Arts scholarships in Alberta
Arts awards usually ask for a portfolio, an audition, or a submitted piece rather than an essay and a transcript, so read the requirements early: several want work you have to make first.
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Pretty Photoshop Actions Scholarship
Students in their final year of high school, transitioning, or enrolled in Canada or the US
$500
Oct 1516 days left Checked Sep 2026
Tiessen Foundation Broadcast Scholarship
Alberta high school graduates enrolled full-time in a post-secondary program related to broadcasting
$750
Oct 3132 days left Checked Aug 2026
APTA Student Bursary
Piano students of Alberta Piano Teachers Association members
- Grades 10 to 12
- Financial need
Amount varies
Oct 3132 days left Checked Sep 2026
University of Lethbridge Fine Arts Entrance Scholarships
Students entering the University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts
At least $500
Mar 15167 days left Checked Sep 2026
Ray Jolliffe Memorial Scholarship
Canadian students entering theatre or media production design and management
$3,000
Mar 31183 days left Checked Aug 2026
Patricia Trudeau Scholarship
St. Albert students entering fine arts, design or musical theatre
- Financial need
Amount varies
Apr 10193 days left Checked Sep 2026
Katherine Dennis Scholarship
Grade 12 Paul Kane students entering fine or performing arts
Amount varies
Apr 10193 days left Checked Sep 2026
Curtains Up Scholarship
Grade 12 Paul Kane students in the theatre arts program
Amount varies
Apr 10193 days left Checked Sep 2026
St. Albert Cosmopolitan Club Joe May Poetry Award of Excellence
Students who write and perform poetry
- Grades 10 to 12
Amount varies
Apr 10193 days left Checked Sep 2026
Pretty Lightroom Presets Scholarship
Students in their final year of high school, transitioning, or enrolled in Canada or the US
$500
Apr 15198 days left Checked Sep 2026
Sunny 94 Scholarship
Wolf Creek students entering music, broadcasting or journalism
$2,000
Apr 17200 days left Checked Sep 2026
Stewart Art Scholarship
LCHS graduates, with preference for those continuing in the arts
$250
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Joan MacLeod Fine Arts Scholarship
Calgary Catholic students going on in the fine arts
Amount varies
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Ware & Lewis Memorial Scholarship
County Central High School graduates heading into the humanities
$150
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Dr. Dalton and Mrs. Kay Deedrick Performing Arts Scholarship
Lacombe Composite students going on in the performing arts
$1,500
May 15228 days left Checked Sep 2026
Lucy Clifton Bedinfield-Wehrfritz Scholarship
Claresholm and Fort Macleod students in arts or trades
$2,000
May 15228 days left Checked Sep 2026
Leduc Performing Arts and Cultural Foundation Media Arts Scholarship
Leduc city and county students in media arts
- Grades 9 to 12
Up to $1,000
May 20233 days left Checked Sep 2026
Leduc Performing Arts and Cultural Foundation Visual Arts Scholarship
Leduc city and county students in visual arts
- Grades 9 to 12
Up to $1,000
May 20233 days left Checked Sep 2026
Leduc Performing Arts and Cultural Foundation Music Arts Scholarship
Leduc city and county students in music arts
- Grades 9 to 12
Up to $1,000
May 20233 days left Checked Sep 2026
Leduc Performing Arts and Cultural Foundation Performing Arts Scholarship
Leduc city and county students in performing arts
- Grades 9 to 12
Up to $1,000
May 20233 days left Checked Sep 2026
Rotary Club of St. Albert Stephen Barr Memorial Award
St. Albert students entering visual arts or architecture
$1,000
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Friends of the Performing Arts Scholarship
Lloydminster area grade 12 students and graduates entering the performing arts
Up to $1,500
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Booth Family MusiCamp Scholarship
MusiCamp Alberta registrants who need help attending
- Grades 10 to 12 or post-secondary
$437
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Marit McKenzie Scholarship
Palliser Regional grads entering fine arts
$1,000
Jun 1245 days left Checked Sep 2026
James Nesbitt Sr. Memorial Scholarship for Journalism
Grasslands Public Schools graduates studying journalism, communications or English
- 70% average
$500
Jun 1245 days left Checked Sep 2026
Jane Ripkens Scholarship Fund for Music and the Arts
Bonnyville Centralized grads entering music or the arts
- 65% average
$500
Jun 15259 days left Checked Sep 2026
Clayton Bellamy Scholarship Fund for Music and the Arts
Graduating students entering fine arts programs
- 65% average
$2,500
Jun 15259 days left Checked Sep 2026
Ben Sandison Writer's Craft and English Scholarship
Students accepted into writing or English programs
$1,000
Jun 30274 days left Checked Sep 2026
Ben Sandison Drumming and Music Scholarship
Students accepted into drumming or music programs
$1,000
Jun 30274 days left Checked Sep 2026
Mike W. Achtymichuk Memorial Scholarship
Alberta middle, junior and high school music students
- Grades 10 to 12
- Financial need
$1,000
Jun 30274 days left Checked Sep 2026
Burman University Orchestral Scholarship
Orchestral instrumentalists entering Burman University
$8,000
Jul 1275 days left Checked Sep 2026
CKSF Special Talent Award
