External Awards
In addition to the Northwestern Polytechnic student awards program, there are many other groups and organizations which offer awards, scholarships, and bursaries that can help you pay for your education. Current NWP students can expect to receive monthly emails announcing external award opportunities. In the meantime, here are some other places you may wish to explore:
- High School
- Institution of Study
- Industry
- Professional Organizations
- Your employer, or your parents' employer
- Organizations that serve specific ethnic groups
- Organizations that serve citizens with disabilities
- Community Organizations
- Government of Alberta Student Aid
- Government of Canada (Can Learn)
- Apprenticeship and Industry Training (Tradesecrets)
- yconic
- Northern Alberta Development Council
Explore External Awards
Follow the web links provided in the table below to access award details and criteria. Please note that Northwestern Polytechnic does not play a role in the collection or adjudication of applications for these awards, or distribution of funding. We have no responsibility for web content beyond the link included on this page for your review.
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Helpful Application Tips
When applying for awards, scholarships, and bursaries prepare a portfolio that includes:
- A listing of extracurricular and community involvement
- Your education and career goals
- Your academic records (transcripts, statement of grades, test scores)
- Your personal accomplishments (certificates of recognition, participation awards)
- Letters of reference that speak to community involvement and extracurricular activities.
Award | Deadline | No. Awarded | Value | Group |
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Future Generations Foundation (Opens April 2025) | 2025/06/6 | Multiple | varies | Indigenous |
Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards (Applications open 2nd of January) | 2026/03/31 | Multiple | $1,000 - $10,000 | Métis Students |
Horatio Vocational & Technical Education Scholarship (Application opens March 15) | 2025/06/15 | 25 | $3,000 | Vocational or technical certificate program, Trades, Apprenticeship |
Financial Assistance for Nunavut students (FANS) | 2026/03/1 | Varies | Varies | Nunavut Students-See website for details |
Robert E. Walter Memorial Scholarship | 2026/03/31 | 1 | $2,000 | Any post-secondary program |
Horatio Alger National Entrepreneurial Scholarships (opens December 1, 2025) | 2026/03/31 | 10 | $25,000 | Degree program |
The Alberta Teachers’ Association Gold Medal in Education | Open | 1 | $2,000 | No application required. The Alberta Teachers' Association will present this award annually to a graduating BEd student. |
Joseph G. Doria Exemplary Student Award | 2025/06/13 | Varies | Up to $3,000 | Secondary student accepted to full-time welding program. Will accept applicants that graduated after 1 Jan 2020. Apprenticeship |
Hugh A. Krentz Student Award | 2025/06/13 | Varies | Up to $3,000 | Welding Trades, Apprenticeship |
CWB WeldSAFE™ Career Kickstart Award | Open | Varies | Comprehensive PPE kit | Entering Welding, Apprenticeship, Trades |
The Supply-Build Canada Rising Star Awards | 2025/05/1 | Varies | Varies | Trades, Apprenticeship, Engineering, Accounting, HR, Finance, Business Adminstration, Supply Chain |
Alberta Teachers' Association Milton Ezra LaZerte Gold Medal in Education | Open | 1 | $2,000 | No application required. The Alberta Teachers' Association will present this award annually to a graduating BEd student. |
United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) Nursing Education Scholarship | 2025/10/15 | 15 | $1,500 | Nursing, Health - Must be related to a UNA member or associate member in good standing |
AIA and the University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UofAF) Scholarship Program | Open | Multiple | $1,000 | Automotive, auto body, hard parts, heavy duty, or motive power (machinists), trades, apprenticeship |
Indspire | Open | Multiple | Varies, multiple deadlines | Indigenous |
Freehorse Family Wellness Society | Open | Multiple | Varies | Indigenous students-See website for details |
Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta Indigenous Scholarships | Open | Multiple | Varies | Indigenous students |
