There are thousands of scholarships/bursaries/essay contests that students can apply for. We have developed a small database of websites that students can access in their search for post-secondary funding.
Common Scholarship Websites
Listings of specific scholarships websites - Canadian, Indigenous, Athletics, Disabilities, LGBTQ2+, International, Trades
- Government of Canada: Grants, Bursaries and Scholarships
- Alberta Scholarships
- ALIS
- Apprenticeship Scholarships
- Can Learn
- MacLeans
- Scholarship Canada
- Scholar Tree Instagram Facebook Twitter
- Student Aid
- Student Aid - Student Loans and Grant Funding Guide
- Student Awards Instagram Facebook Twitter
- Student Scholarships
- Universities Canada Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube
- Universities Studies
- Yonic
- First Nations University of Canada
- Aboriginal Learning
- Alberta Blue Cross
- Alberta Indian Investment Corporation
- Alberta Scholarships
- Altalink Scholarship
- ATCO - Indigenous Education Awards - Gr 10 - Post-secondary
- Belcourt Brosseau Metis Award
- Calgary Foundation - First Nations, Metis and Uniut Undergrad Bursary
- Canada Post Aboriginal Education Incentive Awards
- Chartered Professional Accountants Indigenous Scholarships
- Horatio Alger Indigenous Achievement Scholarships
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
- Indigenous Careers
- Indigenous Sports Council of Alberta
- Indspire
- Inuit Art Foundation
- Jim Bourque Scholarship
- Metis & Non-Status Indian Bursary Program
- Nelson Scholarship
- NIB Trust Fund
- Northern Alberta Development Council (NADC) First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Bursary
- Nutrien Indigenous Youth Financial Management Award
- RBC Aboriginal Student Awards Program
- Rebecca Kelln Metis Bursary
- Rupertsland
- Strike Group EDI Scholarship
- Syncrude Scholarships
- TC Energy
- The Canadian Press
- Trans Alta Indigenous Bursary
- Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
- AMI Scholarship
- Canadian Hard of Hearing
- Canadian Hearing Services
- CHC Scholarship
- CNIB Post-Secondary Scholarships
- Disability Credit Canada
- Disabled World
- Easter Seals
- Emily Duff - undergoing or undergone cancer treatment
- IBD Scholarship - Crohn's or Colitis
- Kevin Collins - one semester of post-secondary
- Lisa Huus Bursary
- Lupus Canada
- National Educational Association of Disabled Students
- Voice of Albertans with Disabilities
Scholarships by Month
Listing of various scholarships by deadline month that are available to students.
- 10 Jan Jennifer Robinson Memorial Scholarship
- 15 Jan Alberta Blue Cross Aboriginal Scholarship
- 15 Jan Form Swift Scholarship
- 15 Jan STEAM Horizon Award
- 15 Jan Canadian Women in Municipal Government Scholarship
- 23 Jan Global Scholarship Funding (Master program)
- 29 Jan Schulich Leader Scholarships - one nominee per school, you must fill in the Nomination Form prior to 22 Jan 2025 to be considered - HHHS Nomination Form
- 31 Jan Dick Martin Scholarship
- 31 Jan EnergyRate.ca Scholarship
- 31 Jan ExploraVision
- 31 Jan Flying Musicians Scholarship - form - a member of band, aviation enthusiast
- 31 Jan Kin Canada Bursary
- 31 Jan Hammock Expert Scholarship
- 31 Jan Lives That Make A Difference - Gr 5 - 12
- 31 Jan LOUD Scholarships
- 31 Jan Mensa Canada Scholarship
- 01 Feb Advancing Futures Bursary - Alberta students starting studies May - Aug
- 01 Feb Indspire - Building Brighter Futures - First Nations, Inuit, Metis
