Entrance Awards:
Any Undergraduate Faculty
Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Bursary for Students with Special Needs
Donor: ABC Benefits Corporation Foundation
Value: $1250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Offered to students who will incur additional expenses due to a disability
- Must provide proof of disability (i.e. doctor's statement)
- Graduate of an Alberta high school
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Entrance Bursaries
Donor: ABC Benefits Corporation Foundation
Value: $1250
Number: 2
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Must have a scholarship average of 80%
- Graduate of an Alberta high school
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Relocation Bursary
Donor: ABC Benefits Corporation Foundation
Value: $1250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Graduate of an Alberta high school
- Permanent home address must be more than 100 kilometers outside of the greater Calgary area
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Entrance Bursary
Donor: Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Member in good standing (two consecutive years of service) of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees or the sons, daughters, legal wards or spouses
- Dependent of retired or deceased member within a period of 10 years of retirement or death of the member. Dependent must be under the age of 25
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Betty Brook Ferdyn Bursary
Donor: Mrs. Betty Brook Ferdyn
Value: up to $1250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Calgary Kotobuki Society Bursary
Donor: Calgary Kotobuki Society
Value: $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Preference is given to a student who has graduated from a high school in Calgary within the previous three years
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Yew-Teck (Audrey) Chung and Eng-Theng Teo Memorial Bursaries
Donor: Mr. See-Wing Chung in memory of his wife, Audrey Y.T. Chung, and his late father-in-law, Eng-Theng Teo
Value: up to $2000
Number: 2
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Dr. A. Downey Memorial Award
Donor: Family and friends of Dr. A. Downey
Value: up to $850
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Above average academic achievement
- Some preference given to students intending a career in dentistry
- Must have played minor hockey
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Evelyn Mitchell Emerson Entrance Bursary
Donor: Jack Emerson in memory of his wife, Evelyn Mitchell Emerson
Value: up to $2500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
John and Sarra Fabbro Scholarships
Donor: Estate of Sarra Fabbro
Value: up to $1700
Number: 2
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Entering from a separate school system in Alberta
- Successfully completed Italian 20
- Scholarship average of at least 75%
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Fischer Family Bursaries
Donor: Charlie Fischer and Joanne Cuthbertson, Calgary
Value: up to $2000
Number: 2
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Bob Grainger Entrance Bursary
Donor: Bob Grainger, Calgary
Value: $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Bob Grainger Entrance Bursary (Bow Valley Area)
Donor: Bob Grainger, Calgary
Value: $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities
- Preference given to students who are graduates of a high school in the Bow Valley area west of Calgary
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Harnam Singh Hari Memorial Entrance Bursary
Donor: Jason Hari, great grandson of well renowned Calgarian, Harnam Singh Hari, Sikh pioneer and mentor to the community, a philanthropist to his homeland, and one who guided many towards opportunity and prosperity in Canada
Value: $1500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities involving contribution to the Indo-Canadian community and/or promotion of the Indo-Canadian culture
- Demonstrate a commitment to family
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Lee Haskayne Bursaries
Donor: Richard Haskayne in memory of Lee Haskayne
Value: up to $4000
Number: 10
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Preference given to students who are graduates of rural Canadian high schools and intend to live in University residence during their first year
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Don Henderson Memorial Ringette Scholarship
Donor: Ringette Calgary Association
Value: up to $1200
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Must be full members in good standing in Ringette Calgary
- Active player for the past two years and intend to remain active in the upcoming year
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Hire a Student/Chamber of Commerce Bursary
Donor: Hire A Student Board of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Club of Calgary Scholarship
Donor: Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Club of Calgary
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Female student
- Completed Grade XII at a Calgary high school
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
William Keyte Memorial Bursaries
Donor: Estate of William Keyte
Value: up to $4000 (Renewable)
Number: 4
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Must be from the Special Areas District of Alberta (Hanna, Youngstown, Oyen, Cereal, etc.)