Imperial Internship & Scholarship Program | 2025/06/1 | Multiple | Varies | Indigenous students |
Skills Development Program Education | Open | Varies | Varies | Residence of NWT |
Bigstone Education Post Secondary Sponsorship (deadline for fall semester) | Open | Varies | Varies | Bigstone Cree Nation member-Indigenous |
Industry Night - Various Scholarship Sponsors | Open | See website for details | $1000 | See website for eligible programs |
Bridges EDU Scholarships | 2025/06/30 | Multiple | $1,000 | All full-time including International students |
Government of Canada offers Canada Student Loan Forgiveness | Open | Family Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses who work in under-served rural or remote communities | ||
Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies (Application opens May 1st) | Open | 7 | $500 | Agriculture |
AWWOA Training Bursary | 2025/07/31 | 5 | Up to $500 | Alberta Water and Wasterwater Operators Association |
Del Morrison Entrance Training Bursary | 2025/07/31 | 10 | $250 | Water and Wastewater Operator |
Lions Legacy Scholarship Program | 2025/09/15 | 2 | $500 | Any |
The Kinsmen Club of Calgary Scholarship | 2025/05/30 | 3 | $1,000 | Residents of Southern Alberta |
Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) | 2025/07/15 | Varies | Varies | Nunavut Students-See website for details |
Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) | 2025/11/15 | Varies | Varies | Nunavut Students-See website for details |
Métis Training to Employment Program | Open | Varies | Varies | Métis students attending certificate, diploma, trades, apprenticeship |
Bigstone Education Post Secondary Sponsorship (deadline for winter semester) | 2025/12/1 | Varies | Varies | Bigstone Cree Nation member-Indigenous |
Bigstone Education Post Secondary Sponsorship (deadline for spring semester) | 2026/04/15 | Varies | Varies | Bigstone Cree Nation member-Indigenous |
Building Futures Scholarship Program (Application opens July 1) | 2025/08/15 | Varies | Varies | Child/Dependent of CNRL employee and/or Indigenous |
Building Futures Scholarship Program (Application opens November 10) | 2025/12/15 | Multiple | up to $3,000 | Child/Dependent of CNRL employee and/or Indigenous |
Canadian Sheep Breeders' Association Scholarship | 2025/10/1 | 1 | $500 | Agriculture |
Canadian Association of Women in Construction (Application opens in March) | 2025/06/28 | Multiple | $1,000 - $2,000 | Women, Trades. Apprenticeship |
Electro Federation Canada Scholarship Program (Application opens February 20, 2025) | 2025/06/7 | Multiple | Varies | Post-secondary, Trades, Apprenticeship |
Kin Canada Bursaries (Application opens October 1) | 2026/02/1 | Varies | $1,000 | All full-time post-secondary students |
RBC Future Launch Scholarship | Open | Varies | $1,500 | Part-time studies |
Tom Ghostkeeper Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 2 | $1,000 | Métis - justice related studies |
Masonic Higher Education Bursary | 2026/02/1 | 30 | $5,000 | Alberta & NWT Post Secondary Students |
Mathews Konschak Trust Masonic Bursary | 2026/02/1 | 10 | $5,000 | Students living in the Peace River Regional District |
Rupertsland Institute - Certificate and Diploma Education Funding (Applications open April 1) | 2025/04/30 | Varies | Varies | Métis |
Got a Spine Scholarship | 2025/05/2 | 1 | $500 | Any program of study |
Storwell's Foster Children Bursary | 2025/12/31 | 1 | Varies | Foster Child in an Official Foster Care Program |
Ron Pfau Memorial Scholarship (Application opens April 15) | 2025/08/15 | 1 | $500 | Resident (parental) of County of GP. Business, Commerce, and Public Office Administration programs |
Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous Scholarship (Applications Open 9 Sep 2025) | 2026/01/31 | 9 | $1,500 | Indigenous |
Indigenous bursaries search tool | Open | Multiple | Varies | Indigenous |
4-H Alberta Scholarships (Application opens March 1) | 2025/05/1 | Hundreds | Varies | Past or present members of 4-H Alberta club, Agriculture |
Rebecca Kelln Metis Bursary (Application opens January 1) | 2025/04/30 | Varies | Up to a Maximum of $1000 | Métis Students |
RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth | 2026/02/5 | 20 | Varies | Indigenous |
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Scholarship Program | 2025/04/18 | Multiple | Varies | Hard of hearing, deafened or oral deaf, Disability |
The Sam Bull Memorial Scholarship | 2026/02/15 | 1 | $1,000 | Indigenous |
Senator James Gladstone Memorial Scholarship | 2026/02/15 | Varies | $750 - $1,000 | Indigenous |
Edmonton Community Foundation | 2025/07/15 | Varies | Varies | All |
HPS Equitable Access Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Aboriginal, Indigenous, Racialized, Black, People of Colour, Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+, Trades, Apprenticeship |
Schneider Electric Student Scholarship BIPOC (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $2,500 | Completed 1st year of Engineering, Business Admin, Electrical Apprenticeship, Trades, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour |
WESCO Canada Inclusion & Diversity Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $1,750 | Any Program, Pre Apprenticeship interested in electrical industry. Encourage women and ethnically diverse candidates |
Southwire Academic Achievement Scholarship for Black Students (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Black Students - as posted on website |
IPEX Women's STEM Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $5,000 | Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) |
Rittal Advancing Women in Tech Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 2 | $1,750 | Women in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
Rockwell Automation Canada Outstanding Achievement Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) |
Wendy & Chris Batty Masonic Bursary | 2026/02/1 | 2 | $6,000 | Engineering |
3M Electrical Markets Division Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3500 | Electrical Apprenticeship, Trades |
Brady Canada Electrician Student Achievement Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $1000 | Electrical, Trades, Apprenticeship |
Electro Federation Canada's Doug Baldwin Memorial Scholarships (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 7 | $1,000 | Electrical, Trades, Apprenticeship |
Hubbell Canada "Leading Change" Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | 1st year Business, Electrical Engin, Electrical Technology, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
National Cable Supply Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | 1st year of study, Electrical Engin, Human Resources, Business, Sales, Marketing and Entrepreneurship |
Nexans Canada Inc. Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Completed first year Business, Engineering (electrical, mechanical or industrial), Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
Shawflex Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Completed 2nd or 3rd year Nuclear, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical or Materials Industries, Apprenticeship, Trades |
Wesco Student Achievement Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $1,750 | Have completed 1st year of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, Business Administration, Trades, Apprenticeship |
Dr. Philip Sunohara Memorial Surgical Scholarship | 2025/05/31 | Varies | Varies | Medical students, See website for details |
Northern Canada Awards Scholarship | Open | 5 | $5,000 | Veterinary Technology (northern students) |
EnergyRates.Ca College Scholarship 2024 | 2026/01/31 | 1 | 500 | Any program |
Alex Decoteau Award of Honour (Application opens August 1) | 2025/10/31 | 200 | $5,000 | Canadaian Armed Forces Member or Family Member |
The Residential School Survivors & Descendants Scholarships | 2025/12/31 | 1 | $6,000 | Indigenous |
Bursary in Memory of Joyce Fox | 2025/11/15 | 1 | $500 | Nursing, Health |
Lions of Alberta Bursary Program | 2026/02/28 | 1 | $1000 | Sight Impairment-see website for details |
Valerie Ann Arts Award | 2025/07/14 | 1 | $10,000 | Women, Arts |
Bridge Prize National Short Story Award | 2026/01/22 | Varies | $1,000 - $7,500 | Canadian Literary Artist |
NADb Nurse Practitioner Bursary (Application opens January 2) | 2025/04/30 | Multiple | Up to $21,000 | Nurse Practitioners |
