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NLC Student Awards Application

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We understand that funding your post-secondary education can be a challenge. Through the generosity of many individuals, companies, and associations, we are proud to offer a number of financial awards to our students. Awards may be given based on financial need, academic achievement, community involvement, leadership or extra-curricular activities. The award may also be a combination of a scholarship, bursary or a prize.

Frequently Asked Questions on Student Awards

Please check out the NLC Student Awards List​ for bursaries, scholarships and awards you may be eligible for. We also have a Tuition Bursary available to students that are not receiving any financial assistance (including Student Loans and third-party sponsorship).

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Application Forms

To apply for the open awards below, click on the plus sign to expand, and click the 'Apply Here' button to be redirected to the application form.

For a complete list of our awards and information about eligibility for each of the awards, click here. 

NLC Application for Tuition Bursary

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To be eligible, applicants must meet the following conditions:

  1. Must be enrolled in an NLC program. The tuition bursary is not available to students in programs where fees are forwarded by NLC to the delivering institution.
  2. Financial need.
  3. Paying own tuition and not receiving funding or sponsorship that is designated for tuition payment. The College must be informed of any funding or bursary received during the academic year for which the tuition bursary is approved.
  4. Tuition bursaries that are approved are applied as a credit for tuition for NLC credit programs (per academic year and term).
  5. When an application for tuition bursary has been submitted and a decision has not yet been received, the applicant will be required to either sign a fee deferral agreement or pay full tuition on or before registration day. Established timelines for fee deferrals and
    refund procedures will apply upon approval of the tuition bursary.
  6. International students are not eligible for this bursary.

DEADLINE: Application must be submitted one month prior to the end date of the program/course.

NLC Emergency Bursary

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Instructions:

1. Applications can be submitted any time during the academic year.
2. You must be registered and attending either a part-time or full-time program with NLC.
3. Students are only eligible for this award once per term.
4. The Selection Committee will not consider incomplete applications.
5. Applicants will be notified of decision within 5 business days of receipt of application in the Student Awards Office.
6. Budget section must be completed.

Plains Midstream Canada Bursary

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The purpose of this award is to support students who are pursuing a career in Oil & Gas.

1. This award is open to:

  • Academic Upgrading students
  • Pre-Employment Trades
  • Apprenticeship Trades - Carpenter, Electrician, Welder

2. You must include a short written statement up to 500 words outlining what type of career you are pursuing, and how your courses will help you achieve this goal.

3. Please review all fields for accuracy and completion before submitting the application

4. Incomplete applications will not be considered for awarding

Deadline:  December 1, 2025

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Sparks of Honour: The Gregory Myron Podulsky Memorial Bursary

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  1. This award is open to Apprenticeship Trades program students: Carpentry, Electrician, or Welder
  2. You must reside within the Northern Lakes College designated service region
  3. You must include a short written statement of up to 500 words answering the following questions:
    • Why is a workplace health and safety program important?
    • What is every person's health and safety responsibility on a worksite?
  4. Please review all fields for accuracy and completion before submitting the application
  5. Incomplete applications will not be considered for awarding
AWARD INFORMATION

Award:  $3,300 (3)

Criteria:

  • Awarded to students in Carpentry, Electrical, or Welder Apprenticeship Trades
  • 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 for application is June 30 of the academic year.

Please note that it is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that the required documentation is submitted for consideration.

Apply Here

Fall Awards Application

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Instructions:

  1. Applications can be submitted before or on the deadline date.
  2. Please complete only one application form and check all the awards below that you wish to be considered for.
  3. IMPORTANT: Read the award criteria to check your eligibility for EACH award.
  4. The Selection Committee will not consider incomplete applications.
  5. Do not use relatives as personal references.
  6. Budget section must be completed for ALL award applications.
  7. International students are not eligible for the awards listed below.

Please note that it is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that the required documentation is submitted for consideration. 

DEADLINE: October 19, 2025

Apply Here

Indigenous Career Awards

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Eligibility Criteria

Indigenous Ancestry:

You must be Satus Indian/First Nations, Non-Status Indian/First Nations, Métis, or Inuit to be eligible for this award.

Students must provide proof of their Indigenous ancestry to NLC before their eligibility is determined.  Acceptable forms of proof may include one of the following, however NLC may use discretion and accept other documentation (e.g. proof that an ancestor’s name has been entered in the Indian Registry according to the Indian Act or as a beneficiary of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement) on a case by case basis:

  • certificate of Indian Status, a status card or a band membership card
  • letter from their band verifying their status
  • membership card issued by a Métis organization the student is registered with (Metis organization must be a legal entity)
  • a certified copy of a Nunavut Trust Certificate card or Inuit beneficiary card
  • letter of support from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada or Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
  • a letter of support from an First Nation, Metis or Inuit organization (must be a legal entity) confirming the applicant’s aboriginal ancestry

Residency Requirements: 

Students must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada and an Alberta resident. An Alberta Resident is:

  • a person who has maintained permanent residence in Alberta for a period of 12 months immediately prior to attending a post-secondary institution, or
  • a person whose parents or guardians have maintained permanent residence in Canada for 12 consecutive months and reside in Alberta, or
  • a person whose spouse/partner is an Alberta resident, or  
  • a person declared, or who falls within a class of persons declared, to be a resident in Alberta by the Minister

Course Load Requirement:

  • You must be enrolled in the 2025-26 Fall and/or Winter term in order to be considered for this award.
  • Students must be enrolled in at least 60% of a full course load.
  • Students with a documented permanent disability can be eligible if they are enrolled in at least 40% of a full course load.
    • The post-secondary institution may determine what constitutes a full-time course load in each of its programs.
  • Students must be in satisfactory academic standing to be eligible.
  • You are not eligible to receive this award if you withdraw from studies or fdrop from full-time to part-time studies before the award is paid.

A term is defined as a study period of up to 17 weeks in length.

Credential Types: 

Students must be enrolled in a certificate, diploma, applied or bachelor’s degree program. Students enrolled in apprenticeship technical training, integrated training, pre-employment or non-credential programs are not eligible.

Other eligibility criteria:

If there are more applications than there are funds to be disbursed, additional criteria may include: academic achievement and/or community involvement.

All applicants will be notified, after the deadline, if additional information is required to be submitted.

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Gilles Lacoste Scholarship

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Award:  $500 (2)

Criteria:

  • Awarded to students in:
    • Apprenticeship Trades: Carpentry, Electrician, and Welder
    • Resource Technology: Power Engineering, and Surveying
  • Demonstrate financial need.
  • In good academic standing.
  • Preference given to students not receiving employer support
  • Submit a short written statement (500-750 words) outlining:  
    1. How your education will benefit from this scholarship
    2. A brief description of your financial need

Deadline for application is June 30 of the academic year.

Please note that it is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure that the required documentation is submitted for consideration.

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NLCSA Financial Needs Bursary

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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 

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