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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUD Scholarships | 2025/01/31 | Multiple | $2,500 | 2SLGBTQ+ |
| Digital Excellence Scholarship | 2025/05/31 | 1 | $1000 | Digital Media, technology & Creative Design, certificate, diploma, bachelor, master or doctorate, Full or Part Time |
| Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous scholarship | 2025/01/31 | 9 | $1,500 | Indigenous students |
| Lions Legacy Scholarship Program | Open | 2 | $500 | Any |
| AAAF Bursary | 2025/09/1 | 5 | $1,000 | Agriculture or Environment |
| Robert E. Walter Memorial Scholarship | Open | 1 | $2,000 | Any post-secondary program |
| ATCO Indigenous Education Awards Program | 2025/08/15 | Multiple | $500 - $1,500 | Indigenous students, High School, Academic Upgrading, Trades, Post Secondary |
| Building Futures Scholarship Program | 2025/08/15 | Varies | Varies | Child/Dependent of CNRL employee and/or Indigenous |
| 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 |
| Health Professional Enhancement Committee Scholarship Program 2024 | 2024/12/31 | 4 | 500 | Health Care, Nursing |
| Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies | Open | 7 | $500 | Agriculture |
| Dr. Karl C. Ivarson Agricultural Scholarship | Open | Agriculture | ||
| Excellence in Ag Program | Open | Multiple | Up to $4,000 | Agriculture |
| Credit Unions of Alberta - Women in Ag | Open | first 150 applicants | $10,000 | Agriculture |
| Canadian Water Resources Association Scholarships | 2025/01/31 | 6 | Varies | Water resources - Grad students |
| AWWOA Training Bursary | Open | 5 | Up to $500 | Alberta Water and Wasterwater Operators Association |
| Del Morrison Entrance Training Bursary | Open | 10 | $250 | Water and Wastewater Operator |
| Craig Kelman & Associates Scholarship | 2025/02/1 | 1 | $500 | Water and/or Wastewater Systems Operation |
| Alberta Barley Commission - Eugene Boyko Memorial Scholarship | Open | 1 | $500 | Agriculture |
| Rebecca Kelln Metis Bursary | 2025/04/30 | 1 | Up to a Maximum of $1000 | Métis Students |
| Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund Application | 2025/04/30 | Multiple | $2,000 | Athletics, Ethics |
| Community Building Youth Futures - Youth Microgrant | 2025/03/1 | Multiple | $750 | Ages 13 - 30 |
| Dr. Bruce Hendrick National Scholarship | 2025/04/30 | 1 | Up to $5000 | Students with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus |
| NADC Nurse Practitioner Bursary | 2025/04/30 | Multiple | Up to $21,000 | Nurse Practitioners |
| 4-H Manitoba | 2025/02/16 | Multiple | Varies | See application |
| National Entrepreneurial Scholarship | 2025/03/15 | 10 | $10,000 | High School and/or First Year Students pursuing a Degree |
| Horatio Alger Canadian Scholarships | 2025/03/15 | 160 | $5,000 | High School and/or First Year student pursuing a degree |
| Sarah Gaulin Memorial Scholarship | 2025/04/1 | Multiple | $1,000 | Disability - Mental Health |
| Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards | 2025/03/15 | Multiple | Varies | Métis Students |
| 4-H Saskatchewan | 2025/04/1 | Multiple | Varies | 4-H Saskatchewan member |
| Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Scholarship Program | 2025/04/12 | Multiple | Varies | Hard of hearing, deafened or oral deaf |
| Alberta Foundation of the Arts | 2025/03/1 | Varies | Varies | Arts, Indigenous |
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| Lions of Alberta Bursary Program | 2025/02/28 | 1 | $1000 | Sight Impairment-see website for details |
| IRC's Inuit Post Secondary Education Funding Program | 2025/03/15 | Varies | Varies | Indigenous, Inuvialuit beneficiaries, Inuit, All Programs |
| NADC Health Care Practicum | 2025/02/15 | Varies | Varies | Health Care |
| Alex Decoteau Award of Honour | 2025/10/31 | 200 | $5,000 | Canadaian Armed Forces Member or Family Member |
| ML Clarkson Bursary Application | 2025/04/1 | Multiple | up to $500 | Health Professionals |
| Financial Assistance for Nunavut students | Open | Varies | Varies | Nunavut Students-See website for details |
| Indspire | Open | Multiple | Varies, multiple deadlines | Indigenous |
| 4-H Ontario | Open | Multiple | Varies | 4-H Ontario members |
| Clear Hills County Continuing Education Scholarship Application | 2025/02/1 | Multiple | $3,000 | Resident of Clear Hills County or the Village of Hines Creek - Post-Secondary, Apprenticeship, Trades Training, Computer and Bookkeeping courses. |
| Kin Canada Bursaries | 2025/02/1 | 30 | $1,000 | All full-time post-secondary students |
| The Masonic Higher Education Bursary | 2025/02/1 | 30 | $5,000 | Alberta & NWT Post Secondary Students |
| The Mathews Konschak Trust Masonic Bursary | 2025/02/1 | 10 | $5,000 | Students living in the Peace River Regional District |
| Storwell's Foster Children Bursary | 2024/12/31 | 1 | $2,000 | Foster Child in an Official Foster Care Program |
| The Grimshaw Regional Healthcare Attraction & Retention Committee Scholarship Program | 2024/12/31 | 6 | $2000 | BSCN, LPN, or Health Care Aide students from the Grimshaw region |
| RBC Future Launch Scholarships | 2025/02/7 | 20 | Varies | Indigenous |
| Alberta Indian Investment Corporation | 2025/02/15 | 1 | $1000 | Indigenous-Diploma or Degree |
| The Sam Bull Memorial Scholarship | 2025/02/15 | Varies | Varies | Indigenous |
