Trades and RAP awards
Scholarship advice here is written for university-bound students, so trades money goes under-applied, and several of these are for apprentices, including RAP students who start one in high school.
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Cypress County Agricultural Service Board Bursary
Cypress County and Medicine Hat students in agriculture, agri-tech or environment
$1,000
Sep 301 day left Checked Sep 2026
Federation of Alberta Gas Co-ops Achievement Award
Children of rural Alberta gas co-op members entering post-secondary
- 75% average
$1,000
Oct 12 days left Checked Sep 2026
Adam Stychin Be Positive Award
Paul Kane students who completed Construction and Fabrication 30
Amount varies
Apr 10193 days left Checked Sep 2026
St. Albert Cosmopolitan Club Art Nixon Construction and Fabrication Award
Grade 10 students in construction and fabrication courses
- Grade 10
Amount varies
Apr 10193 days left Checked Sep 2026
Fred and Muriel Lebold Scholarship
IBEW Local 92 members and their families
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
$3,000
Apr 20203 days left Checked Sep 2026
Next Step Legacy RAP Scholarship
Grade 12 athletes entering a trade through RAP
$1,000 to $2,000
Apr 29212 days left Checked Sep 2026
CANSAFE Inc. Scholarship
LCHS graduates entering trades, oil and gas or power engineering
$1,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Lloydminster Construction Association Scholarship
LCHS students heading for an apprenticeship or a journeyman certificate
$500
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Lloydminster Employers Trades Scholarship
LCHS graduates becoming apprentices in any indentured trade in Alberta or Saskatchewan
$1,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
PWM Steel Scholarship
LCHS students entering an apprenticeship or post-secondary program in welding
$1,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Synergy Credit Union Trade Technology Scholarship
LCHS graduates entering an apprenticeship or technology program
$1,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Verna Jean (Maisie) Hawkins Scholarship
LCHS graduates entering a trade, technology or business field who have overcome adversity
$750
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Palliser ATA Scholarship: CTS Award
Grade 10 to 12 students with the top average across three CTS strands
- Grades 10 to 12
$100
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Vulcan County Cruisers Scholarship
County Central grads in an automotive program
$1,500
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Edward A. Ted Schaffer Scholarship
Bassano grads in trades, technical or university science
- 75% average
- Financial need
$1,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Al-Pac Trades Education Award
Boyle School grads entering a pulp industry trade
$1,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
BIKK Cookbook Scholarship
Beiseker Community School grads in culinary programs
$150
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Richard Creelman ACCESS Pipeline Scholarship Award
Ecole Plamondon grads entering a trade or vocation
$1,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
TECK Courageous Leadership Scholarship
Crowsnest Consolidated graduates entering the trades
$1,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Livingstone MacLeod Association Bursary Fund
Livingstone Range graduates in trades or agriculture
- Financial need
$2,000
May 1214 days left Checked Sep 2026
Jimmy Bonora Memorial Trades Award
Grade 12 students enrolled in a certified trades program
$1,000
May 15228 days left Checked Sep 2026
Dane Nelson Memorial Scholarship
Alix MAC students entering a trade or apprenticeship
$1,500
May 15228 days left Checked Sep 2026
Claresholm Lions Club Trades, Polytechnic and College Scholarship
Willow Creek Composite students entering trades or technology
$1,500
May 30243 days left Checked Sep 2026
Merit Contractors Scholarship
Cold Lake High grade 12 students strong in industrial arts
$300
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Delmar College Scholarship
Lacombe Composite cosmetology students entering Delmar College
$1,000
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
MC College Excellence in Cosmetology Scholarship
Lacombe Composite cosmetology students entering MC College
$1,000
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
Jun 1245 days left Checked Sep 2026
Brooks and District Kiwanis Club Vocational Scholarship
County of Newell grads entering technical training
$500
Jun 1245 days left Checked Sep 2026
St. Paul Dodge Scholarship
St. Paul Regional High School students entering auto service
- Grades 11 to 12
- Financial need
$500
Jun 1245 days left Checked Sep 2026
Bredal Energy Fund Scholarship
Drayton Valley area students entering oil and gas careers
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
$1,500
Jun 1245 days left Checked Sep 2026
Consort Agro Services Green Certificate Awards
Altario and Consort grads of the Green Certificate program
Amount varies
Jun 1245 days left Checked Sep 2026
Wolf Creek Public Schools CTS Scholarship