James K. Weeden Community Service & Leadership Scholarship | 2025/06/1 | 1 | $750 | Member of Bruce County 4-H Association |
Excellence in Ag Program (Application opens September 1) | 2025/10/28 | Multiple | Up to $16,000 | Agriculture |
Craig Kelman & Associates Scholarship | 2026/02/1 | 1 | $500 | Water and/or Wastewater Systems Operation |
IODE Alberta Coronation Bursary | 2025/07/15 | 2 | $1,000 | Entering post-secondary studies |
Health Professional Enhancement Committee Scholarship Program | 2025/12/31 | 4 | $500 | Nursing, Health, Veterinary Technology **Application available at NWP Financial Aid Office** |
Janet and Horace Allan Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $1,500 | Graduate of Crowsnest Consolidated High School |
Harold Johnson Memorial Scholarship | 2025/09/30 | 1 | $2,500 | Be of Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) and reside in Saskatchewan |
Horatio Crown Lift Scholarship (Application opens March 15) | 2025/06/15 | 3 | $3,000 | Business Adm, Construction Trades, Engineering, Graphic Design, Welding, Sales and Marketing |
Bruce Gladue Otipemisiwak Legacy Award | 2025/10/15 | 1 | $2,500 | Métis |
Marlene Lanz Otipemisiwak Legacy Award | 2025/10/15 | 1 | $2,500 | Métis |
AWWA Merit Scholarship | 2025/07/1 | Varies | $1,500 | Water Industry Field |
Fred & Lilly North Masonic Bursary | 2026/02/1 | Varies | Varies | Grade 12 grads enrolled in Lloydminster Comp HS and / or Kitscoty HS |
Horatio Alger Indigenous Achievement Scholarships | 2025/08/1 | 5 | $10,000 | Indigenous |
Ascot Recognition of Excellence Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Business, Commerce |
City Electric Supply Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Electrical Apprenticeship, Trades |
Eaton Advancing Women in STEM Education & Career Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM), Business |
Eaton Advancing Women in Trades Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Women, Trades. Apprenticeship |
Eaton’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) enrolled in Engineering, Technology, Math, Science or Business |
EECOL Diversity & Inclusion Award (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $1,500 | Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including female and ethnically diverse candidates. Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
EECOL Empowering Futures Award (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $1,500 | Engineering, Electrical Technology, Apprenticeship, Trades, Construction |
Franklin Empire Academic Excellence Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $1,750 | Electrical Apprenticeship, Trades, Engineering, Business |
Genlyte Solutions – a Signify business – Women’s Continuing Education Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Women, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship, Engineering, IT, Business |
Graybar Canada Award of Excellence Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Business, Arts, IT, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
Guillevin Inclusive Futures Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $2,500 | Women, Indigenous, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
Guillevin Inclusive Futures Scholarship – Skilled Trades (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $1,000 | Women, Indigenous, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
HPS Outstanding Electrical Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | 2nd year Electrical Engin, Electrical Technology, Electrical Technician, Electrical Technologist, Electrician Apprenticeship, Trades |
Rexel Canada Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 2 | $1,500 | Indigenous or Visible Minority in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
Rexel Canada Women in Electrical Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $1,500 | Women in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
Sales Outsource Solutions – Brenda Knutson Empowering Women Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Women in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Trades, Apprenticeship |
Schneider Electric Student Women in STEM Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $2,500 | Completed 1st year, Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM), Electrical Apprenticeship, Trades |
