SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RAP APPRENTICES - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO February 24th!

Half-million dollars in apprenticeship scholarships to enhance career options

Students participating in the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) may be eligible for one of the 500 RAP Scholarships of $1,000 each.

All students who have graduated from high school in June 2011 or earlier, are registered apprentices, and plan to continue their apprenticeship training after graduation are invited to apply. Apprentices who apply for the RAP scholarship must have at least one period of technical training remaining in order to claim the scholarship.

RAP Scholarships are designed to recognize the accomplishments of Alberta high school students participating in the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP), and to encourage students to continue their apprenticeship training after completing high school.

The funds for the scholarships are provided from a joint investment of contributions from the private sector and the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund.

For more information about the contributors to the scholarship fund, see the list of Scholarship Donors.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a RAP Scholarship, you must:

• be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, and a resident of Alberta,
  
• have completed the requirements for a high school diploma in 2011 or earlier,
  
• be registered as an Alberta apprentice in a trade while still attending high school,
  
• have completed a minimum of 250 hours of on-the-job training and work experience in your trade,
  
• be continuing in an approved regular apprenticeship program,
  
• have NOT been awarded a RAP Scholarship previously, and
  
• have at least one period of technical training remaining.

To be considered for an award, your application must be supported by:

• two or three paragraphs, written or typed, telling us about yourself, confirming your plans to continue your apprenticeship program and why a career in your trade is a 'good fit' for you,
• a completed employer recommendation form, and
• a recommendation letter from a high school teacher or counselor.

To receive your scholarship cheque, you must meet the payment guidelines. Click here to view the guidelines.

Hairstylists please note: to receive your scholarship cheque you must attend apprenticeship training at one of the two approved training providers in Alberta. The approved providers are: Eveline Charles Academy in Edmonton or Delmar College of Hair and Esthetics in Calgary. Attendance at other institutions will not be considered for payment.

Apprentices must attend technical training in order to receive their scholarship cheque. Apprentices who chose to challenge the Apprenticeship and Industry Training exam will not be eligible for payment.  Only technical training that is part of a regular Alberta apprenticeship program will be recognized for payment of scholarship awards. Click here to view the class schedules to determine if your technical training is eligible.

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 employer recommendation, high school recommendation, marks and short description of themselves.

Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by November 30, 2011.

Apprentices will only be selected for a maximum of one scholarship each year within the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Family of Scholarships, which includes:

• Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training scholarships
• Registered Apprentice Program (RAP) scholarships
• Pre-Apprentice scholarships
• Top Apprentice scholarships

Application information

How to apply

Applications for the 2nd round of the 2011 Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) scholarships are now available. Click here to access the application. Be sure to complete it fully. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application deadline February 24, 2012.

Recipients – RAP Scholarships

Congratulations to the apprentices who have been awarded a RAP scholarship in their trade.

• RAP Scholarship recipients 2011
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2010
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2009
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2008
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2007
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2006
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2005
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2004
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2003
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2002
• RAP Scholarship recipients 2001

The RAP program in Alberta is strong and continues to grow thanks to the high schools and the off campus Coordinators who work with their students and the RAP program.

• 2008 High Schools
• 2006 High Schools