- 01 Feb Kin Canada Hal Rogers Bursary -- FORM
- 01 Feb Masonic Higher Education Bursary
- 11 Feb Diversity Scholarship
- 12 Feb Optimist International Essay Contest - students under age 19 as of 01 Oct -- FORM - hand into Career Suite
- 15 Feb Sam Bull Memorial Scholarship - First Nations
- 15 Feb Senator James Gladstone Memorial Scholarship - First Nations
- 28 Feb RBC Aboriginal Student Awards
- 28 Feb Stacey Levitt Award
- check Electro Federation Canada
- 01 Mar George Blair Scholarship
- 01 Mar Jake Weitz Memorial - Automotive Services, Heavy Duty, Aviation Mechanics
- 01 Mar Landmark Group of Builders Youth Volunteer Scholarship - Central Alberta
- 01 Mar Red Deer Arts Council Scholarship - FORM - Gr 9 - 12 - Central Alberta
- 01 Mar Red Deer Health Foundation Scholarship
- 01 Mar Queen's Golden Jubilee Scholarship for Performing Arts - Alberta
- 01 Mar Young Guns Rehabilitation Scholarship
- 04 Mar Science Without Borders
- 08 Mar Diabetes Hope Foundation
- 09 Mar Re/Max Quest for Excellence Bursary
- 15 Mar A Voice for Animals Essay Contest - 14 -18 year olds
- 15 Mar Form Swift Scholarship
- 15 Mar Horatio Alger Association of Canada - Grade 11's
- 15 Mar Leonard Foundation
- 24 Mar Optimist International Oratorical Contest - students under age 19 as of 01 --- FORM - hand into Career Suite
- 26 Mar Alliance for Equity of Blind Canadians Scholarship - Vision Loss or Blindness
- 29 Mar Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship - ages 16 - 25
- 29 Mar Orvil L Davies Memorial Fund
- 29 Mar RBC Students Leading Change Scholarship
- 30 Mar Alberta Snowmobile Assoc Scholarship
- 30 Mar Girl Guides of Canada Scholarships
- 31 Mar Aboriginal Art Challenge - ages 9 - 29
- 31 Mar Aboriginal Writing Challenge - ages 9 - 29
- 31 Mar Anges Jack Ringette Canada
- 31 Mar Belcourt Brosseau Metis Awards
- 31 Mar Canadian Japanese Mennonite Scholarship
- 31 Mar Cara Brown Ringette Scholarship
- 31 Mar CFI Tuition Scholarship - Bachelor, Master or Doctorate
- 31 Mar Mainroad - HHHS student entering trades
- 31 Mar Manulife Life Lessons - ages 17-24 - the death of a parent/guardian with little or no life insurance
- 31 Mar Montem Health and Wellness Scholarship
- 31 Mar Ranald and Vera Shean Memorial
- 31 Mar Sarah Gaulin Memorial Scholarship
- 31 Mar Shannen's Dream Scholarship - First Nations under the age of 30
- 31 Mar Strike Group EDI Scholarship - Canadian Immigrants
- Check date in Spring - John M Kerr Memorail Bursary
- 01 Apr Aircraft Electronics Association Scholarships - aviation
- 01 Apr BeArt-Presets Academic Scholarship
- 01 Apr Canadian Student Leadership Award
- 01 Apr Glen Armitage Memorial Education Fund Bursary
- 01 Apr Hockey Alberta Officials Committee Scholarship
- 01 Apr InvestmentZen Scholarship
- 10 Apr G3 Grow Beyond -
- 12 Apr Addictions Resource Scholarship
- 14 Apr Muslim Awards for Excellence Scholarship
- 15 Apr Canadian Natural Resources Building Futures Bursary - programs that start in May or June
- 15 Apr Carole Forhan Theatre Arts Scholarship - 14 - 21 years old -Central Alberta
- 15 Apr Gloria Baron Prize - Ages 8 - 18
- 15 Apr Photoshop Scholarship Actions Scholarship
- 15 Apr Nutrien Indigenous Youth Financial Management Award
- 24 Apr Telus Student Bursary
- 25 Apr Schrader - Turner Memorial Scholarship - Alberta
- 29 Apr Ayn Rand - Gr 8, 9, 10
- 29 Apr Ayn Rand - Gr 11, 12
- 30 Apr Canada's Luckiest Student Contest
- 30 Apr Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation
- 30 Apr Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Scholarship