Sonepar’s Women’s Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 2 | $1,750 | Completed at least 2 years, Women, Electrical Industry, Apprenticeship, Trades |
Southwire Empowering Women in Academic Excellence Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | Women |
Weidmuller Ltd. – The Brandon Hill-Graham Memorial Electrical Apprenticeship Scholarship (Application opens February 20) | 2025/06/7 | 1 | $3,500 | 3rd or 4th year Electrical Apprentice, Trades |
Dr. Ernest and Minnie Mehl Scholarship | Open | 1 | $3,500 | Chosen from applications received for an Alexander Rutherford Scholarship |
Helen and George Kilik Scholarship | 2025/09/30 | 2 | $1,000 | Graduate of École Olds High School |
Mildred Rowe Weston Memorial Scholarship | Open | 3 | $1,000 | Completed at least 3 courses through ADLC. Automatically considered when they apply for the Alexander Rutherford Scholarship. |
WorldSkills Legacy Scholarships and Awards | Open | 1 | $1,200 | Received a letter of endorsement from Skills Canada Alberta for a top podium finish in the Provincial Skills Canada Competition. |
New Beginnings Bursary | Open | 1,000 | $5,000 | Low-income students. Recipients are selected from applications received for full-time student loans. |
Rupertsland Institute - Degree and Graduate Education Funding (Applications open April 15) | 2025/05/15 | Varies | Varies | Métis |
Education for Life Bursary | 2025/11/15 | var | $700 - $1,000 | Bachelor of Education, Nursing, Health, Bachelor of Arts, Disability |
Alberta Equestrian Federation Educational Scholarships | 2025/05/31 | 1 | $750 | AEF members enrolled in an equine related program |
The Louise Joanne Twerdy Leadership Bursary | 2025/05/31 | Multiple | $5,000 - $10,000 | Student (or parent / sibling of student) who has experienced severe injury due to impaired driver |
Hereford Youth Scholarship | 2025/06/1 | 4 | $2,500 | Current or past member of CJHA or have a connection to the Hereford cattle breed |
Arthur Paulin Automotive Aftermarket Scholarship Award | 2025/11/30 | Multiple | $700 | Automotive, Auto Body, Hard Parts, Heavy Duty, or Motive Power (Machinists), Apprenticeship, Trades |
Clear Hills County Continuing Education Scholarship Application | 2026/02/1 | Multiple | $1,500 - $3,000 | Resident of Clear Hills County or the Village of Hines Creek - Post-Secondary, Apprenticeship, Trades Training, Computer and Bookkeeping courses. |
SGI Corporate Scholarship | 2025/09/30 | 7 | $2,500 | Be a resident of Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba or Ontario |
The Terry Fox Humanitarian Awards | 2025/12/1 | 28 | Up to $28,000 | Students of all abilities |
Art L’Hirondelle Dedicated Service Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $1,000 | Métis students - Trades, Apprenticeship |
Honourable Pearl Calahasen Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 2 | $1,000 | Métis, Indigenous |
Gary Pruden Scholarship Award | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $500 | Métis, Indigenous (Music & Sports) |
The ManCap Foundation | 2025/07/31 | Varies | $5,000 | High School graduates entering their first year of studies |
AES Engineering Scholarship | 2025/10/8 | 1 | $500 | High School Seniors and Post Secondary Students |
Tronia Post-Secondary Scholarships | 2025/10/17 | 2 | $975 | Agricultural & related programs |
DCCI Scholarship for Canadian Students with Disabilities | 2025/07/31 | 1 | $1000 | Disability |
MindFuel Scholarships | 2025/06/30 | Multiple | Varies | STEM Students |
4-H Ontario | Open | Multiple | Varies | 4-H Ontario members |
Tom Pinder Education Scholarship | 2025/06/6 | 1 | $2,000 | Disability - Hearing |
NADB Health Care Practicum | 2026/02/15 | Varies | Varies | Health Care |
NADB Northern Student Teacher Bursary | Open | Varies | $18,000 over two years | Education |
Ernest Poitras Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $1000 | Métis |
Western Cree-Indigenous Skills and Employment Training | Open | Varies | Varies | Indigenous-Short Term Programs Apprentice, Certificate, Continuing Education |
IRC's Inuit Post Secondary Education Funding Program | 2025/07/15 | Varies | Varies | Indigenous, Inuvialuit beneficiaries, Inuit, All Programs |