Wolf Creek students with a heavy CTS, RAP or Green Certificate load
$300
Jun 15259 days left Checked Sep 2026
Jen Col Scholarship
BCHS grads entering construction programs
$500
Jun 15259 days left Checked Sep 2026
James Miller Bursary
Northern Lights grads entering a welding apprenticeship
$500
Jun 15259 days left Checked Sep 2026
Bonnyville Oilmen's Registered Apprenticeship Program Scholarship
Bonnyville area grads in a Red Seal apprenticeship
$1,000
Jun 30274 days left Checked Sep 2026
Lance Yearley Scholarship
Children of Quality Control Council members
$2,500
Jul 10284 days left Checked Sep 2026
Canadian Natural Resources Scholarship
Dependents of Canadian Natural employees, or Indigenous students near its operations, already enrolled
Amount varies
Opens Nov 10 Checked Aug 2026
Utility Safety Partners Scholarship
Alberta students entering trades, safety or engineering programs
- 80% average
$2,500
Opens Jan 14 Checked Sep 2026
Benjamin (Ben) Albert Award
Grade 12 CBE students, including apprenticeship and trades
$3,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
EducationMatters Career Pathways Student Award
Grade 12 CBE students in CTS, K&E, work experience or RAP
- Financial need
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Bare Wire Recycling Inc. Student Award
Grade 12 students at Lord Beaverbrook High School
$15,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Breakthrough Opportunity Bursary for New Immigrants
Grade 12 students at CBE schools in Calgary
- Financial need
$6,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Isabella Allen Memorial Award
Grade 12 students at Lord Beaverbrook High School
$500
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
$2,000
Opens Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Bourse Jeannine (Roy) et Émile Amyotte
Francophone students in non-university certificate or diploma programs
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
$1,750
Opens Mar 15 Checked Sep 2026
Bourse Henri-Lemire
Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord graduates entering a trade or technical program
Amount varies
Opens Mar 15 Checked Sep 2026
Medicine Hat Firefighters Charitable Foundation Scholarship
Medicine Hat, Redcliff or Cypress County residents entering an accredited fire service program
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens May 1 Checked Aug 2026
Campbellbrook Fund 4-H Canada Trade Scholarship
Senior 4-H members entering a trade or apprenticeship supporting agriculture
$2,000
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Pre-Apprentice Scholarship
Students who finished a recognized pre-apprenticeship program and registered as apprentices
$1,000
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
Jake Weitz Memorial Scholarship
Canadian students starting a mechanics program at a Canadian college or university
$1,000
Opens laterdue Mar 1 Checked Sep 2026
Calgary Calabrese Technical Scholarship
Calgary-area graduates of Calabrese descent in trades and technical training
Amount varies
Opens later Checked Sep 2026
West Fraser Career Development Scholarship
Cochrane High School students heading into a trade or career program
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Apr 1 Checked Sep 2026
West Fraser Career Development Forestry Scholarship
Cochrane High School students entering forestry or a related field
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Apr 1 Checked Sep 2026
Grande Prairie Auto Group Student Award
Grande Prairie city or county residents in an Automotive Service Technician program
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
$1,500
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around Aug 9 Checked Sep 2026
WorldSkills Provincial Champion Scholarship
Top 2 Grade 12 podium finishers at the Provincial Skills Canada Competition
$1,200
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Aug 2026
High School Apprenticeship Scholarship
Alberta students registered in the Registered Apprenticeship Program or a CTS apprenticeship pathway
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Aug 2026
High School Apprenticeship Scholarship: Bright Futures
Alberta high school students registered in both RAP and a CTS Apprenticeship Pathway
$2,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Aug 2026
Skills Canada Alberta Terry Cooke Legacy Scholarship
Top-scoring secondary school student representing Alberta at the Skills Canada National Competition
$5,000/year (up to $20,000)
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Aug 2026
GPPSD Career and Technology Studies Scholarship
Grande Prairie Public School Division students in CTS courses
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
BCHS Construction Scholarship
BCHS students who completed Construction 10, 20 and 30
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Techmation Trades Scholarship
BCHS Grade 12 students entering a certified trades program
$1,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Pat Zukowski Trades Scholarship
Grasslands Grade 12 students in a certified trades program
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Ryder Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
