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Northern Alberta Development Bursary


Award value

up to $7,000/year

Application to apply for

The Northern Alberta Development Bursary (NADB) is a non-repayable bursary you can receive if you agree to live and work within the program boundary for 1 year of full-time employment in return for each year of bursary support received. It is offered to students entering their last 2 years of post-secondary studies or entering a program that is 1 or 2 years in length.

The goal of this bursary is to assist students to obtain the skills and knowledge to enter or re-enter the workforce in northern Alberta.

Award description

  • Eligibility:
    Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Person
  • Have applied for or enrolled in a full-time program in a post-secondary school that is designated for provincial funding
  • Be entering your last or second to last year of your post-secondary program in the fall and in an apprenticeship program
  • Registered in a program that is at least 12 weeks in length for half of a bursary or 16 weeks for a full bursary
  • Resident of Alberta for 12 consecutive months before the start of your program and 18 years of age or older
  • Plan to live and work in northern Alberta upon completion of your program and sign a return of service agreement
  • Must not be in default of a provincial student loan

Required criteria

Student type: Any

Faculty: Any

Year entering: Any

Citizenship/residency: Domestic


Award information

Type of award: Bursary

Internal/external/government: External