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Apply for a Scholarship

Ready to apply for an AEA or Corporate sponsored scholarship? See below for scholarship details, eligibility and selection criteria, and a checklist to ensure your application includes everything it needs.

Applications are due by 11:59 PM, July 31 of each year.

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Program Details

AEA Scholarships and Corporate Scholarships are available to dependents of AEA member companies in good standing. Some scholarships are also available to non-members.


Region-specific Scholarships:  Employee, children or **dependents of the AEA member company must live and work in the corresponding region (ie. parent must live and work in Calgary, **dependents CRA rules). 


Corporate-sponsored Scholarships: Open to employees, children or **dependents of parents working for any member company located throughout Alberta.  Some Corporate Scholarships  you do not have to be an AEA member. Please click here to learn more.


Applying for More Than One Scholarship: Only one scholarship application is required. Please identify all scholarship(s) you believe you qualify for on the application form.


Education Requirements: Students must be attending or planning to attend an accredited University, College, or Postsecondary educational institute on a full-time basis, including apprenticeship. Students are not required to attend school in Alberta.


Repeat Applications: Previous recipients of AEA scholarships are not eligible and will not be considered for future scholarships.


*The Alberta Electrical Alliance reserves the right to remove a scholarship if it does not receive enough applicants and/or deems applicant(s) are below the standard laid out in this application.

**Who can be claimed as a dependent?

Relationship: Be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half-sister or -brother, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or the child of one of these. Age: Be under age 19 or under 24 if a full-time student, or any age if permanently and totally disabled.May 17, 2024 . www.canada.ca/services/helpcentre/glossary

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Applications must be received by AEA by July 31, 2024.

Applicants must complete all items listed below. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.


  1. Fill out the application form below .
  2. Attachments to the application:
  3. Verification of acceptance to the accredited university, college or postsecondary educational institute you attend or plan to attend on a full-time basis.
  4. Field of study calendar excerpt and/or program brochure showing program content and tuition fee.
  5. Your recent transcript.
  6. Essay – please discuss the use of the scholarship, your interest in your intended  field of study, educational goals and plans and goals upon graduation. The  essay must be typed, double spaced, and no more than two pages.
  7. Provide two letters of recommendation; one letter of which should be from the applicant’s teacher or employer/supervisor. Both letters should address the applicant’s overall character, class participation, and academic potential.

SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection committee will evaluate each applicant according to the following criteria established by the AEA.  (If you applied for a Corporate Donors Scholarship, they will review your application and some are offering additional employment and mentoring).


  • Academic performance
  • Community service/school activities/volunteering
  • Employment
  • Field of study
  • Essay
  • Confirm AEA membership status if applicable.




If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact Tara Ternes at the AEA directly:


T: 1-800-642-5508 

E: info@albertaelec.com

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Scholarship Application Form

I hereby confirm that all information provided on this application is correct and I understand that any false information automatically disqualifies me from eligibility. I agree to notify the AEA immediately when my educational program is interrupted or changed in any manner that might jeopardize the interest of the scholarship award. I hereby give the AEA permission to share this information for the purpose of recruitment public relations and reports.

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