Clear Hills County Continuing Education Scholarship Application | 2025/10/1 | Multiple | $1,500 - $3,000 | Resident of Clear Hills County or the Village of Hines Creek - Post-Secondary, Apprenticeship, Trades Training, Computer and Bookkeeping courses. |
MDA Education Foundation Scholarship | 2025/09/30 | Varies | Varies | Apprenticeship, Automotive Technician, Heavy Equipment Technician, Parts Technician, Trades |
MD of Greenview Post-Secondary and Trade School Student Scholarship Application | 2025/06/30 | Varies | $1,500 - $2,500 | Certificate, Diploma, Degree, Apprenticeship, Trades (Greenview Residency) |
Money Genius 2023 Scholarship | 2025/10/3 | 1 | $2000 | Undergraduate/Graduate |
Allied Van Lines Scholarship 2025 | 2025/12/15 | 4 | $1,000 | Business, Logistics, and similar fields |
NADB First Nation, Metis and Inuit Bursary | 2025/06/1 | Varies | $7,000 - $11,500 | Indigenous |
Technology and Entrepreneurship Scholarships | 2025/11/30 | 2 | $1,000 | Indigenous Youth 17-30 years old |
Women in Wage | 2025/10/15 | Multiple | $1,000 | Instrumentation Engineering Technology, Power Engineering 4th Class, Power Engineering 3rd Class, Millwright |
Billion Barrel Scholarship | 2025/06/1 | 2 | $5,000 | Residents of Alberta Lakeland area - 1st year diploma student |
Sahtu Indigenous Scholarship Program | 2025/08/1 | Multiple | $5,000 | Sahtu Beneficiaries |
Indigenous Education Awards Program | 2025/06/1 | Multiple | Up to $2,500 | Indigenous |
NADB Bursary Partnership Program - Return of Service | 2025/04/30 | Multiple | Varies | Return of service committment - Partial award may be granted for winter starts |
Delia Gray Memorial Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 2 | $1,000 | Métis, Indigenous |
IRC's Inuit Post Secondary Education Funding Program | 2025/11/15 | Varies | Varies | Indigenous, Inuvialuit beneficiaries, Inuit, All Programs |
IRC's Inuit Post Secondary Education Funding Program | 2026/03/15 | Varies | Varies | Indigenous, Inuvialuit beneficiaries, Inuit, All Programs |
Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation | 2025/04/30 | 7 | $2,500 | Agriculture, Apprenticeship, Agriculture Equipment Technician, Trades |
Star of Life Scholarship | 2025/07/31 | Multiple | Varies | EMR, EMT-A or Paramedic |
One AWWA Operator Scholarship | 2025/07/1 | 3 | $500 | Water Operator training |
Keyera Energy - Peter J. Renton Memorial Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 2 | up to $3,000 | Business, Communications, Sciences & Engineering, Technical Programs & Information Technology related to Oil Industry |
Anna and John Kolesar Memorial Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $1,500 | Education |
North American Van Lines 2025 Logistics Scholarship Competition | 2025/12/15 | 2 | $2,000 | Business, logistics, and similar fields |
AFOA Canada TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples | 2025/10/25 | 1 | $10000 | Indigenous |
Canadian Oil Sands Network for Research and Development (CONRAD) Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 2 | $5,000 | Natural or Biological Sciences and Engineering |
Languages in Teacher Education Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 16 | $2,500 | Alberta teacher preparation taking courses to teach languages other than English, including Indigenous languages. |
Charmaine Letourneau Scholarships | 2025/09/30 | 2 | $2,000 - $7,000 | Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
MDA Education Foundation Scholarships | 2026/03/31 | Varies | Varies | Apprenticeship, Automotive Technician, Heavy Equipment Technician, Parts Technician, Trades |
SGI Anniversary Scholarship | 2025/09/30 | 4 | $2,500 | Child / Legal dependant (under 25 years) of SGI, SGI Canada or Coachman Insurance |
Alberta Equestrian Federation Industry Scholarship | 2025/05/31 | Varies | $500 | Veterinary Technology |
Cecil Bellrose Otipemisiwak Legacy Award | 2025/10/15 | 1 | $2,500 | Metis |
AWWA Diversity in Water Scholarship | 2025/07/1 | 1 | $1,500 | Women, Visible Minorities, Students with Disabilities and Indigenous Peoples in Water Industry |
AWWA Legacy Member Bursary | 2025/07/1 | Varies | $500 | Immediate family of AWWA member |
