External awards
External awards refer to scholarships, bursaries or awards given to students by third-party organizations and not by UCalgary or other major providers like Alberta Student Aid. If a third party provides a fixed amount of money to a student for an award, scholarship or bursary, it is considered an external award, and not a Third Party Sponsorship. UCalgary does not issue invoices or T4As for external awards, and encourages award providers to give funds directly to students.Â
This enables students to manage all their education-related expenses, not just those owed to UCalgary, without delays. Agencies sending cheques to students must mail External Award cheques directly to the student, not to UCalgary.