Korean-Canadian grade 11 and 12 students with a non-academic talent
- Grades 11 to 12
$1,000
Jul 31305 days left Checked Sep 2026
Winspear Fund Scholarships for Classical Music
Students in Edmonton or Northern Alberta pursuing advanced classical music study
$2,000–$10,000
Opens Jan 15 Checked Aug 2026
Ranald and Vera Shean Memorial Scholarships
Students age 12+ in Edmonton or Northern Alberta pursuing violin or piano study
- Grades 10 to 12
$2,000–$8,000
Opens Jan 15 Checked Aug 2026
Gerry Segger Music Scholarship in Performance Excellence
Music performance students at The King's University
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
$6,000
Opens Feb 1 Checked Sep 2026
Bree Eriksen Memorial Dance Award
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students pursuing dance
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Bruce Leitl Composition Award
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in music composition
- 70% average
$750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Dustin Peers Memorial Visual Arts Award
Grade 12 CBE students in visual arts
$5,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Ivy & Len Freeston Award
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in fine, visual or performing arts
- 70% average
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Marjorie Taylor Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 CBE and Calgary Catholic students in music
$1,500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Viscount Bennett Band Parents Bursary
Grade 11 CBE band students continuing in Grade 12
- Grade 11
- 70% average
- Financial need
$100
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Aaron Family Scholarship
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
$750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$600
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Drs. Harry & Martha Cohen Promising Student Prize
Grade 12 students at Dr. Martha Cohen School
- Financial need
$450
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Durkie Arts Award
Grade 12 students at Crescent Heights High School
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Haworth & Heritage Business Interiors Architecture/Interior Design Scholarship
Grade 12 students at CBE schools in Calgary
- Financial need
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Keith Yu Memorial Scholarship In Choral Music
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
M.W. & J.R. Tebo Memorial Journalism Award
Grade 11 to 12 students at Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School
- Grades 11 to 12
$600
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Steven Irving Memorial Music Scholarship
Grade 10 to 11 students at Bowness High School
- Grades 10 to 11
$750
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
William Aberhart Alumni Scholarship
Grade 12 students at William Aberhart High School
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Alexandra M. Munn Scholarships and John & Andrea Wallin Awards
Greater Edmonton classical music students aged 11 to 15
- Grade 10
- Financial need
$500–$2,000
Opens Mar 18 Checked Aug 2026
Beaverlodge Community Band Fund
Beaverlodge-area students carrying on in music
Amount varies
Opens Apr 16 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens laterdue Apr 30 Checked Aug 2026
Dr. MacEwan Literary Arts Scholarship
Alberta students 25 or younger demonstrating talent and clear goals in literary arts
$7,000
Opens laterdue Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Alberta Foundation for the Arts Film and Video Arts Scholarship
Alberta students 25 or younger demonstrating talent and goals in film and video arts
$7,000
Opens laterdue Mar 1 Checked Aug 2026
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Scholarship for Visual Arts
Alberta students 25 or younger demonstrating talent and goals in visual arts
$7,000
Opens laterdue Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Queen's Platinum Jubilee Scholarship for Performing Arts
Alberta performing artists 25 or younger enrolled in a performing arts training program
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
$7,000
Opens laterdue Mar 1 Checked Aug 2026
Western Canada Music Camp/Tour Bursary
Grade 12 students at Western Canada High School
- Financial need
$300
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Airdrie Rotary Festival of Performing Arts Scholarships
Performers who live or study music in Airdrie and Rocky View County
- Grades 10 to 12
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Aug 2026
Anne Beaty Memorial Scholarship
Alberta high school students and graduates headed into writing, journalism or communications
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Aug 2026
#FordTheArts Youth Scholarship
Students under 18 during the arts season who live or take lessons in Lacombe County
- Grades 10 to 12
$500
Opens laterdue May 22 Checked Sep 2026
Edmonton Music and Speech Arts Festival Scholarships
Young musicians and speech arts performers entering the Edmonton festival
- Grades 9 to 12
$25 to $750
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Feb 5 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Stampede Grade 12 Western Art Scholarship
Southern Alberta Grade 12 students who create western art
$2,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Mar 17 Checked Aug 2026
