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Scholarships and Bursaries

These award, scholarship and bursary opportunities are designed to ease the financial burden of post-secondary education, allowing students to focus on their studies and personal growth.

Keyano Awards

Keyano College offers scholarships, bursaries, and awards to celebrate our students' achievements and provide financial support for your studies. As a full-time student, you may be eligible to receive or apply for the following awards. 

For more information please contact the Financial Aide Coordinator by email.

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  • Are you an RMWB Graduate? 
  • Do you have an 80% or higher average? 
  • Did you know you can get your first year tuition FREE?

At Keyano College, we're proud to offer free first-year tuition for local students who have demonstrated academic excellence, with a 80% or higher average during their high school studies. Students entering Keyano College in 2024-2025 from secondary schools within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo are eligible to apply for the Excellence Award Program.

$425,000 in Financial Support Available

Keyano College has $425,000 in financial support available to registered students. Scholarships, awards and bursaries are granted to eligible students on the basis of academic achievement, financial need and/or community involvement.

Specialized Awards

Sana Elache Legacy Awards

The Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo is honoured to offer the Sana Elache Legacy Awards, in memory of Sana Elache.

Sana Elache was an educator, trainer, entrepreneur and leadership development specialist. On arriving to Canada in 2005, Sana established SilaLink (a consulting, training and publishing company) and volunteered extensively in Wood Buffalo. Among her community interests have been spending time with seniors, envisioning the community leadership program Leadership Wood Buffalo, and serving as a member of the Social Prosperity Steering Committee, the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games Bidding Committee, Future Forward and the chair of the Multicultural Association of Wood Buffalo. Sana was passionate about making a positive difference in the communities she resides in.

In her memory, the MCA has started a Scholarship Fund in her name geared towards Wood Buffalo students and community members who display a genuine passion for leadership, volunteerism, and multicultural advocacy.

Government of Alberta Awards

Income Tax on Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries

Awards, scholarships and bursaries are considered part of your taxable income for the year. The College will issue a T4A form for all awards exceeding $500.

T4A forms are issued in late February for awards received in the previous calendar year. Access your T4A via Self Service.

External Awards

Alex Decoteau Award of Honour

The Alex Decoteau Award of Honour is a new award recognizing the sacrifice of Canada's brave veterans and their families and supports them in their post-secondary pursuits in Alberta. 

Alberta Health Care Aide Tuition Bursary

The funds support eligible graduates and students enrolled in any licensed Alberta health care aide program on or after January 1, 2022. The bursary opportunity is open to Canadian permanent residents and citizens, only.

Funds are administered by NorQuest College on behalf of Alberta Health. Students, graduates, and employers may apply for one of the available bursary programs based on their eligibility. Funding is open on a first-come, first-served basis for eligible applicants. Funds are available until they have been exhausted.

Brooklyn Injury Attourneys, P.C

The Brooklynn Injury Attorney scholarship is a $500 essay-based scholarship open to students interested in or seeking a legal degree.  

Custody X Change

The Custody X Change Giving Fund awards three scholarships to single parents each year for undergraduate study.

Edu Canada

Numerous awards for international students and scholars in Canada, and for Canadians to study and conduct research abroad. These awards are offered by Canadian governments, foreign governments, non-governmental organizations and international organizations.

Finning Canada STEM Award

A $3500 scholarship will be awarded to a young woman enrolled in or applying for post secondary school STEM program. Preference will be given to a recipient that previously participated in the Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Operation SMART® program and lives within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The second $3500 scholarship will be awarded to an Indigenous woman or someone with deep involvement in Indigenous communities enrolled in or applying for her first year of a post-secondary school STEM program. Preference will be given to a recipient who participated in Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Operation SMART® and lives in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The awards are also available for ‘non-traditional’ STEM fields including ‘applied sciences’ (e.g. nursing, medicine, economics, social sciences etc.), so long as the applicant demonstrates how they utilize STEM to break gender stereotypes.