- 30 Apr CHS James Kreppner Memorial Scholarship and Bursaries
- 30 Apr Derek Wandzura Memorial Scholarship
- 30 Apr Distance 360 Education
- 30 Apr IWSH Essay Scholarship
- 30 Apr Lift Parts Express Scholarship
- 30 Apr Media Girlfriends College or University Scholarship - Women ages 17-30
- 30 Apr Pat Fletcher Scholarship
- 30 Apr Pay if Forward
- 30 Apr Rebecca Kelln Metis Bursary
- 30 Apr Wize Gr 9 -11 High School Academic Support Scholarship
- May/Jun RBC Capital Markets Diversity Scholarship
- 01 May A Place for Mom Senior Wisdom Scholarship
- 01 May Brower Youth Awards - ages 13 - 22
- 01 May Chartered Professional Accountants - Multiple Awards
- 01 Mar Dairy Farmers of Canada Scholarship
- 01 May David and Janet Bentley High School Excellence Award - Alberta
- 01 May DRIE Scholarship
- 01 May Mobile Application Development Scholarship Program
- 01 May Paradigm Challenge - ages 4 - 18
- 01 May Petroleum Services Association of Canada Scholarship
- 01 May Rotary Career Opportunity Fund Award - Red Deer
- 01 May Scholarship Program for Engineering Students
- 01 May William Artur Bower Memorial Bursary- Red Deer
- 02 May Mandin Award - Alberta student K - gr 11
- 02 May Siobhan Isabella Reid Memorial Scholarship - Alberta
- 03 May ATA Local #60 Scholarship - Red Deer
- 03 May TC Energy
- 04 May Loblaw Scholarship
- 05 May Dream Scholarship - Gr 12 - 4th year post-secondary
- 05 Math Dream Scholarship - Gr 12
- 14 May Charter Professional Accountant Scholarships
- 14 May Southern Irrigation Scholarship
- 15 May Carol Thompson Memorial Fund Scholarship
- 15 May Doreen Kronick Scholarship
- 15 May Human Resource Scholarship Program
- 15 May Robyn Allen Award
- 15 May Scholarship Program for Marketing Students
- 19 May Brock Myrol Memorial Scholarship - Red Deer
- 19 May Brandon Walli "Phones Down, Eyes Up" Memorial Scholarship
- 20 May Canadian Hearing Services Scholarship
- 22 May Youth Education Awards for Brain Tumor Survivors - ages 16 - 30
- 24 May Calgary Stampede Gr 12 Western Art Scholarship - 2024 form
- 25 May Orville Erickson Memorial Scholarship Fund - 1st year - Post Grad
- 26 May Canadian Hearing Services National Scholarship
- 28 May Emma Duff Scholarship - Gr 12 - post-secondary
- 30 May Alberta Loyal Order of Moose Scholarship - Red Deer
- 31 May $1500 Annual Essay Writing Contest
- 31 May 4-H Alberta Scholarships
- 31 May 4-H Canada Scholarship
- 31 May Alberta/ NWT Knights of Columbus
- 31 May AMI Scholarship
- 31 May Bayer Fund Opportunity Scholarship
- 31 May Dr Martha Kostuch Environmental Education Fund - Central Alberta
- 31 May Electro Federation Canada - completed their first year
- 31 May Hec Gervais Academic & Curling Scholarship
- 31 May LM (Leavitt Machinery) Scholarship
- 31 May Lisa Huus Bursary - students with disabilities
- 31 May Luke Santi Memorial Award for Student Achievement
- 31 May MADD Canada Bursary
- 31 May MADD Red Deer & District Mary Williams Award
- 31 May Rudder Reid Charitable Foundation Scholarship
- 31 May Smiles Thru Lindsey Women in Aviation Award
- 31 May Trey Purdie Memorial Scholarship - Red Deer Country Students
- 01 Jun Advancing Futures Bursary - Alberta students starting studies Sep - Aug
- 01 Jun Alberta Citizenship Award
- 01 Jun Crohn's & Colitis Canada Scholarship
- 01 Jun De Beers Group Scholarship for Canadian Women
- 01 Jun Freddie Scholarship for LGBTQ12S+
- 01 Jun Fraser Institute Student Essay Contest - High school, Undergraduate, Graduate