- Based primarily on financial need providing academic standing is satisfactory
- Renewable in second, third, and fourth year providing a minimum grade point average of 2.60 is maintained for each year of study
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
La bourse Lebel
Donor: Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Lebel, Calgary
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: Première
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Les candidats ou candidates devront avoir terminé leurs études secondaires dans une école d'immersion française ou une école francophone de Calgary
- Selon le rendement académique et les besoins financiers
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Chi-Yung Lee Memorial Bursaries
Donor: Family and friends in memory of Chi-Yung Lee who died tragically in September 1998
Value: up to $500
Number: 2
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Offered to one male and one female student
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Extra-curricular activities involving athletics and/or contribution to the school
- Graduate of a high school located within the City of Calgary
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
McCaig Family Entrance Bursary
Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Maurice W. McCaig
Value: up to $1800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Gerald Roberts Mortimer and Victor Emanuel Mortimer Entrance Bursaries
Donor: Estates of Victor E. Mortimer and Gerald R. Mortimer
Value: up to $1600
Number: Up to three
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Attended high school in the Judicial District of Calgary, excluding the City of Calgary, for at least two consecutive years
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Gerald Roberts Mortimer and Victor Emanuel Mortimer Entrance Scholarships
Donor: Estates of Victor E. Mortimer and Gerald R. Mortimer
Value: up to $1600
Number: Up to three
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Attended high school in the Judicial District of Calgary, excluding the City of Calgary, for at least two consecutive years
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Margaret and Ted Newall Bursaries
Donor: Margaret and Ted Newall with a matching donation from Nova Corporation
Value: up to $5000
Number: 20
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Permanent home address must be outside the greater Calgary area
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Senator the Honourable H.A. Olson Scholarship
Donor: H.A. Olson Scholarship Fund and friends in honour of Senator H.A. "Bud" Olson
Value: up to $1800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- From Alberta living south of Latitude 50 excluding Calgary
- Preference given to graduates from a high school within the 1968 boundaries of the federal electoral constituency of Medicine Hat
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Gary A.S. Owen Bursary
Donor: Provided by Mr. & Mrs. R.M.S. Owen in memory of their son
Value: up to $1800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Completed high school in a rural community
- Financial need
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
John D. Petrie Memorial Entrance Bursaries
Donor: Contributed by the Petrie family and the estate of Mrs. Mary Petrie
Value: up to $5000 (Renewable)
Number: 5
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Alberta resident
- Renewable in second, third and fourth year providing minimum grade point average of 2.60 is maintained
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Garett Shawn Prentice Entrance Award
Donor: Dr. and Mrs. A Prentice in memory of their son, Garett Shawn
Value: up to $1750
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Graduate of the bilingual program at Branton Junior High School
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Richard M. Proctor Memorial Bursaries
Donor: Canadian Progress Club - Calgary Downtown in memory of Richard M. Proctor
Value: up to $2000
Number: 2
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Participated in Big Sisters and Big Brothers program (formerly Uncles or Aunts at Large)
- If no candidates meet above requirements then sons or daughters of current Canadian Progress Club Calgary Downtown will become eligible
- If no candidates from either group, the award will be based generally on academic merit and financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 288) Scholarships
Donor: Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 288), Airdrie
Value: up to $700
Number: 3
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Graduate of Bert Church High School, George McDougall High School or St. Martens de Porres High School in Airdrie
- Academic merit
- Cannot be receiving an Alexander Rutherford Scholarship based on Grade XI grades
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Royal Canadian Legion Bursaries (Alberta - N.W.T. Command)
Donor: Royal Canadian Legion, (Alberta - N.W.T Command), Calgary
Value: $500
Number: 2
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Priority given to: son or daughter of a deceased or disabled veteran; son or daughter of a war veteran; ex-service man or woman; son or daughter of ex-service personnel; grandson or granddaughter of ex-service personnel; or native-born or naturalized Canadian domiciled in Alberta or N.W.T.
