NLC Awards List

Award: $500

Criteria:

• Part-time students.
• Registered at Athabasca Campus.
• In good academic standing.
• Faced adversity and/or have overcome obstacles to be successful in education.

Application Deadline: October 19, 2025

Award: $1,000

Criteria:

• Full-time or part-time student.
• Attending Fort Vermilion Campus or living in Fort Vermilion.
• In good academic standing
• In financial need
• Facing/overcoming barriers or obstacles and show dedication to studies. 
• Must include an short essay or written statement demonstrating the above.

Can be nominated by faculty or staff.  Nomination must also include a paragraph stating the above.

Deadline: February 22, 2026

Award: $500 (4)

Criteria:

• Full-time student. 
• In good academic standing
• Demonstrate financial need.

Application Deadline: February 22, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Academic Upgrading and Post-Secondary programs

Award: $400

Criteria:

• In financial need
• In good academic standing. 
• Can receive this bursary once per academic year (September - June).

Deadlines: October 25, 2025 

                  December 6, 2025 

                  February 9, 2026 

                  May 10, 2026

Award: $400 gift card (staples) - 5 per deadline

Criteria:

• NLCSA student attending a credit program at Northern Lakes College (includes Academic Upgrading and all Post-Secondary programs)
• In financial need
• In good academic standing. 
• Can receive this bursary once per academic year (September - June).

Deadlines: December 6, 2025

                  February 9, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Academic Upgrading and Post-Secondary

Award: $1,000 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time student.
• In financial need
• In good academic standing
• Contribution to student activities, role model to other students. 
• Must include a short essay or written statement outlining how you contribute to student activities, or as a role model on campus or through distance.

Application Deadline: October 19, 2025

Award: $1,000 (1)

Criteria:

• Part-time student
• Registered at a Slave Lake Campus
• Must be in good academic standing
• In financial need. 

Application Deadline: February 22, 2026

Award: $750 (1)

Criteria:

• Full time student
• Entering first year of a Diploma (2 yr) post-secondary program
• Demonstrate financial need
• For self-funded students, including those receiving student loans.

Deadline: October 19, 2025

Award: $1,500 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time student.
• Academic achievement
• Financial need
• Commitment to working in region and volunteered in home community.
• Must include a short essay or written statement outlining your volunteerism in your home community, and your commitment to working in that region.

Application Deadline: October 19, 2025

Awards: 1 - Certificate (1 year) program 1 - Diploma (2 year) program

*Partnership Bursary – matching amount available from Northern Alberta Development Council, if eligible

Award: $1,000 (2)

Student who exemplifies the following criteria:

• 3.7 GPA overall
• embodies characteristics of professionalism, including responsibility, reliability, mentorship, advocacy and initiative
• contributes to overall societal well-being

Two awards: one for a student in the Primary Care Paramedic program and one student in their second year of the Advanced Care Paramedic program.  Selection will be made by the Health Careers department.

Selection made: September 15 (Primary Care Paramedic) and May 15 (Advanced Care Paramedic)

Deadline:  (no application needed)  Nomination from Health Dept.

The CICan Paul and Gerri Charette Bursary Program of $5,000 aims to provide financial support to college  students that demonstrate financial need and who often face greater challenges and barriers to participate and complete post-secondary education.  

Students attending colleges in rural, remote or northern areas will be given preference.

Criteria:

• Must be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant, permanent resident or a protected person.
• Must be a full-time student in a post-secondary program of 2 or more years in length.
• Be in financial need,
• Face challenges/barriers/adversity to attend college,
• Must be involved in community and/or volunteer.

Essay (max 10,000 characters) to be submitted should include:

• List or examples of challenges/barriers/adversity the student has faced/overcome to attend college.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Impact of how the bursary will benefit the student.
• Demonstrate community involvement.

Letters of support to be submitted, can be one or more, from:

• Current employer.
• Teacher/instructor.
• College Administrator.
• Member of community and/or organization.

*Nomination to CICan

Application deadline: September 22, 2025

Award: $1,000

Criteria:

• Full-time or part-time student
• first in immediate family to attend first year of post-secondary training.

Application Deadline: October 19, 2025

Award: $1,000 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time or part-time
• Attending Slave Lake Campus
• In good academic standing
• Continuing into 2nd year of post-secondary training,
• Contribution to community and volunteerism.
• Must include a short essay or written statement outlining your contribution to community and volunteerism.

Application Deadline: April 19, 2026

Award: $2,000 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time student. 
• Leadership skills, preferably in the area of disability, and/or initiative to improving the lives of others. 
• In good academic standing.  
• Resume, essay & letter of reference required. Check application for more details.

