Timelines:
September - May : Student Awards are promoted to schools through marketing and information sessions
February: information meeting with the CBE & CSSD Scholarship Coordinators on what is new, different, or has changed for the scholarship process for that year
April 30: deadline to submit all aboriginal student award applications to the CBE Aboriginal Team office, located at Kingsland School, 7430 5 St SW, Calgary, AB T2V 1B1, OR to the Scholarship Officer at EducationMatters.
June 30: Scholarship coordinators deadline to submit all Student Award applications to EducationMatters
Late August/ September: Student Award Selection Committee Meetings
End of October: All successful recipients will have been notified by mail.
Highlights for 2010:
- 1 new system-wide award was created: an award called Kafe12 Bursary is open to Calgary Board of Education and Calgary Catholic School District students and selection will be based on essay, financial need and a consideration of academic merit.
- dollar value of annual awards granted by EducationMatters is nearly $150,000.
- scholarship winners sometimes speak at or MC our events!
Types of Scholarships:
- Art, Music, Athletics, Business, Trades, Environmental, ESL, Humanitarian, Academics, Leadership, Careers and more…..
- 32 System-wide Scholarships – 2 of which are multi-year
- 35 School-based awards at 18 high schools
Looking for other scholarship opportunities?
Try these two websites!
For students seeking support to stay in high school, visit the Burns Memorial Fund for bursary and diploma prep information.
Looking for more information or have questions on student awards? Contact Pamela Cook, Grants & Scholarships Officer, at 403-294-8249 or pcook@educationmatters.ca