Our graduates are prepared to excel at post-secondary institutions and in their future careers. To aid in financing post-secondary education, several scholarships are available.
Sturgeon Public Schools Scholarships
Sturgeon Public Schools Scholarship - deadline September 30
A scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded to all Grade 12 students who qualify.
Sturgeon Public Schools Bursary - deadline September 30
A bursary of $500 is awarded to one student from Sturgeon Composite High School and one student from Redwater High School.
Frank Robinson Memorial Scholarship - deadline September 30
The scholarship has been instituted to provide financial help to graduating students in Sturgeon Public Schools who have enrolled in a post secondary institution. The scholarship of $500 will be awarded annually to one student from Redwater School and one student from Sturgeon Composite High School who has met or exceeded specified achievement and enrolment criteria and who is deemed to have provided the greatest amount of support to the school.
High School Dual Credit Award
This award of $250 is awarded to one student each from Sturgeon Composite High School, Redwater School, and the Sturgeon Learning Centre/Morinville Learning Centre. This award is offered as an incentive to those students who choose to enroll in a Dual Credit course to obtain advanced credit prior to entering post secondary education.
Sponsored Scholarships
Konica Minolta Scholarship
This scholarship of $250 is awarded to one Sturgeon Composite High School graduate, one Redwater School graduate, and one Sturgeon Learning Centre/Morinville Learning Centre graduate who has demonstrated exemplary work habits, have interest in technology and advancing technology in their education, and is pursuing a post-secondary education in the school year following graduation from high school.
Application Form
Maise Metrunec Scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a Sturgeon Public Schools graduate who lives in the Town of Gibbons and who has achieved the highest academic average in Grade 12.
For more information visit Student Services in your school.
External Scholarships & Bursaries
Deadline dates may vary from scholarship to scholarship, refer to the applicable application form for specific deadlines.
Alexander Rutherford Scholarship
Scholarships ranging from $300 to $2,500 are awarded to students who achieve a grade of 75% or better in five specified subjects. Applications are continuous and submitted online through the ALIS website. Apply online when your official high school marks are available and when you are enrolled in full-time post-secondary studies.
Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards
Since 2001, the Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards have provided more than $9 million in over 2,000 awards to more than 1,500 Métis Albertans studying at institutions across Alberta. These awards are the largest non-governmental source of student funding for Métis students in Canada.
Blue Cross Scholarship Program
These scholarships range from $750 - $1,500 and are awarded to Alberta students on the basis of academic achievement and financial need. Most awards are administered directly through the accredited post-secondary institutions. Application deadlines vary based on institutions.
Careers in Child Care for High School Students
For high school students who want to pursue childcare as a career, Alberta Human Services provides a $2,500 High School Child Care Scholarship to attend post-secondary programs in early learning and child care education. Application deadlines are ongoing.
Dale MacMillan Memorial Scholarship for Community Leadership
Two - $2000.00 awards are available for Sturgeon County residents enrolled in a recognized post-secondary institution with a demonstrated involvement in the Sturgeon County community.
Submit your application by May 31, 2024.
Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation Scholarship
The Herbert H. Carnegie Future Aces Foundation’s National Citizenship Award and Scholarship Program provides merit-based scholarships to secondary students across Canada who exhibit exemplary citizenship qualities in their communities through extensive community service, volunteerism and humanitarian causes. Scholarship application is available in December.
John M. Kerr Memorial Bursary Award
Each year The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose grants bursary awards generally between $500.00 and $750.00 to students of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in any accredited post-secondary education program within the Province of Alberta.
Kin Canada Bursaries
Kin Canada Bursaries, a program of the Hal Rogers Endowment Fund (HREF), awarded 72 deserving students with a $1,000 bursary for their 2021-2022 school year. Successful applicants were chosen based on their community and school involvement, knowledge of Kin Canada and financial need.
Applications for the 2024 - 2025 school year are open on October 1, 2023 until February 1, 2024 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time (firm deadline)
Lions Legacy Scholarship Program
The Lions of Alberta Foundation has established the Lions Legacy Scholarship Fund. The Fund invites participating Alberta Lions Clubs to seek students who meet the Lions Legacy Scholarship criteria. Once selected the local Lions club will submit the student and club application forms and other documentation to the Lions of Alberta Foundation. The Foundation will then match, up to $500, for each scholarship provided by the local Lions club. Local Lions clubs may grant any number of scholarships in a given year, however, the Lions of Alberta Foundation matching grants will be limited to two (2) scholarships per Lions club per year, limited to Multiple District C Alberta Lions clubs only. Applications and other required information must be submitted to the local Lions clubs only.