Florin | Roebig Trial Attorneys

Florin|Roebig knows how valuable higher education can be, not only in shaping society but in helping young people reach their long-term academic and professional goals. For this reason, we’re proud to announce a scholarship contest awarding $1,500.

Government of Canada Scholarships

View eligibility details of merit-based scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral studies.

Home-Security

Home-Security.com is proud to announce our new scholarship contest to support your student's education, open to all students of certified colleges or universities. This year, we're providing three scholarship prizes for the top three essay submissions. Award winners will be announced in December 2023 and funds will be dispersed to the educational institution of scholarship winners in January 2023.

Kevin Collins Abilities Scholarship 

Every year we offer a scholarship to post-secondary students with disabilities, called the Kevin Collins Abilities Scholarship. It is worth $3,000 and will be awarded at our annual gala in the fall. This year the deadline for submissions is March 31, 2023.

Michael Melancon-Koffend Student Award

This award celebrates Indigenous women, two-spirited or gender diverse individuals that are pursuing post-secondary studies and working towards a better future.

Thirteen Indigenous women, two-spirited or gender diverse individuals, one from each province/territory, will receive awards of $1,000.00. Applicants must be Indigenous, continuing post-secondary education, and demonstrate their dedication to the betterment of Indigenous lives. The Michael Melancon-Koffend Student Award is open to all ages and fields of study.

Philadelphia Injury Lawyers, P.C. 

This scholarship is a $500 essay-based scholarship open to students interested in or seeking a legal degree. The deadline is July 31, 2023. 

RBC Future Launch Scholarship

Join a coding boot camp, learn French, enroll in a cosmetology course - you decide! The RBC Future Launch Scholarship could help you take your next step towards a better career. This scholarship is for anyone from 15 to 29 years of age who wants to learn something new. Could $1,500 make your more future ready? Apply today!

RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth

This scholarship is awarded to 20 First Nations, Inuit and Métis students across Canada every year, and is valued at up to $10,000 per year, renewable for up to four years. Candidates must have applied to, or be registered to attend a post-secondary institution in the 2023/24 school year. Learn about the difference these scholarships made for our 2022 recipients here

Scholarship Portal

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ScholarshipsCanada

A free online service matching you with scholarships you may be eligible for. Create your profile and start applying.

SeniorCare.Com

A $1500 scholarship will be given annually to a selected college student that currently cares for an aging loved one, works within the senior community, or intends to pursue a career that will have an impact on the elder population. Any existing student (or incoming freshman), in good academic standing, at a 2 or 4 year accredited college can apply for this scholarship. And the recipient will demonstrate a unique and admirable understanding and desire to show us that "Aging Matters" to them.

Stampede Auto

Stampede Auto is a used car dealership serving Calgary, Alberta since 2013. This year Stampede Auto has started a scholarship program for students. Award is $750 and is open from September 12, 2023 - August 31, 2023.

Storwell Foster Children Bursary

Storwell offers an annual bursary of $2,000 to support foster children as they pursue their post-secondary education and to help them as they progress into a new and exciting stage of their lives.

Universities Canada

Delivers more than 3,500 scholarships each year to young people interested in pursuing higher education. 

We Care Kevin Collins Abilities Scholarship

The Kevin Collins Abilities Scholarship is presented to a post-secondary student with a disability. Eligible applicants must have at minimum one full semester left in their post-secondary education.

Women of Inspiration Education Award

Since 2013 Girls Inc. and Syncrude have proudly assisted 24 women to pursue their goals with our scholarships. The award is given based on the financial need, academic achievement, and extracurricular and community involvement. It will be provided to a female student pursuing studies in, but not limited to, college or university. Technical or Trades studies are also eligible. Two of the scholarships have been named after our former Women of Inspiration: The Barb Jewers Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who demonstrates a sincere commitment to volunteerism and community activism. The Elsie Yanik Memorial Scholarship will be awarded for demonstrated Indigenous identity, advocacy and community involvement. To honour the legacy of Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta’s founder Ann Dort-MacLean, the Ann Dort-MacLean Scholarship will be awarded to an applicant with demonstrated passion for youth empowerment and gender equality.

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