November 21, 2005
A new, Alberta-funded national scholarship program will begin in 2006, as centennial gift to Canadians. The scholarships will be open to students in any kind of post-secondary program — university, college, technical institute or apprenticeship.
The Alberta Centennial Scholarship Program will provide 325 scholarships annually, worth $2,005 each, to post-secondary students across Canada.
Alberta has benefited from the generosity of other Canadians numerous times over the past century, including the Hay West program that helped Alberta farmers through a drought, and the support of the province’s beef industry after the BSE scare. The scholarship program is one way to thank fellow Canadians for that support.
Awards will be provided to 25 students from each province and territory, including Alberta, beginning next year. Each province and territory will be asked to nominate 25 recipients for these awards, based on their own priorities for students.
A new endowment account for $20 million will be established within the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund to support the initiative.
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