SCHOLARSHIPS FOR APPRENTICES AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINEES

Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarships

The Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarships provide more than 200 annual Scholarships of $1,000 each.

Scholarship Certificate The scholarships are designed to recognize the excellence of Alberta apprentices in a trade, and trainees in a designated occupation, and to encourage recipients to complete their apprenticeship or occupational training programs.

This Scholarship Program is cosponsored by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board, Private Industry and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology.

For more information about the contributors to the scholarship fund, visit Industry Champions and Named Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarships.

Application information

How to apply

The deadline to submit an AIT scholarship application has now expired and the competition is now closed. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by mail in the fall of 2008.

Eligibility

Applicants for an Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarship must be both:

a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant; and
an Alberta resident, as defined by Alberta Scholarship Programs.

To be eligible for a 2008 Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarship in trades with more than one period of technical training, applicants must:

be registered as an Alberta apprentice in a trade,
have passed their first or subsequent period apprenticeship and industry training exam between August 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008, and
have at least one more period of technical training remaining in their program.

To be eligible for an Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarship in trades with only one period of training , applicants must

be registered as an Alberta apprentice, and
have passed their apprenticeship and industry training exam between August 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.

To be considered for a scholarship, an Employer Recommendation form must be completed and attached to the application or mailed separately. Applicants must also include two or three paragraphs describing themselves, including what they enjoy about their trade, why they chose a career in the trades, and how this scholarship will benefit them.

Of the approximately 200 scholarships awarded annually, some:

have a financial need component,
are designated for a specific trade or occupation,
are designated for applicants of Aboriginal descent,
are for women in non-traditional trades.

Selection

Selection of scholarship recipients is made by a committee established by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board.

Recipients will be selected on the basis of their marks, employer recommendation and short description about themselves. Financial need will also be considered in selecting recipients for scholarships with a financial need component.

Recipients – Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarships

Congratulations to the apprentices who have been awarded an Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarship in their trade.