Grade 12 students entering automotive, heavy equipment or ag technician programs
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Robert Chamney Memorial Scholarship
RAP students entering the NAIT electrical apprenticeship
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Capital Plumbing and Heating Scholarship
Graduates apprenticing in a plumbing-related trade
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Stony Plain TireCraft Mechanics Award
Memorial Composite students who completed all three mechanics levels
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Glen Hauk Memorial Keyera Scholarship
Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park students entering a trade or power engineering
$2,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Jim Cellars Memorial Welding Scholarship
Chestermere High School students who completed FAB10, FAB20 and FAB30
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Betty and Henry Goudreau Trades Scholarship Fund
Camrose Composite graduates entering a red seal trade
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Reynolds Vocational Scholarship
Camrose Composite graduates entering trades, technical school or an apprenticeship
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Rhine Family Award for Cosmetology
Camrose Composite cosmetology students who improved the most
$600
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Sandy and Carl Krenning Culinary Fund
Camrose Composite graduates entering hospitality or culinary arts
$700
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
D & M Concrete Scholarship in Construction Technology
The top Construction Technology 30 student at Lacombe Composite
$200
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
D & M Concrete Scholarship in Fabrication Studies
The top Fabrication Studies 30 student at Lacombe Composite
$200
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Marvin Ruff Scholarship
Wetaskiwin Composite graduates entering a trade or an agricultural programme
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Bakshi Family Scholarship
Wetaskiwin Composite graduates entering full-time trade school
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Central Alberta Vintage Auto Club Bob and Jean Spencer Scholarship
Central Alberta students entering automotive trades
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Battle of the Chefs Scholarship
Bev Facey graduates entering a culinary programme
$250
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
PCL and Local 488 Welding Flame to Fame Scholarship
Bev Facey welding students
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
NAPA Top Automotive Student Award
Bev Facey automotive students
$9,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Sunrise Rotary Career Development Scholarship
Jasper Place students in the Off-Campus Career Development, Work Experience or RAP program
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
BeamCraft Construction Award for Excellence in Carpentry
Jasper Place students in advanced Construction or Welding
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Matt Bridle Memorial Scholarship
A Foothills Composite student with a strong work ethic in the shop programs
$350
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
NAPA Automotives Technology Award
A graduating Foothills Composite student in Intermediate and Advanced Automotives
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
George Edgar Memorial Automotives Scholarship
The top Advanced Automotives student at Foothills Composite
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Okotoks Chevrolet Buick GMC Annual Award
A Foothills Composite automotive student with 25 credits and 80 per cent theory
- 80% average
$300
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Fountain Tire Automotive Technician Annual Award
A senior automotive student at Foothills Composite
$350
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Open Circle Construction Technology Award
The top grade 12 construction student at Foothills Composite
$300
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
LeDuc Developments Senior Welding Annual Award
A Foothills Composite welding student entering an apprenticeship or related program
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
High River Rotary Club Fabrication Studies Service Above Self Award
A Foothills Composite fabrication student going into the mechanical trades
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
High River Rotary Club Fabrication Studies Work Ethic Award
A Foothills Composite fabrication student with an exemplary work ethic
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Culinary Arts Instructors Award
A Foothills Composite culinary arts student with perfect attendance
- Grades 10 to 12
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Scholarship
Registered Alberta apprentices who have passed a period exam
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Top Apprentice Scholarship
Alberta apprentices with the highest classroom marks in their trade
$1,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Horatio Alger Vocational and Technical Education Scholarships
