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Alberta Student Aid · Direct application
Alberta Student Aid offers up to ten $2,500 Louise McKinney scholarships to high-achieving Alberta residents continuing full-time undergraduate or professional studies outside Alberta in a program not offered in the province. Applicants must rank in the top two percent of their program in the prior year.
The Louise McKinney Post-secondary Scholarship - Study Outside Alberta awards $2,500 (10 winners). It is sponsored by Alberta Student Aid.
The deadline is January 16, 2027. Applications submitted after the deadline are typically not considered, so plan to finish early.
Key requirements include: Canada; Undergraduate; Alberta; Canadian citizen. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
No essay is listed for this scholarship, but check the submission requirements above for other materials.
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