Dr. Gary McPherson Leadership Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be:

- A Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Person (visa students are not eligible),
- An Alberta resident, and to be considered an Alberta resident one of the following conditions must apply:
– one parent or legal guardian has maintained permanent residence in Canada for at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately prior to commencing post-secondary studies and be residing in Alberta, or
– Alberta is the last place the student has lived for twelve (12) consecutive months immediately prior to commencing post-secondary studies, or
– the student’s spouse/partner has maintained permanent residence in Alberta for 12 consecutive months prior to the person attending post-secondary studies.
- Enrolled full-time in a post-secondary program: undergraduate, professional, graduate, apprenticeship, diploma or certificate program at an eligible publicly funded post-secondary institution in Alberta, and in satisfactory academic standing as determined by the post-secondary institution.

How to Apply

Email awards@oldscollege.ca for a copy of the application.
Additionally, applicants must include a resume highlighting your leadership involvement and extra-curricular activities related to improving the lives of other people; and an essay of up to a maximum of 1,000 words – please refer to page 2 of the application for details.