Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous Scholarship


Award value

$1,500

Number of awards

9

Donor

Alberta Blue Cross

Our scholarships for Indigenous students work to address the education inequity faced by Indigenous peoples in Alberta by making post-secondary studies more financially accessible.

Award description

  • Eligibility criteria:
  • Applicants must be a member of a First Nation or band, or have Inuit, Métis or Indian status as referenced on the Indigenous Services Canada website.
  • Applicants must be residents of Alberta and have lived here for the past 12 months.
  • Applicants must be enrolled in any full-time post-secondary certificate or diploma program of 2 or more years duration at an Alberta-based, accredited post-secondary institution.
  • Applicants cannot have received an Indigenous scholarship from Alberta Blue Cross® in the past.
  • All applicants must clearly describe their community involvement, personal goals and financial need, and submit 2 reference letters for evaluation.

Required criteria

Student type: Any

Faculty: Any

Year entering: Any

Citizenship/residency: Domestic

Special criteria: Indigenous students


Award information

Type of award: Scholarship

Internal/external/government: External