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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$11,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- other
Description
The Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship recognizes outstanding academic achievement of students pursuing graduate studies in Alberta.
It was established to incent the best and the brightest students, including international students, to study in Alberta.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
The scholarship offers $11,000 to help you with your studies.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this award, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
- Is enrolled full-time in a master’s, doctoral, or graduate-level program at the time of application:
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
- Doctor of Education (EdD) in Distance Education
- Master of Arts - Integrated Studies (MAIS)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Counselling (MC)
- Master of Education in Distance Education (MEd)
- Master of Health Studies (MHS)
- Master of Nursing (MN)
- Master of Science in Information Systems (MScIS)
- Was enrolled full-time in the fall semester prior to the application cycle
- Has completed a minimum of 3 program courses within the previous academic year
- Meets the residency requirements as defined by the Government of Alberta Advanced Education Scholarship Programs in one of the categories below:
- International – Non-Canadian (Permanent Resident or Landed Immigrant) resident of Alberta
- Indigenous – Required to provide proof of Indigenous ancestry (Status or Non-Status Indian/First Nations, Metis or Inuit) and be resident of Alberta
- Domestic – Canadian Citizen and resident of Alberta
- Has never previously received this award
- Has achieved a program GPA of 3.6 or higher
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Canada
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
For more information on how to apply, contact the Student Awards or Scholarships Offices at your school, or visit your school's website.
Many other scholarships and awards are offered by other organizations – and they encourage you to visit Alberta’s public university and college websites to research the scholarships that they offer.
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