Learning Clicks

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Learning Clicks

• Campus Alberta
• Advanced Education Technology
• Government of Alberta

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Welcome!

• Learning Clicks is part of Campus Alberta an
  online resource to help make access to entering
  into post-secondary easier, faster and smoother.

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Outcomes

• Identify the difference between scholarships,
  busaries, grants and loans
• Who can apply for what?
• Where can I find scholarships or bursaries?
• How do I apply?
• Tips on standing out

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What is a scholarship

• A scholarship is a monetary award based on
  academic merit or excellence in a specific area
  of study or discipline (athletics, music,
  volunteerism, etc.)
• Also based on life experience (overcoming
  challenges, obstacles, struggles and succeeding)
• Range from 500 - 10 000 or full scholarship
• No need to pay back

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What is a bursary?

• A bursary is a monetary grant based primarily on
  financial need
• Can include emergencies, but also includes
  students who need help to pay tuition or books or
  offset living costs
• No need to pay back

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What is a grant?

• Grants are sources of student funding that do not
  have to be paid back
• Funding for students who demonstrate financial
  need
• Offered by both the provincial and federal
  governments
• Eligibility requirements are different
  for individual grants
• No need to pay back

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What is a student loan?

• A student loan is funding for students that is
  intended to supplement your financial resources
  to pay for education costs
• MUST PAY BACK (certain time limit start paying
  within 1 year of finishing your post-secondary
  education)
• A student loan is a formal financial agreement
  between you and
• the provincial government
• the federal government
• a lending institution, such as a bank
• a combination of all three

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Who can apply for a scholarship?

• Depending on the requirements of the scholarship,
  if you meet the criteria (eg., athlete, a student
  entering into engineering or an Aboriginal
  student) you can apply for specific scholarships
• Examples of scholarships
• Aboriginal Veterans Scholarship Trustfund (for
  science)
• Albertas Athlete Association
• Anna and John Kolesar Memorial Scholarship
  (teaching)

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Who can apply for a busary?

• Depending on your background (some bursaries are
  for low-income, single parents, middle income,
  etc)
• Examples of bursaries are
• Aboriginal Health Career Bursaries
• Alberta Association of Library Technicians
• Alberta Association of Agricultural Fieldman
  Bursary

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Who is able to apply for a grant?

• If you are an independent student, you are
  considered to be a resident of Alberta if in
  Alberta for 12 straight months and were not a
  full-time post-secondary student, or you attend a
  school in Alberta and never lived in any Canadian
  province for 12 months in a row
• If you are a dependent student, you are
  considered to be a resident of Alberta if your
  parent(s) live in Alberta
• Prove financial need
• Be enrolled as a full-time student
• Maintain academic progress
• Examples of Grants
• Federal
• Provincial

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Who can apply for a loan?

• Canadian citizens, permanent residents, protected
  persons (refugees)
• Be a resident and live in Alberta
• Prove financial need
• Be enrolled as a full-time student (must be
  enrolled in at least 60 of a full time course
  load or 40 if you are a person with a
  disability)
• Maintain passing grades
• Pass a credit check
• Examples of loan types
• Federal
• Provincial

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Where can I find information?

• Attend a Post-secondary Planning Session with a
  Learning Clicks Ambassador they will walk you
  through the website, the CD Rom and demonstrate
  what applications look like
• Visit http//alis.alberta.ca/et/fo/funding-post-se
  c.html

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How do I apply?

• Arrange to meet with a Student Advisor at your
  school or at the University, College or Trade
  School you plan to attend
• Do you meet the requirements outlined on the
  application?
• Complete the appropriate scholarship application
  form (keep a copy)
• Apply well before the application deadline
• Mail your application before the deadline (a late
  application may not be accepted)
• Keep extra letters of recommendation and
  transcripts handy (it will save you time when
  applying for more than one award)
• Follow-up with award sponsor before the deadline
  to make sure your application was received
• If essay is requested write it

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Standing out

• Prepare your budget and keep extra copies (saves
  time)
• Develop your own personal vision statement and
  include it in your cover letter always do a
  cover letter
• Volunteer!
• Get letters of recommendations from teachers,
  work and volunteer supervisor
• Take lunch and learn workshops or leadership
  training
• Go the extra mile to stand out join a marathon
  to help raise money for cancer, MS, or diabetes
• Be active in your community
• Always send a thank you card!

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• QUESTIONS?

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Thank you!

• For more information
• Cindy Deschenes, Learning Clicks Ambassador
• Phone [phone]
• e-mail cindy.deschenes_at_gov.ab.ca
• Adult back to school
• Parent coaching
• Scholarship applications
• Post-secondary applications (Udergrad/Grad)
• Post-secondary information
• Grade 5/6 post-secondary information
• Occupations
• Information booths