MCSnet Scholarship
Alberta's largest rural internet provider wants to invest in our young people's future. Each year, they will offer four $1000 local scholarships to graduating grade 12 students. To be eligible, you must be pursuing post-secondary education in Computer Science or related studies, and you must reside in the MCSnet service area.
Submit your application by August 31, 2024.
Mensa Canada Scholarship Programme
The Mensa Canada Scholarship Programme offers a number of different scholarships. The awards range from $1,000 - $2,500, and each has its own eligibility requirements.
RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth
The RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth will award 20 scholarships annually valued up to $10,000 each per year (up to 4 years) to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students across Canada demonstrating strong academic performance and community involvement.
RBC Royal Bank Scholarships
RBC recognizes that it takes a combination of both hard work and education funding for most students to achieve their goals. A diverse set of scholarship programs worth over $500,000 a year to help address the critical need for students' funding across Canada have been made available.
High School Apprenticeship Scholarships
The High School Apprenticeship Scholarship program recognizes the accomplishments of Alberta high school students completing the Registered Apprenticeship Program or the Career and Technology Studies pathway.
The goal is to encourage more students to explore trades education as a path to good-paying professional jobs that will provide financial stability and help meet future labour market demands.
RE/MAX 2024 Quest for Excellence Scholarship Program
RE/MAX Canada will award 40 bursaries of $1,000 each to qualifying Grade 12 students.
Open for submission from September 11, 2023 to March 11, 2024
Sam Bull Memorial Scholarship
For students pursuing studies in law and political science. Applicants are required to apply for the Sam Bull Memorial Scholarship by contacting the Alberta Indian Investment Corporation office. Students must prepare a 100 to 200 word statement of personal and academic objectives, which should emphasize how their proposed course of study will contribute to First Nation community development in Canada.
Schulich Leader Scholarships
Schulich Leader Scholarships are Canada's most coveted undergraduate STEM scholarships. One hundred are awarded to entrepreneurial-minded high school graduates enrolling in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math program at 20 partner universities across Canada. Half are valued at $120,000 for engineering scholarships and half are valued at $100,000 for science and math scholarships.
Every high school in Canada can nominate one graduating student each year to apply for the scholarship.
Senator James Gladstone Memorial Scholarship
For students pursuing studies in business, finance and economics. Applicants are required to apply for the Senator James Gladstone Memorial Scholarship by contacting the Alberta Indian Investment Corporation office. Students must prepare a 100 to 200 word statement of personal and academic objectives which should emphasize how their proposed course of study will contribute to First Nation economic and business development in Canada.
The deadline for applications is February 15th of each school year.
Storwell Self Storage Foster Children Bursary Fund
The Storwell Self Storage Foster Children Bursary Program has been running for over 10 years in order to support foster children as they pursue post-secondary education.
The deadline for application is December 31st of each year.
TD Canada Trust - Student Scholarships, Grants & Bursaries
Whether you’re still thinking about which trade school to apply for, or are entering your 3rd year as an undergrad student, investing in your education should be a top priority. Fortunately, there are lots of scholarships and bursaries designed to help you.
Terry Fox Humanitarian Award
The Terry Fox Humanitarian Award Program aims to honour the spirit of Terry Fox, one of Canada’s greatest heroes, by encouraging Canadian youth who strive to emulate Terry Fox’s courage and determination by providing their communities and those in need with humanitarian service.
Verna J. Kirkness Education Foundation
Students who complete the VJKF Program are eligible to apply for a VJKF scholarship to attend a post secondary institution.
Scholarships & Bursary Resources
Alberta Student Aid
Alberta's government offers scholarships and awards to encourage and reward the excellence of Albertans in post-secondary study.
Métis Scholarships, Awards, and Bursaries
There are many resources and funding opportunities available to support Métis students in Alberta.
Scholarships Canada
Browse these popular scholarship categories and find awards for everyone from artists to engineers!
StudentAwards.com
Student Awards.com is a searchable database that helps you sort scholarship opportunities by province, school, award value, difficulty, level of study and more.