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Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Bursary for Students with Special Needs

Donor Name: ABC Benefits Corporation Foundation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1250

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • 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

Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Entrance Bursaries

Donor Name: ABC Benefits Corporation Foundation

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: $1250

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Academic merit Must have a scholarship average of 80.0%
  • Financial need
  • Graduate of an Alberta high school

Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Nursing Bursary

Donor Name: ABC Benefits Corporation Foundation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1250

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Nursing.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Graduate of an Alberta high school

Alberta Blue Cross 50th Anniversary Relocation Bursary

Donor Name: ABC Benefits Corporation Foundation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1250

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • 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

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Alberta Union of Provincial Employees

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • 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

Alex R. Cummings Bursary

Donor Name: Pembina Corporation, in honour of Alex R. Cummings

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need

Alvin and Kathleen Bothner Entrance Bursary in Science

Donor Name: Mr. Alvin Bothner

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Science.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Preference is given to a student who is a graduate of a rural high school in Alberta or Saskatchewan
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

AP+ Scholarships

Donor Name: University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 10

Award Value: $1000; $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate degree program, directly from high school. Students entering EAP (English for Academic Purposes) or EAP + Degree program are not eligible. To be eligible, students must have completed a minimum of four Advanced Placement (AP) courses and corresponding examinations and have a minimum final admission average of 85.0%.
  • Academic Merit.
  • An essay question may be required for scholarship selection.

Arts and Science Honours Academy Entrance Scholarships

Donor Name: Faculty of Humanities

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered to students entering first year in the Arts and Science Honours Academy in the Faculty of Arts
  • The awards are based on academic merit.

Aul Family High School Scholarship

Donor Name: Aarnoud and Monica van Weelderen

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Academic merit, with a minimum scholarship average of 90%.
  • Demonstrated contribution to community extra-curricular activities.

Beta Machinery Analysis Ltd. Scholarship

Donor Name: Beta Machinery Analysis Ltd.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering
  • Intends to pursue a career in Mechanical Engineering
  • Academic merit
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Preference is given to students who served as editors of their high school student newspaper or participated in competitive curling.

Betty Brook Ferdyn Bursary

Donor Name: Mrs. Betty Brook Ferdyn

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1250

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Bill and Mae Parker Health Sciences Bursary

Donor Name: Estate of Geneva Mae Barber

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1875

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering the Bachelor of Health Sciences program.
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need

Blair Family Foundation Combined Degree Entrance Scholarship

Donor Name: Blair Family Foundation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000 (Renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered to a student entering the Schulich School of Engineering and pursuing a combined program in the Departments of Social Sciences, Fine Arts or Humanities. Renewable in second, third and fourth year providing the recipient maintains a minimum gpa of 3.20 on 24 units in the most recent Fall/Winter Sessions
  • Academic merit
  • Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident

Bob Grainger Entrance Bursary

Donor Name:

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities

Building on the Vision Scholarship

Donor Name: U of C Building on the Vision Campaign

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit throughout high school career
  • Contribution to school and/or community life
  • Indication of academic promise
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Catherine Morrish Memorial Scholarship

Donor Name: Dr. Hugh Morrish and the Calgary Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Must be a female student
  • The recipient must have completed Grade XII at a Calgary high school
  • Academic Merit

Centre for International Students and Study Abroad (CISSA) Entrance Awards for International Students

Donor Name: Board of Governors, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 5

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to international students entering first year in any undergraduate degree program in the upcoming Fall Session who have satisfied the English Language Proficiency requirement and who are required to pay a differential fee. Students entering the EAP (English For Academic Purposes) or EAP + Degree are not eligible
  • International students who are required to pay a differential fee and who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
  • Academic merit
  • In the event there are no eligible entering students, awards may be offered to continuing undergraduate international students

Chi-Yung Lee Memorial Bursaries

Donor Name: Family and friends of Chi-Yung Lee

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $400

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • 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
  • Offered to one male and one female student

Chinese Academy Entrance Scholarship

Donor Name: The Chinese Academy

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Must have completed grades ten to twelve at The Chinese Academy in Calgary.
  • Academic merit
  • Preference will be given to a student that demonstrates leadership qualities through participation in extra-curricular activities within the community.
  • Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident.