- 01 Jun Odenza Vacations College Scholarship
- 01 Jun Husky Energy Aboriginal Education Awards
- 01 Jun Peter Elzinga Family Foundation Scholarship
- 02 Jun Got a Spine Scholarship
- 02 Jun 360 Foundation
- 05 Jun Stuck at Prom
- 09 Jun Spin Master Future of Play Scholarship
- 12 Jun Abbott & Fenner Business Scholarship
- 12 Jun Brian Maxwell Memorial Scholarship
- 12 Jun Valour Canada History and Heritage Scholarship
- 14 Jun Atlas Shrugged Essay - Any Rand - Gr 12 or post-secondary
- 15 Jun AIA Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium Scholarship
- 15 Jun Black Business and Professional Association National Scholarship
- 15 Jun Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH)
- 15 Jun ConectHER Scholarship Awards
- 15 Jun Form Swift Scholarship
- 15 Jun Global Lift Equipment Scholarship
- 15 Jun Mindfuel Scholarship
- 15 Jun Opterus Helen Rose STEM Award - ages 16 - 28
- 15 Jun Opterus Valerie Ann Arts Award - ages 16 - 28
- 15 Jun Pretty Lightroom Presets Scholarship
- 16 Jun Aboriginal Business Leadership Award
- 17 Jun Horatio Alger Vocational & Technical Educatoin Scholarship
- 19 Jun Big Sun Scholarship USA
- 19 Jun Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers National Scholarship Program
- 20 Jun Legit Course Reviewers Scholarship
- 21 Jun Thank You Mom and Dad
- 22 Jun HHHS Awards - see below
- 25 Jun Breakthrough Junior Challenge - ages of 13 - 18
- 26 Jun Murray Family Career Opportunity - Central Alberta
- 28 Jun Metal Supermarkets Trade School Scholarship
- 30 Jun Alberta Golf
- 30 Jun Alberta Milk Never Stop Scholarship
- 30 Jun Canadian Beef Check Off Agency Scholarship
- 30 Jun Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer
- 30 Jun Central Alberta Human Resource Scholarship
- 30 Jun Dr Don Church
- 30 Jun Elmer & Ona Hansen Memorial Scholarship - Alberta rural youth under age 25
- 30 Jun For the Love of Curling - 16 - 23 years of age
- 30 Jun Jonathan Doody Memorial Scholarship - first-year male at U of A
- 30 Jun Medavie Scholarship - 17 - 29 years of age
- 30 Jun Red Deer Golf and Country Club Centennial Scholarship
- 30 Jun Shim Law Scholarship
- 01 Apr Strike Group EDI Scholarship - Indigenous
- 01 Apr Strike Group EDI Scholarship - LGBTQ2S+
- 30 Jun Tag4MyPet
- 30 Jun Tier 1 Energy Solutions Kealan Ossum Scholarship
- 30 Jun Tommy Douglas Scholarship (National Union of Public and General Employees)
- 30 Jun Unified Sports
HHHS Awards and Scholarships
Please share your completed forms/documents through your Google drive to: jim.bussard@rdpsd.ab.ca
Deadline: June 2023
Application Forms:
- 01 Jul Baxter Corporation - Jean Goodwill Scholarship
- 01 Jul Blitz $1000 Annual Scholarship
- 01 Jul Registered Apprenticeship Scholarship
- 01 Jul The Cover Guy Annual Scholarship
- 03 Jul CNIB Post-Secondary Scholarships
- 03 Jul Retail Education
- 06 Jul The Scholarship for Indigenous Canadians
- 07 Jul The Terry Fox Memorial Scholarship
- 08 Jul Jim Bourque Scholarship
- 15 Jul Alberta Golf Association Foundation Scholarship
- 29 Jul Novus Biological Scholarship
- 30 Jul Archives Society of Alberta Tuition Support
- 31 Jul Disability Credit Canada
- 31 Jul Florence E Taylor Charitable Foundation - females
- 31 Jul ManCap Foundation
- 31 Jul Torchbearer Scholarship for Type One Diabetic - NEW
- 01 Aug Canadian Conference of International Union of Operating Engineers Bursaries
- 01 Aug EQUS Scholarship - Alberta Residents
- 01 Aug Hammock Stand Expert - entering or already in post-secondary
