Guides for Alberta students

Scholarships, research programs, contests and deadlines for Alberta high school students.

• Grade 12 scholarship timeline for Alberta students

  Loran closes October 15, and most local awards close April to June. A month-by-month plan for Alberta Grade 12 students.

• Alberta scholarship deadlines, month by month

  When Alberta scholarships close, with a year of 1822 dated deadlines by month, why May carries 464 of them and the single dates that hide dozens of awards.

• What the Loran Award pays and how to apply

  Applications open September 9 and close October 15 at noon ET. What the award pays, the 88% average bar, and the $6,000 finalists get.

• Alexander Rutherford Scholarship amounts and how to apply

  Applications open August 1 with no closing deadline. What each grade pays (up to $2,500 total), the 75% five-course average you need, and how to apply.

• How to write a scholarship essay

  A 500-word scholarship essay is about four short sittings. How to structure it, what the committee is deciding, and what gets an essay skipped.

• How to ask for a scholarship reference letter

  Ask at least three weeks before the deadline. Who to ask for a scholarship reference letter, and what to hand them so it is strong and on time.

• Local scholarships in Alberta and where to find them

  Awards from one town, county or school are open to far fewer students than national ones. Where to find them in Alberta, from county offices to unions.

• Research programs for Alberta students, and which ones pay

  Which Alberta research programs pay, what marks they ask for, and the geography rule that decides which HYRS campus you apply to. Deadlines run March.

• How to get medical experience in high school

  AHS takes volunteers from age 15. Discovery Days, HOSA chapters and biology competitions are the other ways an Alberta student gets clinical exposure.

• Computing contests and camps in Alberta

  Nearly all free. Coding contests, hackathons and camps open to Alberta high school students, and which ones only a teacher can register you for.

• Volunteering for Alberta high school students

  Hospital placements through AHS, science centre shifts, youth councils, and the awards that pay for a volunteer record. What is open right now.

• Chemistry competitions in Canada, from the CCC to the CCO

  One entry point, one date. How the Canadian Chemistry Contest feeds the Olympiad, why there is no junior division, and when a teacher has to sign you up.

• Why Grade 11 is the best time to start on scholarships

  Rutherford pays up to $800 for your Grade 11 marks alone. What else to set up in Grade 11, before scholarship season starts.

• Scholarships for Medicine Hat students

  Six named awards only Medicine Hat Catholic graduates can win, the $1,000 Kin Canada Bursary, and the rest of the local awards, grouped by who gives them.

• Scholarships for Red Deer students

  The two biggest Red Deer awards, Bower and Rotary, go through your counsellor. Every other local pool, from the Community Foundation to the co-op.

• Scholarships for Lethbridge students

  One Lethbridge Polytechnic form reaches 400 awards. The ULethbridge award calendar, the county funds, and the rest of the local pool.

• Trades scholarships and RAP in Alberta

  RAP students qualify for $1,000 and $2,000 scholarships only registered apprentices can enter. How RAP works in Alberta schools and how to get in.

• Nine dead scholarships still on Alberta counsellor lists

  We checked a national-awards list used by Alberta schools against each provider's own site. Nine awards no longer exist, and one charity folded in 2024.