Scholarships and Awards
For the most recent information on scholarships and and bursaries, follow this link to our Scholarship Booklet.
Latest Update:
Great news for grade 12 students - The Grande Prairie
Rotary Club is going ahead and will be offering five scholarships, each valued
at $2000 to grade 12 students from our school who will be pursuing their
post-secondary studies in September 2020.
The students must demonstrate values of the Rotary: Service, Fellowship,
Diversity, Integrity and Leadership. More specifically, students must provide
service to their school and community, be a person of character, demonstrate
leadership in different areas of their life and have good academic
achievement. Scholarship
applications are available on our school website under “Scholarship and
Bursaries”. If you are interested in
applying, you must submit the application form along with all supporting
documents to Mrs. Landry via email (lisa.landry@gppsd.ab.ca) no
later than Monday, May 4th at 8:30 am.
Applications
Grande Prairie Regional College
The Grande Prairie Regional College provides programs, locally, for students choosing to pursue a number of post-secondary options (including university transfer of, up to two years, to other Alberta universities).
More information can be found on their website https://www.gprc.ab.ca/
GPRC Scholarships
GPRC scholarships and other financial assistance can be accessed here: https://www.gprc.ab.ca/services/financialaid/index.html#custom_tab_2
University of Alberta Entrance Awards
You are eligible for the following U of A Entrance Awards if you are entering U of A for the first time directly out of high school; entering after taking time off from high school; or, entering with less than 24 postsecondary transfer credits:
- Academic Excellence – based on Grade 11 and 12 marks with a minimum average of 80%.
- Scholastic Distinction – based on Grade 10, 11 and 12 marks with a minimum average of 95%.
- Entrance Leadership – based on outstanding leadership and Grade 11 and 12 marks with a minimum average of 80%.
- Eldon Foote Track and Field – based on excellence in track and field, Alberta residency, minimum average of 80% in Grade 12.
- Universiade ’83 – based on excellence in athletics or fine arts, minimum average of 80% in Grade 12.
- Faculty/Department Selected – variable
For application information and deadlines access Entrance Awards for students entering the University of Alberta for the first time.
“Making Career Connections”: Resources for Students
Whether
you are looking for a Post-Secondary Institution or Scholarship Information,
the answers to your questions are right at your fingertips at the following web
sites:
The Alberta Learning Information Service
provides numerous valuable career planning resources.
Whether you are
looking for a Post-Secondary Institution or Scholarship Information, the
answers to your questions are right at your fingertips at the following web
sites:
Don’t Know Where to Go?
Find
Universities and programs by accessing: Association of Canadian Universities and Colleges. This web site is available in both official languages. Click on your language
or choice, click “Canadian Universities”, and click “search here” and click
“Database Search”. This will lead you to a database of Canadian Universities
and programs offered at each one.
Take a Free Career Quiz
If
you still need more direction, access: www.schoolfinder.com.
Here, you can take a free career quiz. It will return your highest ranking
career choice based on your answers. From there, you are able to look at
specific schools and corresponding scholarship information. This web site also
has links to International Universities, University Colleges, and Career
Colleges.
Registered Apprenticeship Program
(RAP) Scholarships
The
following web site will give you information on scholarships for Apprentices
and Occupational Trainees: www.tradesecrets.org.
U.S. Universities
For
information on U.S. Universities try: www.universities.com