| Senator James Gladstone Memorial Scholarship | 2025/02/15 | Varies | Varies | Indigenous |
| SOS Safety Scholarship | 2024/12/31 | 1 | $5000 | Any |
| The Wendy & Chris Batty Masonic Bursary | 2025/02/1 | 2 | $6,000 | Engineering |
| Skills Development Program Education | Open | Varies | Varies | Indigenous, Residence of NWT |
| Indigenous Business Student Award | 2025/01/31 | 1 | $2500 | Indigenous Business Student |
| Douglas R Hagerman FCA Entrance Scholarship | 2025/01/31 | 1 | $2500 | Business Students-entrance award |
| Telus Award for Indigenous Post Secondary Success | 2025/01/31 | 1 | $2500 | Indigenous- 3rd or 4th year Business Students |
| Alex Tutschek FCPA, FCA award for Mature Indigenous Students | 2025/01/31 | 3 | $1500 | Mature Indigenous Students pursuing a CPA designation |
| Alex Tutschek FCPA, FCA award for Indigenous Post Secondary Achievement | 2025/01/31 | 3 | $1500 | Indigenous Business Students |
| CPA Alberta Post Secondary Scholarships | 2025/01/31 | Multiple | Varies | Business Students |
| Crowe MacKay LLP No Limits Award | 2025/01/31 | 1 | $3000 | Indigenous Business students in 3rd or 4th year |
| EnergyRates.Ca College Scholarship 2024 | 2025/01/31 | 1 | 500 | Any program |
| 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 |
| The Residential School Survivors & Descendants Scholarships | 2024/12/31 | 1 | $6000 | Indigenous |
| New Canadian Achievement Award | 2025/01/31 | $2,500 | New Canadian or Permanent Resident | |
| Peter Kruczko CPA, CA Golden Jubilee Award in Memory of Gordon Woodman FCA | 2025/01/31 | 1 | $10,000 | Pursuing CPA |
| Robert (Bob) Young FCPA FCA Memorial Award | 2025/01/31 | 1 | $2,000 | Pursuing CPA |
| TELUS Award for Black Post-Secondary Success | 2025/01/31 | 1 | $2,500 | Person who self-identifies as Black |
| Vic Dzurko Generations of Excellence Award | 2025/01/31 | 1 | $2,500 | Pursuing CPA |
| Bridge Prize National Short Story Award | 2025/01/22 | Varies | $1,000 - $7,500 | Canadian Literary Artist |
| The Dalton Camp Award | 2025/01/8 | Multiple | $2,500 - $10,000 | All |
| Government of Canada offers Canada Student Loan Forgiveness | Open | Family Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, and Nurses who work in under-served rural or remote communities | ||
| Fredrickson-McGregor Education Foundaton for LPNs - Education Grants | Open | $1,000 | Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta | |
| Bridges EDU Scholarships | Open | Multiple | $1,000 | All full-time including International students |
| Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program | Open | Varies | Varies | Indigenous, Inuvialuit beneficiaries, Inuit, All Programs - See website for deadlines |
| Western Cree Tribal Council - Indigenous Skills Employment and Training (ISET) Program | Open | Varies | Varies | Indigenous |
| David Bentley FCPA, FCA and Janet Bentley Post-secondary Excellence Award | Open | 2 | $3,000 | Business / Commerce |
| Don Wilson CA Memorial Scholarship | Open | 1 | $2,000 | Pursuing CPA |
| Kirby Morrow Memorial Scholarship | Open | 2 | $750 | Theatre, Theatre Arts, Drama, Film, Radio, Television, Animation or Script Writing |
| Congress of Aboriginal Peoples | Open | Varies | Indigenous- Non Status, Eastern Métis and Southern Inuit | |
| MasTec Scholarship | Open | See website for details | $1000 | See website for eligible programs |
| MasTec Scholarship | Open | See website for details | $1000 | See website for eligible programs |
| 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) |
| Western Cree-Indigenous Skills and Employment Training | Open | Varies | Varies | Indigenous-Short Term Programs Apprentice, Certificate, Continuted Education |
| Freehorse Family Wellness Society | Open | Multiple | Varies | Indigenous students-See website for details |
| Metis Scholarship Awards-Multiple | Open | Varies | Varies | Métis Students |
| Bigstone Education Post Secondary Sponsorship | Open | Varies | Varies | Bigstone Cree Nation member-Indigenous |
| Rupertsland Institute | Open | Varies | Métis Students | |
| RBC Future Launch Scholarship | Open | Varies | $1,500 | Part Time-See website for details |
| Chartered Professional Accountants | Open | Varies | Varies | Any Post Secondary, Business Administration, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Management, Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting Major |
| NADC Northern Student Teacher Bursary | Open | Varies | $8000-$16000 | Education |
| Alberta Health Care Aide Bursaries | Open | Multiple | Varies | Health Care Aide |
| 4-H Alberta Scholarships | Open | Multiple | Varies | Past or present members of 4-H Alberta club |
| 4-H BC | Open | Multiple | Varies | See application |
| Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta Indigenous Scholarships | Open | Multiple | Varies | Indigenous students |
| Imperial Internship & Scholarship Program | Open | Multiple | Varies | Indigenous students |
| EduCanada International Scholarships | Open | Multiple | Varies | International Students |
| Indigenous bursaries search tool | Open | Multiple | Varies | Indigenous 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 |
| Ron Pfau Memorial Scholarship | Open | 1 | $500 | Resident (parental) of County of GP. Business, Commerce, and Public Office Administration programs |
| 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 |