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Norman Ronald Silver Memorial Entrance Scholarship
Donor: Family and friends of Norman Ronald Silver who was a student at Henry Wise Wood High School at the time of his death
Value: up to $1700
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Graduate of Henry Wise Wood High School
- Exhibiting strong citizenship qualities
- Minimum 75% scholarship average
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Vivian Stevenson Scholarships
Donor: Estate of Vivian Stevenson
Value: up to $3000
Number: 5
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Student Peer Assistance Entrance Bursaries
Donor: University of Calgary undergraduate students and the University of Calgary Board of Governors
Value: Variable
Number: Variable
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Financial need
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Douglas (Yeung) Tims Memorial Bursary
Donor: Friends, family and colleagues of the late Douglas Tims
Value: up to $800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities involving contribution to the community
- Preference given to students who have attended the Calgary Chinese School
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
TransAlta Corporation Entrance Scholarships
Donor: TransAlta Corporation in memory of G.H. Thompson, late Chairman of the Board of Power Ltd. (now know as TransAlta Corporation)
Value: $750
Number: 5
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Consideration given to financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
John Tsafalas Memorial Bursary
Donor: Friends and colleagues of the late John Tsafalas in recognition of his contribution as a long time member of the caretaking staff at the University of Calgary
Value: up to $650
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
University of Calgary Academic Scholarships for Entering Students
Donor: University of Calgary
Value: $1000
Number: 5
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Four awards based on academic merit
- One award based on academic merit and non-academic activities and achievements
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
University of Calgary Entrance Bursaries
Donor: University of Calgary
Value: $2000
Number: 12
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
University of Calgary Entrance Merit Awards
Donor: University of Calgary
Value: Variable
Number: Variable
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
University of Calgary International Baccalaureate Diploma Entrance Scholarships
Donor: University of Calgary
Value: $3500
Number: 20
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Must have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program with a minimum score of 35 points
- Students must provide the Admissions Office with a transcript of their International Baccalaureate Diploma grades by August 1 of the year entering the University
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Prospective Student Office for nomination.
Apply Date:
University of Calgary Maths Extension Program Prizes
Donor: University of Calgary
Value: $500
Number: 2
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Enrolled in the University of Calgary Maths Extension Program at Western Canada High School
- Based on proficiency in this program
- Must enroll in their first year of undergraduate studies at the University of Calgary within two years of completing the program
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for nomination.
Apply Date:
University of Calgary Scholarships for Entering Students Outside of Alberta
Donor: University of Calgary
Value: $2000
Number: 3
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Completed high school outside of Alberta
- Two awards based on academic merit provided it is at a competitive level with all other applicants
- One award based on academic merit with consideration given to non-academic activities and achievements
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
University of Calgary Support Staff Entrance Bursary
Donor: Branch 052 (University of Calgary) of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and the University of Calgary
Value: up to $1400
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Dependent of a University of Calgary Support Staff employee who holds a Regular or Sessional full-time position and who has completed three or more years of service at the time the award is made
- Dependents of a deceased employee are also eligible provided that the deceased staff member was employed on a Regular or Sessional full-time basis at the time of death and had completed three or more years of service
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Vernon V. Van Sant, Jr. Memorial Entrance Bursary
Donor: Friends and family of Vernon V. Van Sant, Jr.
Value: up to $2500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Completed Grade XII at an Alberta high school
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Viscount Bennett Entrance Scholarships
Donor: From a trust created by the late Right Honourable Viscount Bennett, P.C., K.C., LL.D., D.C.L., of Calgary and Mickelham
Value: $1000
Number: Variable
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Resided for at least five consecutive years in Calgary, or within 32 kilometers of that city, or in Banff National Park
- Academic merit
- Good character
- Satisfactory personal qualities
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Western Canada College Old Boy's Memorial Scholarships
Donor: Western Canada College Old Boy's Association
Value: 1 @ up to $1200; 2 @ up to $900
Number: 3
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Graduands of Western Canada High School
- Based on outstanding service to the student body consistent with high academic achievement and involvement in two or more of the following: athletics, cultural affairs, student government, community service
- Principal will advise the Student Awards Office in June each year of the recipients
- Must enroll at the University of Calgary within 14 months of the granting of the award
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by Western Canada High School for nomination.
Apply Date:
Mildred Rowe Weston Memorial Scholarships
Donor: Alberta Distance Learning Centre, Department of Education, Edmonton
Value: $600
Number: 3
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Taken at least Grade XII in an Alberta high school outside of any of the cities of Alberta
- Open to students from rural areas only
- Preference given to students who have completed all or part of their high school by correspondence
- Academic merit
- In case of a tie, financial need will be considered
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: March 1
Markin Flanagan Bursary
Donor: Allan Markin and Jackie Flanagan, Calgary
Value: $5000 (Renewable)
Number: 1
Year Entering: 1st
Faculty: Any
Field of Study:
- Admission to the University of Calgary is based on high school grades
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Must be a resident of the Bowness community and a graduate of Bowness High School in Calgary
- Preference given to students who have completed their entire high school program at that school
- Renewable in the second, third and fourth years at the University of Calgary providing the recipient maintains a minimum grade point average of 2.60 on all courses completed in the previous Fall/Winter Sessions as a full-time student
- From time to time a non-renewable award may also be offered
How to Apply: Student Services Office, Bowness High School
Apply Date: by February 10