Red Deer Arts Council Canada Centennial Secondary Scholarship
High school students (grades 9–12) in Red Deer or Central Alberta pursuing arts
- Grades 9 to 12
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Apr 1 Checked Aug 2026
Red Deer Arts Council Waskasoo Bluegrass Music Scholarship
Secondary music students in Red Deer or Central Alberta continuing music at post-secondary
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Apr 1 Checked Aug 2026
ICAE Youth Essay Competition
Edmonton-area junior high, high school and post-secondary students
- Grades 10 to 12 or post-secondary
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 18 Checked Sep 2026
Lorilei and Arthur Jenkins Collaborative Member Scholarship
Current members of the Red Deer Royals heading to post-secondary
$500
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 20 Checked Aug 2026
Aspiring Artist Award
Students in grades 9 through 12 in the Lethbridge area who are working artists
- Grades 9 to 12
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 1 Checked Aug 2026
Stuck at Prom Scholarship
High school students who create a prom outfit using Duck Brand duct tape
- Grades 9 to 12
$10,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 2 Checked Aug 2026
Kirby Morrow Memorial Scholarship
Alberta or BC students entering a theatre, film or animation program
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Jun 30 Checked Aug 2026
Lois Hole Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship
Alberta students in full-time Humanities, Social Sciences or Arts at an Alberta institution
$5,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Aug 2026
Ben Sauvé Artstrek Bursary
Edmonton Public Schools drama students attending Theatre Alberta Artstrek
- Grades 10 to 12
- Financial need
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Aug 2026
Garth Worthington Memorial Scholarship
Edmonton Public Schools senior high vocal music students
- Grades 10 to 12
- Financial need
$600
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Aug 2026
1989 Alberta Summer Games Fine Arts Scholarship
BCHS graduates entering fine or performing arts
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Marilyn Jackson Fine Arts Scholarship
Students entering a fine arts program such as dance or music
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Ashton Moen Memorial Scholarship
Members of the BCHS band program
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
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Jackie Heitzman Rose Bowl Award
The best overall performer at the St. Albert Rotary Music Festival
- Grades 9 to 12
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Cultural Enrichment Award
Bellerose students who promote the arts in school or the community
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
St. Albert Young Artist Legacy Award
St. Albert residents aged 13 to 21 pursuing a career in the arts
- Grades 9 to 12
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Mathieu Lefevre Memorial Fund for Artists
Beaumont Composite graduates entering visual or performing arts
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Alice Thom Memorial Scholarship
Camrose Composite graduates entering fine art, art, drama or music
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Betty and Henry Goudreau Music Fund
Camrose Composite students with the highest mark in band
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Charlie and Helen McCleary Endowment Fund
Camrose Composite graduates in music, drama or English literature
$400
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Don Bailey Memorial Jazz Award
Camrose Composite senior stage band members
$100
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Glen and Audrey Lett Scholarship
Camrose Composite drama and music students going to Augustana or the U of A
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Jared White Memorial Scholarship
Lacombe Composite arts and trades students nominated by staff
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Lacombe Kinsmen Subject Scholarships
Lacombe Composite students topping arts, CTS and phys ed courses
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Burman University Music Scholarship
Burman students playing in an official campus ensemble
$1,250
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Harry Lomnes and Family Memorial Scholarship
Wetaskiwin Composite graduates in music, mathematics or science
- Financial need
$5,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Sons of Norway Audrey Frieman Memorial Art Scholarship
Wetaskiwin Composite Art 30 graduates entering an art programme
$250
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Loyal Order of Moose Music Scholarship
Wetaskiwin Composite music students
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Northwinds Marching Band Scholarships
Fort McMurray high school band students in any grade
- Grades 10 to 12
$300
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Pattison Media Visual Arts Scholarship
Students entering visual arts or fine arts at Northwestern Polytechnic
$1,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Evy Newton McBryan Memorial Award
First-year visual and fine arts students at Northwestern Polytechnic
$275