- 01 Aug Indspire - Building Brighter Futures - First Nations, Inuit, Metis
- 01 Aug MEGlobal Scholarship - Central Alberta students
- 01 Aug Nelson's Civic Leadership Scholarship
- 01 Aug Nelson's Indigenous Student Scholarship
- 01 Aug Pro Stock Hockey Student-Athlete Scholarship
- 02 Aug Bill 7 Award 2SLGBTQ+
- 04 Aug Alberta Association of Municipal District & Counties Scholarship
- 15 Aug Alberta Charolais Association Scholarship
- 15 Aug Canadian Natural Resources Building Futures Bursary - programs that start in August or September
- 15 Aug Florence E Taylor Charitable Scholarship - resident of Alberta or Saskatchewan
- 15 Aug Jeremy Dias Scholarship
- 15 Aug Magnum Community Citizen Scholarship - application
- 16 Aug ATCO Indigenous Education Awards - Gr 10 - Post-secondary
- 23 Aug Wholesale Furniture Brokers Scholarship
- 27 Aug RBC Future Launch Scholarship
- 31 Aug AB/NWT Ladies Auxiliary Command Royal Canadian Legion Bursary - forms
- 31 Aug Canada Post Aboriginal Education Incentive Awards - out of school one year or more
- 31 Aug CCOHS Chad Bradley Scholarship
- 31 Aug Charmaine Letourneau Scholarship - Alberta Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- 31 Aug Hammock Expert Scholarship
- 31 Aug Haywood Hunt Annual Scholarship
- 31 Aug Johnson Inc. Scholarship
- 31 Aug Red Deer Youth Leader Award - Piper Creek Optimist - NEW
- 31 Aug Rural Municipality of Alberta
- check date: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom
- Sep - Legion Poster & Literary Contest - K - Gr 12 - check-in September
- 01 Sep AAAF Memorial Bursary - Alberta Residents
- 01 Sep Basilicata Cultural Society Scholarship
- 01 Sep George F. Jones Scholarship - Rugby
- 01 Sep MEGlobal High School Scholarship
- 01 Sep Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada Student Bursary
- 01 Sep StorWell Foster Children Bursary
- 01 Sep Thomas Family Scholarship - Rugby ages 17- 21
- 04 Sep creditcardGenius - Graduate or undergrad
- 04 Sep HowToSaveMoney - Graduate or undergrad
- 07 Sep Assignment Saving Lives Scholarship
- 09 Sep DRI Canada - Award of Excellence
- 14 Sep Johnathan Doody Memorial Scholarship - first-year male University of Alberta student
- 15 Sep BluEarth Renewables Scholarship
- 15 Sep Form Swift Scholarship
- 15 Sep James Lee Foundation
- 15 Sep Softball Canada Ethel Boyce Achievement Award
- 15 Sep SummerSynergy Scholarship - 4H and Trades
- 15 Sep TransAlta Aboriginal Bursary
- 21 Sep Mark Cuss Memorial Scholarship
- 29 Sep SGI Corporate Scholarship
- 30 Sep Complete Test Preparation Inc Scholarship
- 30 Sep Food For Thought Scholarship
- 30 Sep SGI Corporate Scholarship
- 30 Sep Stratogrid Advisory Scholarship
- 30 Sep Strike Group EDI Scholarship - Western Canada
- 01 Oct Advancing Futures Bursary - Alberta students starting studies Jan - Aug
- 01 Oct Corporate Culture Scholarship
- 01 Oct Earl and Countess of Wessex: World Championship in Athletic Scholarship
- 04 Oct CAMIS - Diagnostic Medical Sonography Entrance Scholarship - SAIT or NAIT – Central Alberta
- 05 Oct AES Engineering Services Essay Contest
- 04 Oct
- 06 Oct Father Ted Colleton Scholarship
- 12 Oct Loran Awards
- 15 Oct Photoshop Scholarship Actions Scholarship
- 15 Oct STAR Scholarship - females
- 15 Oct Taking Flight Scholarship - Canadian Institute of Mining
- 16 Oct Tronia Post-Secondary Scholarships
- 18 Oct BMO Capital Markers Lime Connect Equity Through Education Scholarship - post-secondary
- 22 Oct Korean Veterans Wall of Remembrance Bursary
