Scholarships, Awards & Bursaries

There are three main types of awards:

Scholarships, bursaries, and awards.

• Scholarships - Typically scholarships are based primarily on academics.
• Bursaries - Bursaries are usually based mainly on financial need.
• Awards - Awards usually involve mulitple criteria such as academic achievement, demonstratied financial need and school or community involvement.

Criteria for scholarships often include leadership and extracurricular activities, and some may have a financial need component as well. Read the eligibility criteria carefully for each listing to know whether you’ll be eligible.

Awards can also be categorized according to the level of study. At Assiniboine Community College we’ve divided them into three types of awards:

• Entrance awards
  For students entering a program at ACC.
• Awards for continuing students
  For students who are completing the first year (or part of a year if they’ve started at a non-traditional time) and are continuing their education in a subsequent year at ACC. Students continuing to post-diploma programs or second diplomas are also eligible.
• Grad awards
  For students graduating from a program at ACC.

Awards can also be:

Application

• Students must apply for these awards. First look at the “Eligibility” and “Selection Criteria” sections of each award. If you think you meet the basic requirements, obtain the application form (as described in the “Application Procedure”) and follow instructions carefully and thoroughly.

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Nomination

• Students do NOT apply for these awards. ACC staff nominate students for theses awards. See the program section for the possibilities in your program.