Class of 1972 Engineering Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Schulich School of Engineering Class of 1972 Alumni

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering (SSE).
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Based on demonstrated extra curricular involvement and volunteer activities in the community.
  • Must have attended high school within the province of Alberta.
  • First preference will be given to a student whose parent is an alumnus of the University of Calgary SSE. Second preference will be given to a student whose parent is an alumnus of the University of Calgary.

Class of 1973 Engineering Bursary

Donor Name: Schulich School of Engineering Class of 1973 Alumni

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering.
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial need
  • Based on demonstrated leadership and volunteer activities.
  • Must have completed high school within a rural area of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba.

Copp Family Scholarships

Donor Name: Estate of Vivian Dorothy Boucher, Calgary

Number of Awards: 11

Award Value: up to $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit throughout high school career
  • Contribution to school and/or community life
  • Indication of academic promise
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Darryl and Peggy Proudfoot Entrance Bursary in Kinesiology

Donor Name: Darryl and Peggy Proudfoot

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Kinesiology
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit

Dean Wirasinghe Scholarship in Engineering

Donor Name: Wirasinghe family & friends

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Top student entering the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary who is receiving a Seymour Schulich Academic Excellence Entrance Scholarship.
  • The award is based on academic merit.
  • In the event of a tie, this award may be offered to a student whose home is farthest from the university.

Denise Lindsay Gerwing Memorial Entrance Bursaries

Donor Name: Clement and Hedwig Gerwing

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $3800

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities exhibiting qualities of good citizenship with additional volunteer activities demonstrating service to others
  • Preference will be given to graduates of Bishop Grandin High School or Saint Mary's High School in Calgary

Department of Music Entrance Awards

Donor Name: Department of Music

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering the Bachelor of Music program.
  • Musical ability Recommendation of the audition jury

Don Henderson Memorial Ringette Scholarship

Donor Name: Ringette Calgary Association

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • 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

Douglas (Yeung) Tims Memorial Bursary

Donor Name: Friends, family and colleagues of the late Douglas Tims

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need
  • Extra-curricular activities involving contribution to the community
  • Preference is given to students who have attended the Calgary Chinese School

Dr. A. Downey Memorial Award

Donor Name: Family and friends of Dr. A. Downey

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Above average academic achievement
  • Must have played minor hockey
  • Some preference given to students intending a career in dentistry

Dr. Paul & Mrs. Apar Sarpal Entrance Bursaries in Engineering and Science

Donor Name: Dr. Gurcharan (Paul) Sarpal & Mrs. Apar Sarpal

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: $750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering or the Faculty of Science.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • To be eligible, students must demonstrate a strong commitment to the community as evidenced through extra curricular activities.
  • Preference will be given to members of W.I.S.E. (Women in Science and Engineering).

Dr. Paul & Mrs. Apar Sarpal Entrance Bursary in Social Sciences

Donor Name: Dr. Gurcharan (Paul) Sarpal & Mrs. Apar Sarpal

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the faculty of Social Sciences.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • To be eligible, students must demonstrate a strong commitment to the community as evidenced through extra curricular activities.

Entrance Bursaries in Nursing

Donor Name: Anonymous

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: up to $3000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Faculty of Nursing
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Students must be graduates of a rural high school in Alberta

Evelyn Mitchell Emerson Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Jack Emerson

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $5500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need

Faculty of Humanities Entrance Scholarships

Donor Name: Various

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Faculty of Humanities.
  • Based on superior academic achievement. Students must have a scholarship average of 90% or higher.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty. Renewable in the second, third and fourth year provided the recipient maintains a minimum GPA of 3.00 on 24 units in the previous Fall and Winter Sessions.
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

Frank Speakman Memorial Entrance Bursary in English

Donor Name: Frank G. Speakman

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Arts majoring in English
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

Garett Shawn Prentice Entrance Award

Donor Name: Dr. and Mrs. A Prentice

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any faculty
  • Graduate of the bilingual program at Branton Junior High School
  • Academic merit

Gary A.S. Owen Bursary

Donor Name: Mr. & Mrs. R.M.S. Owen

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2400

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any faculty
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Completed high school in a rural community

Gerald J. Maier/Dean Wirasinghe Entrance Awards

Donor Name: J. Gerald Maier

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $7500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering the Schulich School of Engineering. Renewable in the second and third years at the University of Calgary providing the recipient maintains a minimum GPA of 3.00 on a minimum of 30 units in the previous Fall and Winter Sessions.
  • Academic merit throughout the applicant's high school career
  • Contribution to school and/or community life and indication of academic promise
  • Canadian citizens or permanent residents from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta or British Columbia.

