Calgary scholarships
Calgary-restricted awards run from a $100 band bursary up to renewable entrance awards worth $100,000 over four years, against a far smaller field than a national award.
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Burns Memorial Fund High School Bursary Program
Low-income Calgary students in their final two semesters of grade 12
- Financial need
Amount varies
Apr 30215 days left Checked Sep 2026
Joan MacLeod Fine Arts Scholarship
Calgary Catholic students going on in the fine arts
Amount varies
May 1216 days left Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
May 1216 days left Checked Sep 2026
TIES Founder's Scholarship
Calgary students entering a field that serves newcomers to Canada
$1,000
May 18233 days left Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Italian Sportswomen's Dinner Association Scholarship
Female Grade 12 students of Italian descent in Calgary
- 75% average
$5,000
May 20235 days left Checked Sep 2026
Kiwanis Club of Calgary Chinook Bursary
Graduating Robert Thirsk High School students headed to post-secondary
- Financial need
$1,000
May 30245 days left Checked Sep 2026
Local 38 Heritage Scholarship Award
Children of Calgary Public Teachers, ATA Local 38 members
$1,500
May 31246 days left Checked Sep 2026
John Laurie Scholarship
Indigenous students at Calgary Board of Education schools
Amount varies
May 31246 days left Checked Sep 2026
Violet King Scholarship
Black students at Calgary Board of Education schools
Amount varies
May 31246 days left Checked Sep 2026
Burns Police Fund Post-Secondary Grant
Children of serving, retired or deceased Calgary police officers
$1,000 per year, up to $4,000
Jun 30276 days left Checked Sep 2026
CKSF Special Talent Award
Korean-Canadian grade 11 and 12 students with a non-academic talent
- Grades 11 to 12
$1,000
Jul 31307 days left Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Catholic Teachers Association Scholarship
Grade 12 children of Calgary Catholic teachers, ATA Local 55 members
$1,000
Opens Jan 19 Checked Sep 2026
Kermet Archibald & Jacoba Van den Brink Entrance Bursary
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in sciences or designated trades
- Financial need
$29,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Flames Foundation Community Involvement Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students with volunteer records
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Edith Berger Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students entering teaching
- 70% average
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Big Brothers Big Sisters Society of Calgary and Area Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Eimer Scholarship Fund Award for Health Care
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students entering health care
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,300
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Benjamin (Ben) Albert Award
Grade 12 CBE students, including apprenticeship and trades
$3,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Bilanes-Martinez Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students affected by cancer
- Financial need
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Bree Eriksen Memorial Dance Award
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students pursuing dance
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Bruce Leitl Composition Award
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in music composition
- 70% average
$750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Calgarians Improving Society Award
Grade 12 CBE students staying in Calgary for post-secondary
- Financial need
$10,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
CBE Staff Association Scholarship Award
Grade 12 students with a parent or guardian in the CBE Staff Association
$1,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
City of Calgary Degree-Granting Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE students entering a bachelor's degree
- 75% average
$1,700
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
City of Calgary Post-Secondary Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE students entering a diploma or certificate program
- 75% average
$1,700
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Dustin Peers Memorial Visual Arts Award
Grade 12 CBE students in visual arts
$5,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
EducationMatters Career Pathways Student Award
Grade 12 CBE students in CTS, K&E, work experience or RAP
- Financial need
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Fogolâr Furlan di Calgary Italian Award
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in Italian 30
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Greta Marofke Siblings Affected by Cancer Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students with a sibling or parent affected by cancer
$3,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Hal Winlaw Health & Nutrition Legacy Award
Grade 12 CBE students entering health and nutrition
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Inspiring Immigrant Award
Grade 12 CBE students who arrived in Canada within five years
- Financial need
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Investing in the Future Award
Grade 12 CBE students entering a four-year Canadian university
- Financial need
$100,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Ivy & Len Freeston Award
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in fine, visual or performing arts
- 70% average
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Jason Fasano Spirit Award
Grade 12 CBE students, preference to Bowness High School
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Job's Daughters International Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students who identify as female
$1,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Kids Come First Bursary
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students with financial need
- 65% average
- Financial need
$4,750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Kinsmen Club of Calgary Foundation Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students with volunteer records
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Marjorie Taylor Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in music
$1,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$4,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Richard R. and Linda A. Singleton Education Fund Award
Grade 12 CBE students who worked over the summer
- 75% average
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Rudy Berger Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in hospitality or tourism
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Sandra Jeffrey Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE students entering education
$2,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Thorner/Johnston/DiMarzo Family New Immigrant Bursary
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students new to Canada
- Financial need
$16,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Viscount Bennett Band Parents Bursary
Grade 11 CBE band students continuing in Grade 12
- Grade 11
- 70% average
- Financial need
$100
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
William Keir MacGougan Memorial Bursary
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students who identify as male
- 65% average
$1,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Youth Climate Activist Prize
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students active on climate
$1,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Aaron Family Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
