Alex Decoteau Award of Honour
Award value
$5,000
Number of awards
Up to 200 awards
Application to apply for
Apply directly to Alberta Student Aid from August 1 - October 31
Donor
Government of Alberta
This award is named in honour of Alex Decoteau, an Olympic athlete and Canada’s first Indigenous police officer who joined the Edmonton police force in 1909. He died at the Battle of Passchendaele on October 30, 1917, while serving in Canada's Expeditionary Forces during the First World War.
Award description
- Offered annually to students who are active members of the Canadian Armed Forces or their spouses or children
- Apply directly to Alberta Student Aid from August 1 to October 31
Required criteria
Student type: Any
Faculty: Any
Year entering: Any
Citizenship/residency: Domestic
Special criteria: Students with disabilities
Award information
Internal/external/government: Government