Gerald Roberts Mortimer and Victor Emanuel Mortimer Entrance Bursaries

Donor Name: Estates of Victor E. Mortimer and Gerald R. Mortimer

Number of Awards: 4

Award Value: up to $1600

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any faculty
  • Attended high school in the Judicial District of Calgary, excluding the City of Calgary, for at least two consecutive years
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

Gerald Roberts Mortimer and Victor Emanuel Mortimer Entrance Scholarships

Donor Name: Estates of Victor E. Mortimer and Gerald R. Mortimer

Number of Awards: 4

Award Value: up to $1600

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Attended high school in the Judicial District of Calgary, excluding the City of Calgary, for at least two consecutive years
  • Academic merit

Gertrude and W.J. Thompson Memorial Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Mrs. Doris Baldwin

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Communication and Culture
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need
  • Extra-curricular activities and demonstrated leadership ability
  • To be eligible, students must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents

Gordon Edward Wright Scholarships

Donor Name: Estate of Gordon Edward & Joyce Margaret Wright

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit throughout high school career
  • Contribution to school and/or community life
  • Indication of academic promise
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Hans M. Nielsen Memorial Entrance Bursaries

Donor Name: K.E. Nielsen

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: up to $3000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering.
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need
  • To be eligible students must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents and residents of Alberta.

Hire a Student/Chamber of Commerce Bursary

Donor Name: Hire A Student Board of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need

James Calvin MacTavish Memorial Entrance Bursaries

Donor Name: Estate of Dr. Norman and Mrs. Ella Ruth Mani

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $6250

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Canadian citizens or permanent residents and residents of Alberta.

Jane S. Jamison Bursary in Fine Arts

Donor Name: Estate of Jane Steel Jamison

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: Up to $3000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to an undergraduate student entering the Faculty of Arts, majoring in Music.
  • Student must have completed high school in the province of Alberta and achieved a minimum high school scholarship average of 80%.
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need

John and Sarra Fabbro Scholarships

Donor Name: Estate of Sarra Fabbro

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Entering from a separate school system in Alberta
  • Students must have a scholarship average of 75.0%
  • Successfully completed Italian 20

John D. Petrie Memorial Entrance Bursaries

Donor Name: Petrie family and the estate of Mrs. Mary Petrie

Number of Awards: 5

Award Value: up to $5000 (Renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty. Renewable in second, third and fourth year providing a minimum grade point average of 2.60 on a minimum 24 units in the previous fall and winter sessions is maintained.
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident Alberta resident

John Tsafalas Memorial Bursary

Donor Name: Friends and colleagues of John Tsafalas

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need

John Will Entrance Award in Art

Donor Name: John D. Lefebvre

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Department of Art.
  • Artistic ability Ranking of portfolio or audition Identified by the adjudicating committee of the program

Joyce Margaret Wright Scholarships

Donor Name: Estate of Gordon Edward & Joyce Margaret Wright

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit throughout high school career
  • Contribution to school and/or community life
  • Indication of academic promise
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Kay Kirby Pullen Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Kay Kirby Pullen

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Nursing
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Demonstrated extra-curricular activities directly related to volunteering and involving contribution to the community
  • Preference is given to a student who is a graduate of a rural high school in Alberta

Kirby Memorial Scholarship

Donor Name: Jack and Kay Pullen

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1200

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Bachelor of Music program.
  • Based on audition or jury by the Department of Music. Preference given to students studying voice.

Kurt and Lilian Newbert Entrance Bursaries in Nursing

Donor Name: Kurt and Lilian Newbert

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $1500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Faculty of Nursing
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need

La bourse Lebel

Donor Name: Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Lebel, Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1400

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty. Bourse offerte chaque annTe a un.e Ttudiant.e en premiFre annTe de premier cycle universitaire, quel que soit le domaine d'Ttude.
  • Students must have completed high school in either a French immersion or Francophone program in the City of Calgary Les candidats ou candidates devront avoir termini leurs itudes secondaires dans une icole d'immersion frangaise ou une icole francophone de Calgary
  • Based on academic merit Selon le rendement acadimique
  • Financial need Les besoins financiers

Lee Haskayne Bursaries

Donor Name: Richard Haskayne

Number of Awards: 10

Award Value: up to $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Preference given to students who are graduates of rural Canadian high schools
  • Intend to live in University residence during their first year

Margaret and Ted Newall Bursaries

Donor Name: Margaret and Ted Newall

Number of Awards: 18

Award Value: up to $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need
  • Canadian citizens or permanent residents
  • Permanent home address is outside the greater Calgary area.

