Scholarships & Awards

For the purpose of awards administered by Olds College, a resident of Alberta is defined as (unless otherwise stated):

• A single person who has been out of high school for less than four years, and whose parents live in Alberta; or whose parents have recently left and the student has stayed in Alberta to study; or has spent two periods of 12 consecutive months available to the labour force and Alberta is the last province in which 12 consecutive months have been spent, excluding time spent at a post-secondary institution.
  
  
• A person who has been out of high school for four years or more, or is married/has been married; or is living common-law; or is a single parent
  
  
• Alberta is the last province in which 12 consecutive months have been spent,  excluding time spent at a post-secondary institution.
  
  
• A person studying in Alberta and married to an Alberta resident.

You will receive an email to your Olds College email account with notification if you are a successful recipient of a student award.

Fall applications open September 8 and close on November 15. Students that apply after November 15 will be considered for winter awards only. The deadline for winter awards applications is February 14. To apply for Olds College student Scholarships, Bursaries & Prizes, you will need your Social Insurance Number and Olds College email and password. It's simple to apply using the online application system. Based on the information entered, you will be issued a list of all awards that you are eligible for. It takes approximately 60 minutes to complete the application.

No, this is one of the most common myths that students have. Scholarships are generally academically based but bursaries are based on a student’s financial need and awards are given out for a variety of different reasons, for example, where you live, where you graduated from high school, if you hold memberships with certain clubs and organizations, etc.

You won’t receive a scholarship, bursary or award if you don’t apply.

No, apply once to qualify for fall and winter awards. Please log in regularly to view any new awards that may have been added after you applied and check on pending tasks or notifications.

No.  Awards are available for students from out of province and for international students too!