Alexander Rutherford High School Achievement Scholarship | Open | Multiple | Varies | Full-time enrolment in undergraduate post-secondary or apprenticeship program for at least one semester |
Northwestern Alberta Foundation | 2025/08/15 | Multiple | Varies | Agriculture, Vet Tech, Emergency Services, Nursing, Health, BEd, BCom, BAdm, Technology, Trades, Apprenticeship and many more |
Orville Erickson Memorial Scholarships | 2025/05/31 | Varies | $1,000 - $7,000 | Full-time students studying in the area of conservation |
Rudder Reid Charitable Foundation | 2025/05/31 | Multiple | $3,000 - $5,000 | Kinesiology, Nursing, Health, Elder Care, Business, Skilled Trades, Agriculture |
AHS & NADB Joint Bursary Partner Program | 2025/06/30 | Multiple | $1,000 - $3,500 | Clinical Healthcare / Primary Care Paramedic |
Tanya Howe Damsgaard Memorial Scholarship | 2025/09/15 | 1 | $2,000 | Agriculture, Pharmacy, Science or Health |
Seed Smart Scholarship | 2025/10/15 | 2 | $1,000 | Agriculture |
OYF Memorial Scholarship | 2025/06/30 | 2 | $1,000 | Agriculture |
The Bodj von Grunfeld® Scholarship | 2025/06/30 | 1 | $500 | Veterinary Technology |
Wheatland County Agricultural Service Board Bursary | 2025/09/15 | Multiple | $500 - $2,500 | Agriculture and environmental science fields (Wheatland County residents) |
Leduc County Agricultural Service Board Bursary | 2025/11/15 | 5 | $1,000 | Agriculture |
Canadian Western Agribition Scholarship | 2025/10/1 | Multiple | $2,500 | Agriculture |
Sunshine Coast Health Centre Scholarship | 2025/08/1 | 1 | 1000 | Clinical Counselling, Social Work, Psychology, Medical, Nursing, Health |
Sarah Joan Alward Bursary | 2025/05/31 | Varies | $1,000 - $2,500 | Health Care Programs |
Northern Alberta Rural Physicians Fund | 2025/05/31 | Varies | Varies | Medical students, See website for details |
Striving for Nursing Excellence Bursary | 2025/05/31 | Varies | $500 - $5,000 | Nursing, Health |
Dr. Phil & Vi Sunohara Nursing Bursary | 2025/05/31 | Varies | Varies | Nursing, Health |
Hilltop Awards and Bursaries | 2025/05/15 | Varies | $1,000 - $6,000 | Almost All programs, including Academic Upgrading, see website for details |
First Nation, Inuit Undergraduate Bursary | 2025/05/15 | 6 | $3,000 | Indigenous |
The Kyle Block Scholarship | 2025/06/1 | Varies | $3,500 | Engineering, Business or Economics |
Smillie Family Education Award | 2025/06/1 | 3 | $2,000 | Agriculture, Education, Health Care |
Kathleen & Russell Lane Canadian Art Award | 2025/06/1 | 1 | $1000 | Visual Arts |
Optimist Club William J. Cummer Scholarship | 2025/05/30 | 1 | $2,500 | Final year in certificate, degree or diploma |
Dr. Robert and Anna Shaw Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 3 | $1,000 | Health, Agriculture, Engineering, Fine Arts, or the Trades |
Yukon Health Bursaries | 2025/06/30 | Multiple | $2,500 - $20,000 | Nursing, Health |
Yellowknife Community Foundation | 2025/05/31 | Varies | Varies | Northwest Territories Residents |
Doreen Makarenko Memorial Scholarship | 2025/11/15 | 1 | $1,000 | Nursing, Health |
Fairview Health Complex Foundation Scholarship | 2025/11/15 | Multiple | $1,000 | Nursing, Health |
Vi Landry Bursary | 2025/11/15 | 1 | $500 | Nursing, Health |
Pauline A. Landry Bursary | 2025/11/15 | 1 | $500 | Nursing, Health |
Kirby Morrow Memorial Scholarship | 2025/06/30 | 2 | $1,000 | Theatre, Theatre Arts, Drama, Film, Radio, Television, Animation or Script Writing |
Friends of the Stockmen's Memorial Foundation Award | 2025/06/1 | 1 | $1,000 | Agriculture |
Barry Andrew Family Award | 2025/10/1 | 1 | $1,500 | Agriculture |
ML Clarkson Education Bursary | 2025/09/30 | Multiple | up to $500 | Volunteers or health professionals working in palliative care |
William M. Farley Memorial Award | 2025/10/1 | Multiple | $1,500 | Agriculture |
David Perrin Memorial Award | 2025/06/1 | 2 | $1,500 | Agriculture |
Scott Van Kampen and Don McCutcheon Memorial Award | 2025/10/10 | 1 | $1,000 | Agriculture |
Alberta Federation of Agriculture Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $500 | Agriculture |
Bayer Crop Science Opportunity Scholarship | 2025/04/30 | 12 | $5,000 | Agriculture |
Brian Knull Memorial Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $1,500 | Agriculture |