Markin Bursary

Donor Name: Allan Markin

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty whose admission to the University of Calgary is based on their high school grades. 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.
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Resident of the Bowness community
  • Graduates of Bowness High School in Calgary. Preference given to students who have completed their entire high school program at that school

Matt Suelzle Bursary in Communication & Culture

Donor Name: Mr. Kenneth Suelzle

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Communication & Culture.
  • Academic merit with a minimum high school scholarship average of 65%.
  • Financial need.
  • Preference will be given to graduates of Lord Beaverbrook High School in Calgary.
  • Preference will be given to students with extra-curricular involvement in athletics, such as football and rugby.

McCaig Family Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Mr. and Mrs. Maurice W. McCaig

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need

Melcor Developments Ltd. Bursary

Donor Name: Melcor Developments Ltd., Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Haskayne School of Business.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Graduated from a high school in Alberta

Mervin Nelson Memorial Bursary

Donor Name: Family and friends of Mervin Nelson

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $800

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Haskayne School of Business
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Demonstrated pattern of entrepreneurial spirit that contributes to the betterment of the community
  • Preference is given to a student who has graduated from a rural high school within Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba and has prior involvement with 4-H

Michael Lazar Memorial Bursary

Donor Name: Lazar family and friends

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3000 (Renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered every fifth year to a student entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering. Renewable in the second, third and fourth year at the University of Calgary providing the recipient maintains a minimum grade point average of 2.60 on a minimum of 30.00 units in the previous Fall and Winter terms.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Preference to students who completed high school in Canada
  • It is the express wish of the family that the recipient be a non-smoker

Myrtle Cochran Paget Memorial Award

Donor Name: Mrs. Ettie Jones

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1200

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student in the Bachelor of Music program in the Faculty of Arts majoring in Strings. Preference is given to a student entering first year of the program
  • Based on audition or jury by the Department of Music
  • Academic merit.

Norman J. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship for String Instruments

Donor Name: Mrs. Doris Kennedy

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student enrolled in or entering the Bachelor of Music program in the Faculty of Arts.
  • Studying violin, violoncello, viola or string bass
  • Based on performance before either the audition jury or the spring jury

Norman Ronald Silver Memorial Entrance Scholarship

Donor Name: Family and friends of Norman Ronald Silver

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Academic merit with a minimum scholarship average of 75%
  • Exhibiting strong citizenship qualities
  • Graduate of Henry Wise Wood High School

O'Brien BHSc Admission Awards

Donor Name: David and Gail O'Brien

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: $1500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered to students entering first year of post-secondary studies in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program in the Faculty of Medicine
  • Divided between students entering Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics and Health and Society
  • Academic merit (high school grades)
  • Demonstrated community service, excellence in athletics or work experience
  • Conditional on the final admission average of a minimum 85.5% to the Bachelor of Health Sciences program

O'Brien Health Sciences Admission Excellence Awards

Donor Name: David and Gail O'Brien

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: $7000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered to students entering first year of post-secondary studies in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program in the Faculty of Medicine
  • Divided between students entering Biomedical Sciences, Bioinformatics and Health and Society
  • Exceptional academic merit (high school grades)
  • Demonstrated community service, excellence in athletics or work experience
  • Conditional on the final admission average of a minimum 85.5% to the Bachelor of Health Sciences program

Pembina Pipeline Aboriginal Student Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1,000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit
  • Canadian Aboriginal student

Poelzer Family Foundation Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Louise & Ron Poelzer

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Haskayne School of Business pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree
  • Academic merit
  • Financial Need

Polyna Savridi Memorial Entrance Scholarship

Donor Name: Polyna Savridi Memorial Foundation, Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $800

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a vocal music student entering first year in the Bachelor of Music program.
  • Musical ability Recommendation of the audition jury

Richard M. Proctor Memorial Bursaries

Donor Name: Canadian Progress Club (Calgary Downtown)

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $2700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • 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

Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 288) Scholarships

Donor Name: Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 288), Airdrie

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: up to $1100

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Academic merit
  • Graduate of Bert Church High School, George McDougall High School or St. Martens de Porres High School in Airdrie

Royal Canadian Legion Bursaries (Alberta - N.W.T. Command)

Donor Name: Royal Canadian Legion (Alberta-NWT Command), Calgary

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • 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.

