• Scholarships are awarded at all grade levels for excellence in a wide range of achievements such as academic, athletics, citizenship, community involvement, subject areas, and due to financial need.
  • Although most scholarships are applied for in Grade 12, the work that students do in Grades 10 and 11 helps to earn those scholarships. Leadership skills, volunteer experiences, citizenship and academics are large components of many scholarships.
  • Scholarship information is posted on the Student Services Office bulletin board beside the Main Office and by searching helpful websites.

A scholarship is awarded first on the basis of academic achievement while a bursary is awarded primarily on the basis of financial need. Neither has to be repaid. More Information is available from Student Services.

Many post-secondary institutes and scholarship granting agencies, require references. Teachers and administration write many letters for students. Being specific in the purpose of the reference letter and ensuring students allow ample time to complete the letter is always very helpful and makes for a stronger reference in the end.

View November, December, and January Scholarships: Scholarships | Nov-Jan, 2025-2026

 Investing in the Future Award

This student award was founded in 2022 by an incredibly generous anonymous donor with the desire to provide students in financial need with the opportunity to be fully supported on their post-secondary journey. Investing in young people is a true investment into our future – this student award will remove financial barriers to success for students and ensure that they can learn, grow, and be ready to make a positive impact on our world.

Field of Study:  Any

Value:  $100,00 in total for University (4 year)programs, $25,00 in year 1, with option to renew award for up to three consecutive years.

 Eligibility:  Grade 12 student demonstrate financial need completing high school diploma.  Demonstrated academic progress in grade 12 and marks sufficient for entrance to a post-secondary area of study. Must submit proof of financial need.  International fee paying students are not eligible for this award. 

Selection will be based on level of financial need, academics and a 500 word essay(or two minute video).

 Apply:   Online application available at www.educationmatters.ca  (Education Matters)

 Deadline:  March 31, 2026 

Schulich Leaders Scholarship for Students in STEM (Science, Technology,

Engineering, Math) 100,000 to 120,000

https://schulichleaders.com

Students who have applied to a STEM program at one of the universities noted by the award. (See the website). It is supporting young minds that demonstrate great leadership and embrace STEM fields. 

Student eligibility criteria:

Graduating high school or cégep in Canada in the 2024/2025 academic year

  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident
  • Plan to enroll in an eligible STEM program at one of our 20 partner universities
  • Meet the following criteria:
    • Academic excellence, AND
    • Leadership, charisma and creativity.
    • Strong consideration will be given to students with financial need.
  • Be entrepreneurial-minded and intend to pursue a career in one or more of the following focus areas:
    • Technology;
    • Engineering;
    • Entrepreneurship and business enterprise;
    • Applied scientific research

If you want to be Aberhart’s Schulich Leader Nominee, please submit the following to

Ms. Verwaayen in guidance by January 6, 2026.

  • A list of your Top 3 Achievements
  • A 600 word Essay demonstrating why you would make a Great Schulich Leader
  • Any application information on financial need
  • The name of one person in the school who will write you a reference letter if you are chosen
  • An outline of your educational and career plans.

Western University National Scholarship Program

Students who have applied to Western University and who have achieved a minimum

overall average of 90% on all Grade 12 Core Classes can seek nomination for the

National Scholarship Program. Please express your interest to your counsellor by

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 

https://registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/scholarships_awards/admission/national_scho

larship_program.html


The 4-Step Process

Step 1 - Use Search Engines

This is probably the most important step, as it is likely to yield the largest number of results, and the data you get is easy to use (i.e. it’s sortable, hotlinked and concise, and it refers only to scholarships you actually are qualified for).

There are two major Canadian search engines:

These search engines are better for Canadian post-secondary studies than U.S.-based search engines. They have tens of thousands of scholarships in their databases.

  • Create an account. It’s free!
  • Fill out the registration form in detail. The more information you provide in the form, the better a job they can do of matching you with the right scholarships.

Step 2 - Check for School-Based Awards

All schools offer various entrance scholarships of all 4 types; some offer more money than others. Some are automatic consideration, but others require application. Check the websites of each school carefully In general, it is more important to find the right school than to go for the best scholarships.

However: If you are at or near the top of the honour roll, it might be worth your while to look at the extremely valuable scholarships they offer to the best of the best. Many universities have special scholarships targeting students with certain characteristics (e.g. a specific cultural/ethnic background, or a disability etc.)

  • If you possess one of these special characteristics, your chances of obtaining a scholarship from the school that targets it are obviously enhanced.
  • Finding these scholarships, however, would be an onerous job. Fortunately, the vast majority of universities publish all their scholarship information to the Student Awards and Scholarships Canada search engines and you therefore do not have to worry too much about missing one of these.
  • If there is a scholarship at a certain school for a special characteristic that you possess, you should already have found out about it through step 1.

Step 3 - Check Your Connections

Many, many scholarships go unawarded year after year because they are so narrow in focus and are not known to the search engines.

  • Any organization that you or your extended family are associated with could have one of these. Enquire. Ask your family and contacts to enquire on your behalf.
  • This step is a bit more time consuming than the first two and will yield few, if any, results.
  • However, any scholarship you do find using this method will have very few other applicants and therefore you will have a really good chance of receiving it.

Step 4 - Apply to Education Matters/Rutherford

The Rutherford Scholarship is given to any Alberta resident who is either a citizen or a landed immigrant whose marks in Grades 10, 11, and/or 12 are in excess of 75% on five selected subjects.

  • This scholarship is applied for in the summer before entering post-secondary.
  • Education Matters is the organization that coordinates a number of scholarships exclusive to students attending CBE or Calgary Catholic schools.


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