Alberta Barley Commission - Eugene Boyko Memorial Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $500 | Agriculture |
Jo-Anne Koch for Bright Children Society Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 1 | $1,500 | Bachelor of Science program in Chemical Engineering, Nursing or Social Work |
Beyond the North | 2025/06/1 | 1 | $1,000 | Be graduating Grade 12 this year from a high school in the Fairview, Alberta area |
Alberta Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship | 2025/10/31 | 4 | $1,500 | Agriculture |
CEEA Energy Industry Award for Journeyperson Certification | 2025/06/15 | Varies | $1,500 | Heavy Equipment Technician, Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), Instrumentation and Control Technician |
Every Woman Can: The Maria Eriksen Memorial Bursary | 2025/06/15 | 5 | $2,000 | Immigrant woman (Canadian citizen or permanent resident) residing in Alberta |
Fraser W. Lockwood Memorial Scholarship | 2025/05/30 | 1 | $2,500 | Residents of Calgary |
John and Ann Scheer Memorial Award | 2025/06/1 | 1 | $1,000 | Wheatland County high school graduate |
Owen Hart Foundation Awards | 2025/05/30 | 10 | $4,000 | Calgary high school graduate |
Advantage Energy Ltd. Indigenous Education Scholarship | 2025/07/15 | multiple | up to $1,500 | Indigenous students primarily pursuing engineering, operations, geosciences, environmental studies and trades related to the energy industry |
National Scholarship Program | 2025/07/18 | Varies | $500 - $5000 | Dependents (including spouse) of a serving or former member of the CAF |
TC Energy Indigenous Legacy Scholarship | 2025/05/2 | Multiple | $5,000 | Indigenous students |
TC Energy Trades Scholarship | 2025/05/2 | Multiple | $2,500 | Trades |
TC Energy STEM Scholarship | 2025/05/2 | Multiple | $5,000 | Science, Engineering, Technology, Math |
Dream Unlimited Scholarship | 2025/05/8 | 1 | $10,000 | Women in Trades: Carpentry, Construction, Electrician, Skill Trades, or Welding |
Digital Excellence Scholarship | 2025/05/31 | 1 | $1000 | Digital Media, technology & Creative Design, certificate, diploma, bachelor, master or doctorate, Full or Part Time |
ATCO Indigenous Education Awards Program | 2025/08/15 | Multiple | $500 - $1,500 | Indigenous students, High School, Academic Upgrading, Trades, Post Secondary |
Canada Post Indigenous Award | 2025/08/31 | 1 | $2000 | Indigenous |
Primary Indigenous Student Bursary | 2025/08/1 | 1 | $2000 | Indigenous |
AOWMA Scholarship Program | 2025/08/31 | 1 | $1,500 | Wastewater Treatment / Technology, Onsite Wastewater Practitioner, Wastewater Operator |
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Métis Education Fund-MEF Métis Scholar Award | Open | Varies | Varies | Métis, must not be currently receiving funding from Rupertsland Institute-See Website |
Métis Education Fund-MEF Early Learning and Childcare Métis Scholar Award | Open | Varies | Varies | Métis, must not be currently receiving funding from Rupertsland Institute-See Website |
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program | Open | Varies | Varies | Indigenous, Inuvialuit beneficiaries, Inuit, All Programs - See website for deadlines |
Don Wilson CA Memorial Scholarship | Open | 1 | $2,000 | Pursuing CPA |
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples | Open | Varies | Indigenous- Non Status, Eastern Métis and Southern Inuit | |
Chartered Professional Accountants | Open | Varies | Varies | Any Post Secondary, Business Administration, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Management, Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting Major |
Alberta Health Care Aide Bursaries | Open | Multiple | Varies | Health Care Aide |
EduCanada International Scholarships | Open | Multiple | Varies | International Students |
Student Awards - Award Search Engine | Open | Multiple | Varies | All |
Scholarships Canada - Award Search Engine | Open | Multiple | Varies | All |
Student Life Network - Award Search Engine | Open | Multiple | Varies | All |
Veterans Affairs Canada - Educational Assistance for Children | Open | Tuition and fees and basic monthly allowance | Children of Deceased Veterans or Canadian Armed Forces Members | |
Veterans Affairs Canada - Education and Training Benefit | Open | up to $86,671.95 | See website for details |