S.M. Blair Family Foundation Scholarship

Donor Name: S.M. Blair Family Foundation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $3000 (Renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering the Schulich School of Engineering. Renewable in second, third and fourth year providing a minimum grade point average of 2.60 is maintained on 18.00 units.
  • Canadian aboriginal
  • Academic merit
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Attended high school in one of the Western Canadian provinces or the Yukon or N.W.T. or Nunavut

Schulich School of Engineering Associates Scholarships

Donor Name: Associates Program of the Schulich School of Engineering

Number of Awards: 5

Award Value: $7000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering
  • Academic merit throughout high school career and indication of academic promise
  • Contribution to school and/or community life
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Schulich School of Engineering Dean's Entrance Scholarships

Donor Name: Seymour Schulich

Number of Awards: 26

Award Value: $6100

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering
  • Exceptional academic merit
  • Allocated by Canadian regions One or more of these awards are available to students who have completed high school outside of Canada
  • Divided equally between males and females

Schulich School of Engineering Scholarships

Donor Name: Schulich School of Engineering

Number of Awards: 9

Award Value: $5000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering.
  • Academic merit.
  • One or two of these awards may be reserved to offer to students transferring into the Schulich School of Engineering from other institutions

Senator the Honourable H.A. Olson Scholarship

Donor Name: H.A. Olson Scholarship Fund and friends in honour of Senator H.A. "Bud" Olson

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit
  • 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

Stantec Consulting and the Schulich School of Engineering Bursaries

Donor Name: Stantec Consulting Ltd. and the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: $2500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered to a student entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

Student Peer Assistance Entrance Bursaries

Donor Name: University of Calgary undergraduate students and the University of Calgary Board of Governors

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value:

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit

Talisman Energy Aboriginal Student Entrance Award

Donor Name: Talisman Energy Inc.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any faculty.
  • Academic Merit.
  • Canadian aboriginal

TransAlta Corporation Entrance Scholarships

Donor Name: TransAlta Corporation

Number of Awards: 5

Award Value: $750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit
  • Consideration given to financial need

University of Calgary Alumni Association Jean Owen Scholarships

Donor Name: U of C Alumni Association

Number of Awards: 4

Award Value: up to $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit throughout high school career
  • Contribution to school and/or community life
  • Indication of academic promise
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

University of Calgary Alumni Association Scholarships

Donor Name: U of C Alumni Association

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: $4000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit throughout high school career
  • Contribution to school and/or community life
  • Indication of academic promise
  • Canadian citizen or permanent resident

University of Calgary Engineering Alumni Scholarships

Donor Name: Engineering Chapter of the University of Calgary Alumni Association and the Schulich School of Engineering Associates Program

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $6000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering.
  • The awards are based on academic merit.

University of Calgary Entrance Awards for International Student Athletes

Donor Name: Board of Governors, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: Tuition & fees to $10,000 max.

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to international students entering first year in any undergraduate degree program in the upcoming Fall Session who have satisfied the English Language Proficiency requirement and who are required to pay a differential fee. Students entering the EAP (English For Academic Purposes) or EAP + Degree are not eligible. Renewable in the second, third and fourth year provided the recipient maintains a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in the previous fall/winter sessions with a minimum of 18 units, and must continue to participate on a University of Calgary intercollegiate athletic team.
  • International students who are required to pay a differential fee and who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
  • Academic merit
  • Award value up to a maximum of tuition & compulsary fees to a maximum of $10,000. All award winners must be members of a University of Calgary intercollegiate athletic team. In the event there are no eligible entering students, awards may be offered to continuing undergraduate international students in a University of Calgary intercollegiate athletic team.

