Alberta Blue Cross Indigenous Scholarship
Award value
$1,500
Number of awards
9
Application to apply for
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