Apprenticeship & Industry Training Scholarship

This scholarship is administered by the Alberta Government. In 2002, TIAA contributed $10,000 to the Alberta Apprentice & Industry Training Scholarship Program. In this program, the Alberta Government matches donations from industry on a 2:1 ratio. The annual $1,000 TIAA Insulator Scholarship is available for applicants who have completed their first year of technical training. Additional eligibility criteria are as follows:

• Canadian citizen or landed immigrant;
• An Alberta resident, as defined by Alberta Scholarship Programs;
• Have completed first year of technical training and be eligible for the next period of training;
• Must rank first, second or third in the pool of eligible applicants in overall combined marks;
• Employer recommendation form must be included; and
• Include one or two paragraphs describing what you enjoy about the trade, why you have chosen a career in the trades and how this scholarship will benefit you.