 NADC Bursary Partnership Program...... 13 Charles S. Noble Scholarship for Study at Harvard...... 8 “Persons Case” Scholarship...... 8 China-Alberta Award for Excellence in Chinese...... 4 Prairie Baseball Academy Scholarship...... 9 Dr. Ernest and Minnie Mehl Scholarship...... 3 Premier’s Citizenship Award...... 5 Dr. Gary McPherson Leadership Scholarship...... 8 Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship...... 11 Dr. Martha Kostuch Consensus-Building Legacy Award...... 12 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal...... 5 Dr. Robert and Anna Shaw Scholarship...... 6 Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) Scholarship...... 5 Dr. Robert Norman Shaw Scholarship...... 6 Robert C. Carson Memorial Bursary...... 10 Earl and Countess of Wessex – 2001 World Championships Rutherford Scholars...... 3 in Athletics Scholarship...... 5 Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction...... 11 Fellowship for Full-time Studies in French...... 9 The David Johnson Law Scholarship...... 7 Graduate Citizenship Scholarship...... 12 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Scholarship...... 8 Graduate Student Scholarship...... 12 Theodore R. Campbell Scholarship...... 10 Grant MacEwan United World College Scholarship...... 3 Tiessen Foundation Broadcast Scholarship...... 4 Helen and George Kilik Scholarship...... 6 World Skills Legacy Scholarship...... 4 International Education Award - Ukraine...... 10 Application Deadlines JANUARY JUNE OCTOBER None in January. 01 Dr. Ernest and Minnie Mehl Scholarship 01 Earl and Countess of Wessex – 01 Dr. Robert and Anna Shaw Scholarship 2001 World Championships in FEBRUARY Athletics Scholarship 01 Dr. Robert Norman Shaw Scholarship 01 Alberta Award for the Study of Canadian 01 Charles S. Noble Junior Football Scholarship Human Rights and Multiculturalism 01 Helen and George Kilik Scholarship 01 Robert C. Carson Memorial Bursary 01 Alberta Ukrainian Centennial Commemorative 01 Janet and Horace Allen Scholarship 15 Graduate Citizenship Scholarship Scholarship 01 Theodore R. Campbell Scholarship 15 Prairie Baseball Academy Scholarship 01 Arts Graduate Scholarship 01 Premier’s Citizenship Award 01 Dr. Gary McPherson Leadership Scholarship 15 Lois Hole Humanities and Social Sciences 01 Alberta Centennial Scholarship Scholarship 01 International Education Award - Ukraine 01 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Medal 31 Canadian Oil Sands Network for Research 01 Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction 30 Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training and Development (CONRAD) Scholarship 10 Language Teacher Bursary Program Scholarship 15 Grant MacEwan United World College 30 Registered Apprenticeship Program NOVEMBER Scholarship (RAP) Scholarship 01 Languages in Teacher Education Scholarship 30 China-Alberta Award for Excellence in 15 Fellowship for Full-time Studies in French MARCH Chinese 15 Lois Hole Humanities and Social Sciences 01 Laurence Decore Award for Student Scholarship Leadership JULY 01 Tiessen Foundation Broadcast Scholarship DECEMBER APRIL 01 Anna and John Kolesar Memorial 01 Alexander Rutherford High School 01 Jo-Ann Koch ABC Society Awards Scholarship Achievement Scholarship 30 Northern Alberta Development Council 01 Maria Sava Polish Heritage Awards and 01 Mildred Rowe Weston Memorial Scholarship (NADC) Bursary Scholarships 01 Charles S. Noble Junior “A” Hockey Scholarship MAY AUGUST 01 Aboriginal Health Careers Bursary 01 Alberta Barley Commission – 01 Alexander Rutherford High School Eugene Boyko Memorial Scholarship Achievement Scholarship 01 Alberta Federation of Agriculture Scholarship The Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund accepts 01 Keyera Energy – Peter J. Renton Memorial * 01 Alberta Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship donations from individuals, corporations, Scholarship SEPTEMBER organizations and other groups for the 01 Mildred Rowe Weston Memorial Scholarship purpose of establishing scholarships. Donors may 01 Alberta High School Equivalency Scholarship 01 Rutherford Scholars provide direction with respect to the type of award 30 “Persons Case” Scholarship 15 Charles S. Noble Scholarship for Study at they would like created. Gifts to the Crown are tax Harvard deductible. Please contact the Alberta Scholarships Program at 780-427-8640. Alberta Scholarship and Bursary Programs

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