industry, businesses, community and service organizations all offer scholarships. Most are awarded based on academic achievement, sometimes in combination with other factors such as community service.
For example, Alberta students can earn up to $2500 through Alexander Rutherford Scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to students when they enroll in post-secondary institutions and have earned an 80 per cent average in selected and designated high school courses in at least one grade in high school. Students typically apply for this scholarship in the spring of their Grade 12 year and it is paid during the first semester of post-secondary studies.
Alberta students interested in an apprenticeship program may be eligible for the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Registered Apprenticeship Program Scholarship, known as the RAP Scholarship. It provides $1,000 for high school students who have participated in RAP and wish to continue in a regular apprenticeship program after finishing high school.
Financial support for Aboriginal students
Financial support for post-secondary studies is available to Inuit and Status Indian