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Rogers Broadcasting Rock 97.7 Music Award
First-year music students at Northwestern Polytechnic
$600
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Creative Music Award
Bev Facey grade 12 music students
$200
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Art Society of Strathcona Award
Bev Facey students who took Art 30
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Ardrossan Music Parents Society Post-Secondary Music Scholarship
Ardrossan music students entering a music major
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Chris Judge Award
A Strathcona High School student excelling in both athletics and the visual arts
- Grades 10 to 12
$2,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Jasper Place Music Society Scholarship
Jasper Place music program students going on to study music
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Rick Michielin Monsignor Fee Otterson Music Performing Arts Legacy Award
An Austin O'Brien student with three years in the music and performing arts program
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Western Wheel Journalism Award
A Foothills Composite grade 12 student contributing to the school paper
$250
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Windmill Theatre Players Drama Award
The Foothills Composite graduate contributing most to the drama program
$300
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Gordon Scott Memorial Scholarship
Foothills area graduates continuing in the performing arts
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Amy Sands Memorial Scholarship
A Foothills Composite drama student remembered for kindness
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Alberta High School of Fine Arts Society Awards
Graduating AHSFA students going on to any field of study
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Alberta High School of Fine Arts Society Future Artist Scholarship
A graduating AHSFA student continuing in the fine arts
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Big Rock Singers Lloyd Burns Memorial Bursary
A Foothills Composite music student who lifts up the people around them
$150
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
AHSFA Society Grade 10 and 11 Summer Camp Bursaries
AHSFA students in grades 10 and 11 returning the following year
- Grades 10 to 11
$250
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Western Wheel Visual Communications Technology Scholarship
A Foothills Composite communications technology student
$250
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Lifetouch Photography Award
The top photography student at Foothills Composite
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Friesen Yearbook Scholarship
A member of the Foothills Composite yearbook committee, in any grade
- Grades 10 to 12
$1,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
CTS and Fine Arts Appreciation Award
A graduating Foothills Composite student in both a CTS and a fine arts course
$300
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Women in Technical and Applied Arts Scholarship
Women in technical roles in film, audio production and game design
$2,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Pattison Media Equity Scholarship
Western Canadian journalism and broadcast students from under-represented groups
$2,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Carstairs Elks Creative Arts Scholarship
Hugh Sutherland School graduates entering the arts
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Alaire Oberg Award of Music
Graduating Forestburg School students in music
$200
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Brittany Hughes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Youth up to age 18 joining arts and cultural activities
- Grades 9 to 12
Up to $500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
KCSFE Arts and Sports Scholarship
Northern Alberta high school and undergraduate students in the arts or sports
- Grades 10 to 12 or post-secondary
$1,000 to $2,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Eric and Agnes Dixon Scholarship
Black Gold graduates majoring in music at an Alberta institution
$1,000
Closed Checked Sep 2026
Dai and Irene Jones Memorial Scholarship
Lloydminster music festival participants majoring in music at post-secondary
$500
Closed Checked Sep 2026
James Lee Foundation Scholarship
Canadian residents over 16 with a creative portfolio aimed at advertising
$5,000
Closed Checked Sep 2026
Fort McMurray Folk Arts Council Bachelor of Arts Award
Bachelor of Arts students at Keyano
- Post-secondary students
- Financial need
$1,300
Dec 1880 days left Checked Sep 2026
Applied Arts Award
RDP Animation and Visual Effects students returning full-time
- Post-secondary students
$400
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Betty Bancroft Memorial Scholarship
RDP Fine Arts and Visual Arts students with a 3.0 drawing and painting GPA
- Post-secondary students
- Financial need
$1,000
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Bryan James Wright Memorial Bursary
RDP students who completed Music 1233 or 1303
- Post-secondary students
- Financial need
$500
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
$4,000 in total
Opens Mar 15 Checked Sep 2026
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