Scholarships at Athabasca University

Athabasca University undergraduate or graduate students with an identified learning, physical, or mental disability and demonstrated financial need may apply. Preference goes to students in a degree, diploma, or certificate program who have made noteworthy progress toward graduation. Awards of up to $1,500 are available. Apply by October 15; verify the current application cycle on the university website.

Current Athabasca University undergraduate program students who have completed at least 3 undergraduate credits and demonstrate financial need or exceptional life circumstances may apply. Applicants must have room in their program to use the bursary for a future course registration and must not have received this bursary twice previously. The bursary is a tuition-fee credit for one 3-credit course, with a maximum of two per student. Apply through the AU Student Awards Portal.

Open to graduate students in all programs leading to a graduate degree who have completed all degree requirements in the twelve-month period prior to the June convocation deadline and normally hold a minimum overall GPA of 3.80. Selection weighs coursework, research, publications, presentations, and thesis or dissertation quality. One gold medal with a variable amount is awarded to recognize outstanding graduate academic performance. Faculties and graduate awards committees nominate recipients; no student application is listed.

David Gabriel Tuccaro Awards for Indigenous Students — one of the awards funded by Athabasca University for Indigenous students, administered through Indspire's Building Brighter Futures Bursaries & Scholarships portal. Award amounts vary by sponsoring fund and are not published as a fixed figure on the Indspire listing. Apply once through Indspire's Building Brighter Futures portal. One complete application is considered for every applicable bursary and scholarship. Consideration rounds close August 1, November 1, and February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST each academic year; a complete application carries forward across rounds until February 1.

Dr. Award amounts vary by sponsoring fund and are not published as a fixed figure on the Indspire listing. Apply once through Indspire's Building Brighter Futures portal. One complete application is considered for every applicable bursary and scholarship. Consideration rounds close August 1, November 1, and February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST each academic year; a complete application carries forward across rounds until February 1.