$750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$600
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Accomplished Angels Student Award
Grade 12 students at Louise Dean School
$2,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Andrew Hyslop and Barbara Zinter Award for Lifeguarding
Grade 12 students at CBE and Calgary Catholic schools in Calgary
- Financial need
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Bare Wire Recycling Inc. Student Award
Grade 12 students at Lord Beaverbrook High School
$15,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Louise Dean School
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Breakthrough Opportunity Bursary for New Immigrants
Grade 12 students at CBE schools in Calgary
- Financial need
$6,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Brookes College Award
Grade 12 students at CBE and Calgary Catholic schools in Calgary
- Financial need
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Canadian Forces Family Scholarship
Grade 12 students at CBE and Calgary Catholic schools in Calgary
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Carol Lee Bellam Legacy Award
Grade 12 students at William Roper Hull School
$1,650
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Carolyn Baxter Memorial Award
Grade 12 students at Henry Wise Wood High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Chris McMechan Memorial Award in Science and Outdoor Pursuits
Grade 12 students at Henry Wise Wood High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
DHH Program Potential Award
Grade 12 students at Queen Elizabeth High School
Amount varies
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Drs. Harry & Martha Cohen Promising Student Prize
Grade 12 students at Dr. Martha Cohen School
- Financial need
$450
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Durkie Arts Award
Grade 12 students at Crescent Heights High School
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
E. George Brigden Memorial Science Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Ernest Manning High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Emmalee Cherweniuk Award
Grade 12 students at Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School, Lord Beaverbrook High School
$800
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Everett and Mitchell Code Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Crescent Heights High School
- Financial need
$2,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Forest Lawn Resiliency Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Forest Lawn High School
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Frank Whipple Memorial Bursary
Grade 12 students at Crescent Heights High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$250
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
George Morley Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Lord Beaverbrook High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Green & Gold Scholarships
Grade 12 students at Bowness High School
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Haworth & Heritage Business Interiors Architecture/Interior Design Scholarship
Grade 12 students at CBE schools in Calgary
- Financial need
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Hugh Robertson Science Prize
Grade 12 students at William Aberhart High School
$1,750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Integro Legacy Post Secondary Scholarships
Grade 12 students at Discovering Choices Outreach
- Financial need
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Isabella Allen Memorial Award
Grade 12 students at Lord Beaverbrook High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
James Fowler School Award
Grade 12 students at James Fowler High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Juno Beach Parents' Society Human Service Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Lord Beaverbrook High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Keith Yu Memorial Scholarship In Choral Music
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Keith Yu Memorial Scholarship In Computer Studies
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Lana Hanson Scholarship
Grade 12 students at CBE schools in Calgary
$314
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Len T. Wong + Associates Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
M.W. & J.R. Tebo Memorial Journalism Award
Grade 11 to 12 students at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
- Grades 11 to 12
$600
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Marguerite Patricia P. Bannister Memorial Degree Awards at Calgary Foundation
Grade 12 students at CBE and Calgary Catholic schools in Calgary
$7,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Nancy Wang Women in Engineering Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Robert Thirsk High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Nav Ghali Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 students at James Fowler, Nelson Mandela, Lester B. Pearson, Jack James or Forest Lawn
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Nickolas Paswisty Memorial Bursary
Grade 12 students at Jack James High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Outstanding Student Merit Award for New BHSc Students
Grade 12 students at Nelson Mandela High School, Lester B. Pearson High School, Forest Lawn High School
$750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Richard D. Tingle Scholarship Award
Grade 12 students at Louise Dean School
$1,250
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Rick Theriault Outstanding Athletic Contribution Award
Grade 12 students at Lester B. Pearson High School
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Ruth Ursula Leipziger Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Forest Lawn High School
$1,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Samaritan Club Scholarship for Discovering Choices
Grade 12 students at Discovering Choices Outreach
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Steven Irving Memorial Music Scholarship
Grade 10 to 11 students at Bowness High School
- Grades 10 to 11
$750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Teenagers Against Drinking & Driving (T.A.D.D.) Award
Grade 12 students at Crescent Heights High School
$350
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Terry Allen Leadership Award
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
$300
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Thomas Walter Morrish Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Henry Wise Wood High School
$600
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Tom Inkster Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Ernest Manning High School
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Warriors Legacy Endowment Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Henry Wise Wood High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Western Canada Leader of Tomorrow Award
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
$2,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
William Aberhart Alumni Scholarship
Grade 12 students at William Aberhart High School
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
William G. Davis Scholarship
Grade 12 students at CBE and Calgary Catholic schools in Calgary
$10,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Skipping Stone Foundation Trans Community Award
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in the transgender and gender diverse communities
$5,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Black Chambers Legacy Entrance Scholarship