Students starting hands-on trades or technical training, under 35
- Financial need
$3,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Horatio Alger Crown Lift Vocational and Technical Education Scholarships
Trades and technical students in specific fields, under 35
- Financial need
$3,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
FIRST Canada Skilled Trade Scholarship
FIRST robotics students heading into a skilled trade or apprenticeship
$2,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Woodlands County Apprenticeship Bursary
Woodlands County apprentices in a provincially recognised trade program
$1,500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Petro Canada Fund Scholarship
Drayton Valley and Brazeau County students in energy programs
- Grade 12 or post-secondary
- Financial need
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Obsidian Energy Energy Excellence Scholarship
Grade 12 students in Obsidian Energy operating areas
- 80% average
$3,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Ashcor Technologies Forestburg School Scholarship
Graduating Forestburg School students
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Ken Litke and Family Memorial Award
Graduating Forestburg School students entering apprenticeships
$200
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Consort Lions Club Scholarship
Consort and Altario students entering trades or short programs
$500
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Ken Foster Memorial Scholarship
Transit union members, their children and grandchildren
$8,000
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
Amount varies
Oct 1516 days left Checked Sep 2026
Wolf Midstream Award
Keyano students in business, environmental or power engineering programmes
- Post-secondary students
$2,500
Dec 1880 days left Checked Sep 2026
$1,500
Dec 1880 days left Checked Sep 2026
Fred Arbter Memorial Award
Power engineering students at Keyano with financial need
- Post-secondary students
- Financial need
Amount varies
Dec 1880 days left Checked Sep 2026
Scott Sullivan Endowment Award
Third and fourth class power engineering students
- Post-secondary students
$500
Dec 1880 days left Checked Sep 2026
Spartan Controls Power Engineering Award
Power engineering students at Keyano
- Post-secondary students
$1,000
Dec 1880 days left Checked Sep 2026
Thomas Miller Memorial Award
Power engineering and process operator students at Keyano
- Post-secondary students
- Financial need
$1,100
Dec 1880 days left Checked Sep 2026
Asset Builders Building Your Future Bursary
RDP carpentry, plumbing and electrical apprentices with financial need
- Post-secondary students
- Financial need
$1,000
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Automotive Department Second-Year Apprenticeship Award
RDP second-year automotive service technician apprentices
- Post-secondary students
$300
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Avalon Central Alberta Carpentry Scholarship
RDP second-year carpentry apprentices in residential or environmental construction
- Post-secondary students
$1,250
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Beedle Family Apprenticeship Award
RDP instrumentation technician apprentices in years one to three
- Post-secondary students
$1,000
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Cam Clark Ford Sales Award
RDP third-year automotive service technician apprentices
- Post-secondary students
$350
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Campus Management Apprenticeship Bursary
RDP apprentices involved in occupational safety
- Post-secondary students
- Financial need
$1,000
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
Canada West Homes Apprenticeship Bursary
RDP carpentry, electrical and plumbing apprentices with financial need
- Post-secondary students
- Financial need
$750
May 31244 days left Checked Sep 2026
SMACNA-AB Scholarship Program
Sheet metal apprentices employed by SMACNA-AB member companies
- Post-secondary students
$1,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 15 Checked Sep 2026
Bruin's Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 1st Year Apprenticeship Scholarship
1st year Plumbing apprentices at Red Deer Polytechnic with an 81% average
- Post-secondary students
- 81% average
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 31 Checked Sep 2026
Bruin's Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 2nd Year Apprenticeship Scholarship
2nd year Plumbing apprentices at Red Deer Polytechnic with an 81% average
- Post-secondary students
- 81% average
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 31 Checked Sep 2026
Bruin's Plumbing & Heating Ltd. 3rd Year Apprenticeship Scholarship
3rd year Plumbing apprentices at Red Deer Polytechnic with an 81% average
- Post-secondary students
- 81% average
- Financial need
$2,000
Opens laterdate not posted yet, likely around May 31 Checked Sep 2026
UA Local 488 Apprentice Scholarship
UA Local 488 apprentices in school for their trade
- Post-secondary students
Amount varies
Opens laterdate not posted Checked Sep 2026
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