Welcome to SACHS! Post Secondary/Scholarship Information Evening Thanks to Lydia Yeomans for the use of her power point

WHO ARE WE? Don Cross Teresa Rieger

A quick overview of Edmonton post- secondary institutions and first year expenses

University of Alberta

Bachelor of Sc. $ includes UPASS books and supplies approx. $ Residence approx. $ with meal plan

MacEwan

Bachelor of Sc. $ books and fees* $ Entrance averages are generally lower; 65% average in level courses* Bachelor of Arts $

Concordia University College of Alberta

Bachelor of Sc. $ per semester Residence $ single; $ double Meal plan $

NAIT

First year approx. $

Education is expensive! Part 2

Where is the Money coming from?

Scholarships are a good thing!

It takes some work to get scholarship money.

One of the easiest is the Rutherford Scholarship

Scholarship Vocabulary What does it all mean?

Scholarship based on academic achievement non-repayable money based on merit the higher the value of the scholarship the more involved the application is

Bursary non repayable money based on financial need and achievement Awards cash or trophy usually funded by private foundations

Most applications ask for the following information: 1) Academics: good marks = money Need a credit history or official transcripts 2)Leadership Activities – community service volunteer work, team leader, school leader camp counselor (you don’t get paid) 3)Athletic – most Canadian schools don’t offer purely athletic scholarships 4) They are looking for well rounded students

One chance to make a first impression. Go to this website; a lot of valuable information on how to get a scholarship Go to for all sorts of important information.

Where do I go for scholarship information? Our school website Announcements (daily) Check out any service clubs that you or your parents belong to. Check out your place of work or your parent’s place of work. See Mr. Rieger or Mr. Cross for help. Clubs or teams that you belong to.

Stay on top of deadlines for registration and scholarships U of A – most faculties are spring Apply right after 1 st term marks are in. MacEwan started taking applications Oct. 1 Concordia – spring deadlines NAIT – March 31 for some – need a career investigation for some programs Some scholarship deadlines are in the fall

And there are student loan options