- 27 Oct Brandon Langhjelm Memorial Essay - Aged 15 - 25
- 27 Oct Photography Contest Canada
- 30 Oct Anna and John Kolesar Memorial Award - Alberta Residents
- 30 Oct Distance 360 Education
- 30 Oct Odenza Marketing Group Scholarship - ages 16 - 25
- 31 Oct Al Larson Memorial Scholarship (Alberta Real Estate Assoc)
- 31 Oct Canadian Institute of Mining Scholarships (Centennial, JD Pat Patterson Memorial, Ken Hildebrant Memorial)
- 31 Oct LiveBright Scholarship
- 31 Oct Jo-Anne Koch for Bright Children Society Scholarship - Alberta Residents
- 31 Oct Keyera Energy Peter J Renton Memorial Scholarship - Alberta Residents
- 31 Oct Red Deer & District Labour Council Essay - Central Alberta
- 31 Oct Tiessen Foundation Broadcast Scholarship - Alberta
- 31 Oct Women's Ministries Scholarship - SDA
- 01 Nov Bryon Knelson Memorial Scholarship - Canadian Institute of Mining
- 01 Nov Canadian Prairies Group of Chartered Engineers **
- 01 Nov Gillis Purcell Memorial Journalism Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples
- 01 Nov Harvest Run and Red Deer Runners Athletic Bursary - 40 km radius of Red Deer
- 01 Nov Indspire - Building Brighter Futures - First Nations, Inuit, Metis
- 12 Nov TD Scholarship for Community Leadership
- 15 Nov CFI Tuition Scholarship - Bachelor, Master or Doctorate
- 15 Nov Education for Life Bursary
- 15 Nov LanguageCert Univeristy and College Pathways Scholarship - International students
- 15 Nov Live Your Dream Award
- 30 Nov Arthur Paulin Automotive Aftermarket Scholarship
- 30 Nov Orvil L Davies Memorial Fund
- 01 Dec Alexander D Pringle Memorial Scholarship
- 01 Dec Dalton Camp Award
- 01 Dec Terry Fox Humanitarian Award - Gr 12, first-year Post-secondary or completed diploma
- 04 Dec Easter Seals
- 06 Dec Best School Year Ever Scholarship - St Michaels University - students in Gr 9-12 wishing to attend boarding school
- 09 Dec RBC Future Launch Scholarship
- 14 Dec Burger King Scholarship
- 15 Dec 7 Binary Options Scholarship - 16 and older
- 15 Dec Alberta Assoc of Agricultural Societies
- 15 Dec Canadian Natural Resources Building Futures Bursary - programs starting in January or February
- 15 Dec CCTT Manulife Scholarship
- 15 Dec North America Van Lines
- 19 Dec Jetty Scholarship
- 20 Dec French for the Furture - Students studying in French
- 30 Dec Odenza Marketing Group Volunteer Award - ages 16 - 22
- 31 Dec Student Life Network - Full Ride 2021 Contest - CIBC members
- 31 Dec Electronic Recycling Association - full/part-time students
- 31 Dec Heer Law Entrepreneurship Scholarship - attending university or college
- 31 Dec Mike Puhallo Memorial Scholarship
- 31 Dec Persons Case Scholarship - Alberta Residents
- 31 Dec Pinsky Law New Venture Development Scholarship
- 31 Dec Strike Group EDI Scholarship - Women in Energy
- 31 Dec Violet Richarson Award - 14 -17 year volunteers - Central Alberta
- Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation - no deadline
- Innovation In Education Scholarship - deadline 20th of each month
- John Hasselfield Endowment Foundation Scholarship - enrolled in an Alberta Public School - no deadline
- Margaret Bolze Youth Development Scholarship - No deadline
- No Easy Scholarship - 15th of each month
- PEO Alberta - Saskatchewan Provincial Chapter - first and second-year post-secondary
- PEO International - Alberta or Saskatchewan female students in Gr 11, Gr 12, and first-year post-secondary - FORM
- WowAutos Scholarship - not sure of the deadline
- Zoeken Scholarship - not sure of the deadline