Black Canadian students graduating from a Calgary-region high school and entering first-year post-secondary
- 70% average
- Financial need
$2,500
Opens laterdue Jun 1 Checked Aug 2026
International Science Olympiad Bursary
Grade 12 students at CBE schools in Calgary
$500
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Juno Beach Parents' Society Social Studies Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Lord Beaverbrook High School
$500
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Laurie Sommerville Scholarship Award
Grade 11 to 12 students at CBE schools in Calgary
- Grades 11 to 12
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens laterdue Dec 8 Checked Sep 2026
McKillop Student Awards
Grade 12 students at Crescent Heights High School, Western Canada High School
$2,000
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Ross Glen Scholarship
Grade 10 to 12 students at Lester B. Pearson High School
- Grades 10 to 12
- Financial need
$500
Opens laterdue Jan 31 Checked Sep 2026
Western Canada Music Camp/Tour Bursary
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
- Financial need
$300
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Senator Patrick Burns Legacy Scholarship
Calgary grade 12 students in low-income circumstances
- Financial need
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Burns Fire Fund Post-Secondary Grant
Children of serving, retired or deceased Calgary firefighters
$1,000 per year, up to $4,000
Opens laterdue Jun 30 Checked Sep 2026
Kiwanis Calgary Chinook and Kiwanis Foundation of Canada Matching Bursary
Calgary students with community volunteering and financial need planning full-time post-secondary study
- Financial need
$500 to $1,000
Opens laterdue Jun 6 Checked Sep 2026
CBFY Youth Achievement Award Scholarship
Grade 12 CBFY clients, participants or volunteers with graduation credits and plans for further study
$1,500
Opens laterdue Aug 15 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Calabrese Academic Scholarship
Calgary-area graduates of Calabrese descent in academic post-secondary programs
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Calabrese Technical Scholarship
Calgary-area graduates of Calabrese descent in trades and technical training
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Marguerite Patricia P. Bannister Memorial Degree Awards
Graduating Calgary CBE/CCSD high school students entering University of Calgary
$4,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 1 Checked Sep 2026
10X Future Founders Scholarship
Grade 11 students in Calgary-area high schools interested in tech and startups
- Grade 11
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 14 Checked Sep 2026
Bill Gibson Bursary
Calgary public and Catholic grads entering first year in the city
- Financial need
$7,500
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 15 Checked Sep 2026
Aufricht Family Fund Student Award
Graduating Calgary CBE or CCSD students entering UCalgary or SAIT with financial need
- 2% average
- Financial need
$4,000 to $5,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 30 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Catholic School District Kerry Dyte Educational Scholarship
Graduating Calgary Catholic students entering their first year with financial need
- Financial need
$4,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 30 Checked Sep 2026
Fraser W. Lockwood Memorial Scholarship
Graduating Calgary CBE or CCSD students entering first year, with a Filipino community connection preferred
- Financial need
$2,500
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 30 Checked Sep 2026
Julia Turnbull Leadership Award
Graduating CBE, Calgary Catholic or Calgary charter school students active in student leadership
- Financial need
$1,500
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 30 Checked Sep 2026
Owen Hart Foundation Awards
Graduating students at six named Calgary high schools
- 70% average
- Financial need
$4,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 30 Checked Sep 2026
Bradley Hillmo Anderson Memorial Award
Students in any year of a first undergraduate degree or diploma at a Calgary post-secondary
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
- Financial need
$500
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 30 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Black Chambers Cavalry FC Athletic Scholarship
Black students on a varsity team at a Calgary post-secondary institution
$5,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 1 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Black Chambers TransAlta STEM Scholarship
Black students in a STEM program at a Calgary post-secondary institution
$7,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 1 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Black Chambers Nutrien Community Scholarship
Black Canadian Grade 12 students entering agriculture or engineering
$7,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 1 Checked Sep 2026
Michael Gee Scholarship Fund Award
Graduating Calgary students playing U18 AA or U18 AAA hockey through Hockey Calgary
- 85% average
$5,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 15 Checked Sep 2026
Grace & Good Fortune Bursary for Single Mothers
Single mothers in Calgary starting or continuing undergraduate study
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 15 Checked Sep 2026
Clay Riddell Community Hero Scholarship
Grade 12 students entering first year with involvement in a Birdies for Kids charity
- 70% average
$8,500 to $10,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 30 Checked Sep 2026
Open Door Bursary
Low-income Calgary youth aged 16 to 25 with no other funding
- Grades 11 to 12
- Financial need
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Scholarship
Calgary area Grade 12 graduates of Italian descent
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Adam Richard Leinweber Entrance Scholarship
Students entering physics at the University of Calgary
$10,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Youth Climate Action Bursary
Calgary high school graduates and Calgary post-secondary students active in the youth climate movement
$500 to $1,000
Closed Checked Sep 2026
Optimist Club William J. Cummer Scholarship
Alberta students entering the final year of a first undergraduate certificate, degree or diploma
- Post-secondary students
$2,500
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 30 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Black Chambers Business Scholarship
Black students in a Commerce or Business Administration program, entering second year or beyond
- Post-secondary students
- 70% average
$5,000 to $7,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 1 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Black Chambers Legacy Scholarship
Black students entering second year or beyond of a first undergraduate degree or diploma
- Post-secondary students
- 70% average
- Financial need
$2,500
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 1 Checked Sep 2026
Alan Norris Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship
Haskayne business undergraduates at the University of Calgary
- Post-secondary students
$2,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Aaron Family Award for Students with Disabilities
University of Calgary students with a permanent disability
- Post-secondary students
$3,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
University of Calgary Undergraduate Awards
University of Calgary undergraduates in any faculty
- Post-secondary students
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
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