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Students can begin earning funds for their post-secondary education with scholarships and bursaries well before they enter grade twelve. There are many instances where scholarship money goes unclaimed because students feel they are not qualified. If you don't apply, you won't know. If you do apply, the worst that can happen is that you will be turned down. It is worth a few minutes of your time to try for a sum of cash that can help offset the rising cost of post-secondary education.
Tips to Win Scholarships and Awards
Planning for Post-Secondary: Grade 10 Checklist
Planning for Post-Secondary: Grade 11 Checklist
Planning for Post-Secondary: Grade 12 Checklist
There are several websites available for students to search for awards. Some websites require registration, while others you simply search. By registering for the websites that request or require you to do so the site will help you narrow your eligibility for awards based on your personal information. Be sure to update your information on a regular basis as you proceed through school as your eligibility for awards will change the closer you get to graduation.
Student Aid Alberta Scholarships
Alberta Post-Secondary Institution Scholarship Websites - Select the type of Scholarship path that suits your situation – academic, athletic, citizenship/leadership, Indigenous, language, technology. https://studentaid.alberta.ca/scholarships/
University of Alberta Augustana Campus - External Awards - search for 'scholarships' to get a long list available - https://www.ualberta.ca/search/index.html#q=scholarship&t=Main&sort=relevancy
Aboriginal Awards
Prairie Land School Division Indigenous Scholarship - $500 award - applications must be submitted before the end of each school year to be eligible (ie - June 30th).
If you are a First Nations (status and non-status), Métis, Inuit student in Canada, there are a variety of available funding sources to help offset post-secondary costs.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Students with Permanent Disabilities
Funding is available for students with permanent disabilities, please - click here for information
Government of Alberta Funding for Students with Disabilities - https://www.disabilityawards.ca/alberta-government-funding/
Disability Awards - click here
To search for awards for students with various disabilities such as: ADD, visually impaired, mobility impairments, learning disabilities and more!
Canada-Wide Scholarship Search Websites
Scholarships Canada - When you register with Scholarships Canada you will be provided with a list of awards that are suitable for you based on the information that you provide.
Scholar Tree - A website designed to make life easier for students searching for awards. Create a student profile and they will match you to awards. Receive a weekly email with awards you are eligible for.
Scholarship-Grants.org - a complete listing of all scholarships across Canada - search by province, university or scholarship category. Also search by scholarship deadlines (each month!).
Students Awards - Make a profile and they will find you the right scholarships, bursaries, and student awards, then send them directly to your inbox.
Unlock Your Future - The scholarship process can be overwhelming at first. Unlock your Future: The Key to Scholarships, created and run by Burnaby resident Brittany Palmer, is a program that provides steps for high school students to follow in order to simplify and facilitate this process.
Foster Children Bursary Program - $2000 scholarship available (deadline Dec 31st)
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