SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RAP APPRENTICES

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.

All students who will graduate from high school by June 2009, are registered apprentices and plan to continue their apprenticeship training after graduation are invited to apply. If you were previously a RAP apprentice, have graduated from high school and have not received a RAP Scholarship, you can now apply.

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.

Previously these $1,000 scholarships were only available to RAP apprentices who recently graduated from high school. While recent graduates will continue to be a priority, eligibility for RAP Scholarships has been expanded to include graduates from previous years! If you are a RAP graduate and haven't previously received a RAP Scholarship take a few minutes to check on your eligibility!

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, visit Industry Champions and Named RAP Scholarships.

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 high school graduation,


• 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,


• plan to continue in an approved regular apprenticeship program after completing high school, and


• have not been awarded a RAP Scholarship previously.

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.

Application information

How to apply

The deadline to submit a RAP 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.

Recipients – RAP Scholarships

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

• 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 RAP Coordinators who work with their students and the RAP program.

• 2006 High Schools