Application Deadline: January 25, 2026

Award: Medallion

Criteria: 

• Highest Academic Standing. (2 yr programs)

Application Deadline: No application - selection made June 1st

Award: $2,000/term

Criteria:

• First Nation, Metis or Inuit (with proof of status or non-status)
• Canadian citizen
• Resident of Alberta
• Full-time in an eligible program
• Good academic standing. (1 yr & 2 yr programs).

Must apply each Term.

Application Deadline:  October 19, 2025

                                    January 25, 2026

Award: $1,000

Criteria: Academic Achievement. (1 yr & 2 yr programs)

Application Deadline: No application - selection made by Awards Office

Award: $1,000 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time or part-time student.
• Must be in second year of Business Management or Human Resource program, or in the Business Administration certificate program.
• Be in financial need
• In good academic standing

Application Deadline: February 22, 2026

Award: $1,000 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time student. 
• Student leadership & involvement in Students' Association, student organizations and/or non-profit organizations.  
• Must include Letter/essay and letter of reference required. Check application for more details

Application Deadline: January 25, 2026

Award: $2,500

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• Highest academic achievement
• Continuing full-time into second year of program. (2 yr programs) 

Application Deadline: No application - selection made September 15th

Award: up to $2,500 (varies)

Criteria: Métis Scholar Awards Info Sheet

Application Deadline: November 9, 2025

Eligibility Criteria:  Addictions Counselling or Social Work Programs

Award: $500 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time student   
• Have completed first term successfully with highest GPA. 
• Preference give to students who have resided in Alberta for one year prior to application.

No application required, selection made March 1st. 

Award:$1,000 (1)

Criteria: 

• In good academic standing
• Full-time student
• Identified financial need.
• Must be a resident of Bigstone Cree Nation (provide letter as proof).

Application Deadline: October 19, 2025

Award: $400 (35)

Criteria: 

• Full-time or part-time student
• Clinical/Practicum is a requirement of program and placement must be outside of student's home community
• In good academic standing
• Identified financial need

Application Deadline: May 10, 2026

Award: $1,000

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• Academic Achievement
• Planning to continue studies in Post-Secondary in the Fall.

Application Deadline: April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Apprenticeship, Pre-Employment, Resource Technology, Business/Office Administration, Computer Network Specialist, Water & Wastewater

Award: $1,000 (6)

Criteria:

• Student must reside in NLC region
• Based on academic achievement.
• Three of these awards will be available specifically to Indigenous (First Nation, Métis or Inuit) students.

Application deadline: April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Early Learning and Child Care Certificate program

Award: $500 2/term

Criteria:

• Full-time or part-time students
• In financial need
• In good academic standing.

Deadlines: October 19, 2025

                  February 22, 2026

                  April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  University Studies program

Award: $1,000 (5)

Criteria: 

• In good academic standing
• Full-time student
• Identified financial need.
• Must be a resident of NLC region

Application Deadline: October 19, 2025

Award: $600 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• Demonstrate financial need
• Commitment to working in region
• Active in community through volunteerism
• Must include a short essay or written statement about your commitment to working in the region and your volunteerism in your community

1 award for a Certificate student (1 yr program), 1 award for a Diploma student (2 yr program)

Application Deadline: October 19, 2025

*Partnership Bursary – matching amount available from Northern Alberta Development Council, if eligible

Eligibility Criteria:  Health Diploma programs

Award: $1,000 (5)

Criteria: 

• In good academic standing
• Full-time student
• Identified financial need
• Leadership in school/community and/or overcoming obstacles
• Must be a resident of NLC region
• In second year of program.
• Must include a short essay or written statement outlining your leadership in school/community and/or overcoming obstacles.

Application Deadline: February 22, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  University Studies

Award: $1,000

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• In good academic standing
• Highest GPA
• For students who begin in Fall in University Studies and continue into the Winter term.

Application Deadline: February 22, 2026

Eligibility Criteria: Adult Basic Education - (BEL courses)

Award: $500

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• Exceptional progress/attendance
• Academic achievement

Application Deadline: April 19, 2026

Award: $500 (2)

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• 80% average in courses for entry to post-secondary training
• Out of high school for 3 yrs.

(Nomination to Alberta Scholarships program)

Application Deadline: April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Adult Basic Education - BEL courses

Award: $500 (1)

Criteria:

• Faced adversity and/or overcome obstacles to be successful in education. (Adult Basic Education - BEL courses)
• Must include a paragraph outlining how you've overcome obstacle to be successful in education.

Application Deadline: April 19, 2026

Award: $1,000 (1)

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• High academic achievement
• Demonstrating interest in learning & helping others.
  (Northern Region Campuses - Peace River, High Level, Fort Vermilion & Chateh)
• Must include a short essay or written statement outlining your interest in learning and helping others.