University of Calgary Entrance Awards for International Students

Donor Name: Board of Governors, University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 5

Award Value: $20,000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to international students entering first year in any undergraduate degree program in the upcoming Fall Session who have satisfied the English Language Proficiency requirement and who are required to pay a differential fee. Students entering the EAP (English For Academic Purposes) or EAP + Degree are not eligible. Renewable in the second, third and fourth year provided the recipient maintains a minimum grade point average of 2.70 in the previous Fall and Winter Sessions with a minimum of 24 units.
  • International students who are required to pay a differential fee and who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Preference for two of the awards will be given to applicants whose country of residence is in Central America, South America or the Caribbean.
  • Based on academic merit and academic promise

University of Calgary International Baccalaureate Diploma Entrance Scholarships

Donor Name: University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 17

Award Value: 2 @$8750; 15 @ $3500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit
  • Must have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program with a minimum score of 35 points
  • Must provide the Admissions Office with a transcript of International Baccalaureate Diploma grades by August 1 of the year entering the University

University of Calgary Music Alumni Association Scholarship

Donor Name: University of Calgary Music Alumni Association

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $500

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering or enrolled in the Bachelor of Music program in the Faculty of Arts.
  • Recommendation of the audition jury
  • Academic merit

University of Calgary Support Staff Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Branch 052 (University of Calgary) of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and the University of Calgary

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $1600

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • 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

Vernon V. Van Sant, Jr. Memorial Entrance Bursary

Donor Name: Family and friends of Vernon V. Van Sant, Jr.

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $3200

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need
  • To be eligible students must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents
  • Must have completed grade XII at an Alberta high school

Vicki Adams Willis Entrance Award in Dance

Donor Name: John D. Lefebvre

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Program of Dance.
  • Artistic ability Ranking of portfolio or audition Identified by the adjudicating committee of the program

Viscount Bennett Entrance Scholarships

Donor Name: Right Honourable Viscount Bennett, P.C., K.C., LL.D., D.C.L., of Calgary and Mickelham

Number of Awards: Variable

Award Value: $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit
  • Good character:satisfactory personal qualities
  • Resided for at least five consecutive years in Calgary, or within 32 kilometers of that city, or in Banff National Park

Vivian Stevenson Scholarships

Donor Name: Estate of Vivian Stevenson

Number of Awards: 6

Award Value: up to $3000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit

Vondis Miller Entrance Award in Music

Donor Name: John D. Lefebvre

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Bachelor of Music program.
  • Artistic ability Ranking of portfolio or audition Identified by the adjudicating committee of the program

W.G. (Bill) Howard Memorial Foundation Entrance Scholarships

Donor Name: W.G. (Bill) Howard Memorial Foundation

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $750

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in the Schulich School of Engineering.
  • Academic merit
  • Extra-curricular activities
  • Demonstrated leadership ability through involvement in the community, clubs and organizations while in high school

Western Canada College Old Boy's Memorial Scholarships

Donor Name: Western Canada College Old Boy's Association

Number of Awards: 3

Award Value: up to $1400

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering any faculty.
  • Graduates of Western Canada High School
  • Outstanding service to the student body consistent with high academic achievement 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

Wigham Family Entrance Scholarships in Humanities and Social Sciences

Donor Name: Darol & Ev Wigham

Number of Awards: 5

Award Value: up to $1000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered to students entering first year in the Arts and Science Honours Academy in the Faculty of Humanities or Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Superior academic achievement in high school
  • Students must have a scholarship average greater than 90.0%

William Keyte Memorial Bursaries

Donor Name: Estate of William Keyte

Number of Awards: 4

Award Value: up to $5000 (Renewable)

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty. Renewable in the second, third and fourth years providing the recipients maintain a minimum gpa of 2.60 on a minimum 18 units in the previous fall/winter sessions.
  • Students must be from the Special Areas District (Hanna, Youngstown, Oyen, Cereal, etc.) of Alberta.
  • Financial Need
  • Academic Merit

William Robert (Bob) Grainger Entrance Bursary (Bow Valley Area)

Donor Name:

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: $2000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Preference given to students who are graduates of a high school in the Bow Valley area west of Calgary

William Robert (Bob) Grainger Entrance Bursary (Canmore)

Donor Name: William Robert (Bob) Grainger

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2,000

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in any undergraduate faculty.
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Preference is given to a student who is a graduate of a high school in Canmore, Alberta.

Wilma F. Dobson Entrance Scholarship in Nursing

Donor Name: Pembina Corporation

Number of Awards: 1

Award Value: up to $2700

Criteria Summary Description:

  • Offered annually to a student entering first year in the Faculty of Nursing
  • Acedemic Merit
  • Extra-curricular activities

Yew-Teck (Audrey) Chung and Eng-Theng Teo Memorial Bursaries

Donor Name: See-Wing Chung

Number of Awards: 2

Award Value: up to $1500

  • Offered annually to students entering first year in any undergraduate faculty
  • Academic Merit
  • Financial Need