• Description:

    The bursary provides financial support to low-income students studying in qualified high-demand programs in sectors identified in Alberta’s Recovery Plan that support Alberta labour market needs and industry demand.

    The bursary will be available for three years beginning from the 2022-2023 loan year.

    Value

    Up to 1,000 bursaries of $5,000 each are awarded annually.

    Eligibility Criteria

    • Students must be eligible for full-time student loan funding from Alberta Student Aid for the 2024-2025 loan year. See eligibility requirements for full-time students.

    • Have a family income from the previous tax year at or below the low income threshold.

    • Be enrolled in one of the following high demand programs at a publicly funded post-secondary institution in Alberta:

    Airframe mechanics and aircraft maintenance technology/technician

    Airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew

    Civil engineering

    Computer and information sciences

    Computer engineering technologies/technicians

    Computer science

    Data modelling/warehousing and database administration

    Electrical and electronics engineering

    Engineering physics/applied physics

    Industrial production technologies/technicians

    Information technology

    Materials engineering

    Mechanical engineering

    Nursing

    Physical sciences

    The post-secondary institution must confirm the student’s enrolment in one of the above programs.

    • Preference will be given to students attending a study period at least two semesters in length.

    • Students enrolled in apprenticeship technical training, integrated training, pre-employment or non-credential programs are not eligible.

  • Fields

    •  Tourism

    • Accounting

    • Aerospace Engineering

    • Agricultural Science

    • Agricultural Science

    • Anthropology

    • Archaeology and Ancient History

    • Architecture and Design

    • Artificial Intelligence

    • Arts and Culture

    • Astrophysics

    • Banking and Finance

    • Biochemistry

    • Biological Sciences

    • Biology

    • Biomedical Science

    • Building Technology

    • Business and Economics

    • Chemical Engineering

    • Chemistry

    • Civil Engineering

    • Communication

    • Computer Engineering

    • Computer Science

    • Criminology

    • Data Science

    • Dentistry

    • Earth Sciences

    • Ecology

    • Economics

    • Education

    • Engineering

    • Entrepreneurship

    • Environmental Science

    • Epidemiology

    • Food science Technology

    • Forestry

    • French

    • Geographic Information Systems

    • Geography

    • Geosciences

    • Health Science

    • History

    • History of Art and Film

    • Horticulture

    • Hospitality and Management

    • Human Kinetics

    • Human Resources

    • Humanities

    • Information Systems

    • IT

    • Journalism

    • Journalism

    • Law

    • Library

    • Library and Information Science

    • Linguistics

    • Literature

    • Machine Learning

    • Management

    • Marine Science

    • Marketing

    • Material Engineering

    • Material Science

    • Mathematics

    • Mechanical Engineering

    • Media

    • Medicine

    • Microbiology

    • Modern Languages

    • Museum Studies

    • Music

    • Neurobiology

    • Neuroscience

    • Nursing

    • Nutrition

    • Office Technology Management

    • Peace and Conflict

    • Pharmaceutical Science

    • Philosophy

    • Physics

    • Physiology

    • Plant Science

    • Political Science

    • Politics and International Relations

    • Psychiatry

    • Psychology

    • Public Health

    • Public Policy

    • Real Estate

    • Science

    • Social Science

    • Social Welfare

    • Social work

    • Sociology

    • Software Engineering

    • Soil Science

    • Space Science

    • Special Education

    • Sport Science

    • Supply Chain

    • Sustainable Development

    • Theology

    • Transportation Science

    • Urban Planning

    • Wild-life management

    • Zoology

  • Qualifications

    • High School

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