Application Deadline: April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria: Adult Basic Education - BEL courses 

Award: $500 (1)

Criteria:

• Full-time student
• In financial need
• Exceptional attendance and attitude
• One instructor reference required. (Adult Basic Education - BEL courses) 

(Northern Region campuses - Peace River, High Level, Fort Vermilion & Chateh)

Application Deadline: April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Academic Upgrading or Trades program

Award: $450 (2 per deadline)

Criteria:

• Full-time or part-time student
• in good academic standing
• Demonstrating three of the following criteria:

1. Demonstrate hard work and achievement in their program
2. Exceptional spirit with volunteerism and helping other students
3. Has caring nature towards instructors, students and student community
4. Goes the extra mile in volunteerism, employment and/or other activities involved in

Must include a short essay or written statement outlining 3 of the above criteria.

Deadlines: December 6, 2025

                  May 10, 2026 

Eligibility Criteria:  Academic Upgrading Program

Award: $750 (1)

Criteria:

• Be a resident of the NLC Region for at least one year. 
• Full-time student.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• In good academic standing
• Successfully completed first semester.
• Involved with student life on or off the campus.

Application Deadline: February 22, 2026

Award: $500

Criteria: Information Sheet

Application Deadline: One month prior to the end date of your course or program

Eligibility Criteria:  Power Engineering 4th Class program

Award: $1,000

Criteria:

• High School student who successfully completed the NLC Power Engineering 4th Class program.
• Student must be from Peace River or within a 200 Kilometer radius.
• Achieved an overall average of 70%. submit an essay (minimum 500 words) outlining why they have chosen the field and their career goals.
• Student must be willing to participate in a short telephone interview with the Selection Committee if needed. 

Application Deadline: Student will be selected by the NLC Awards Selection Committee based on the criteria outlined above. 

 Deadline:                    April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Trade or Resource Technology Program

Award: $500 (2)

Criteria: 

• Full-time or part-time student 
• Provide a short statement (no more than 300 words) describing how the award will benefit their education and a description of financial need.
• In good academic standing
• If there are multiple applications, preference will be given to a student who is not receiving financial assistance from their employer to take the program

Application Deadline: June 30, 2026

Award: $1,000

Criteria:

• Full-time or part-time student
• Have successfully completed NLC Power Engineering 4th Class within the current academic year
• Student with the highest grade of the program
• From Peace River or within a 200 Kilometer radius  
• Must meet the academic entrance requirements for the Power Engineering 4th Class Lab Certification

Application Deadline: No application required.

Closes:   April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Electrician Apprenticeship program (4th period)

Award: $1,000

Criteria: 

• Enrolled in 4th Period Electrician program
• Highest grade
• Financial Need.
• Professionalism
• Ability to consistently produce a high quality of work
• Instructor reference required

Application Deadline: June 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Apprenticeship, Pre-Employment, Resource Technology, Business/Office Administration, Computer Network Specialist, Water & Wastewater

Award: $1,000 (6)

Criteria:

• Student must reside in NLC region
• Academic achievement
• Three of these awards will be available specifically to Indigenous (First Nation, Métis or Inuit) students.

Application deadline: April 19, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Academic Upgrading or Trades program

Award: $450 (2 per deadline)

Criteria:

• Full-time or part-time student
• in good academic standing
• Demonstrating three of the following criteria:

1. Demonstrate hard work and achievement in their program
2. Exceptional spirit with volunteerism and helping other students
3. Has caring nature towards instructors, students and student community
4. Goes the extra mile in volunteerism, employment and/or other activities involved in

Must include a short essay or written statement outlining 3 of the above criteria.

Deadlines: December 6, 2025

                  May 10, 2026 

                   May 10, 2026

Eligibility Criteria:  Carpentry, Electrical, or Welder Apprenticeship Trade*

Award:  $3,300 (3)

Criteria:

• Student must be a resident of the NLC region.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Extra consideration will be given to Indigenous students.
• In good academic standing.
• Submit a short essay (up to 500 words) responding to the following questions: 

1.  Why is a workplace health and safety program important?                               
2. What is every person's health and safety responsibility on a worksite?

Deadline:  varies by program

*In cases where there are no eligible applicants in either the Carpenter or Electrician Apprenticeship Trades programs, more than one Welder Apprenticeship applicant may be awarded a bursary.

Eligibility Criteria:   Academic Upgrading; Pre-Employment Trades; Carpentry, Electrician, or Welder Apprenticeship Program

Award:  $1,000 (2)

Criteria:

• Be in good academic standing
• Demonstrate financial need

Applicants must include with the application:

• A short written statement outlining what type of career they are pursuing in the Oil & Gas field, as well as how your courses will help them achieve this goal.

Deadline:  December 1, 2025

                 May 17, 2026