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Government of Alberta through the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)
Recognizes outstanding academic achievement among students pursuing graduate studies in Alberta. At the University of Alberta, the award is $12,000, paid as a one-time payment.
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Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- citizenship Canadian citizen, Canadian permanent resident, Protected person, International student with a study permit
- enrolment Current students: full-time registration in Fall 2026 and/or Winter 2027, Newly admitted January 2027 student…
- Alberta while enrolled at the University of Alberta
- Demonstrate academic excellence through one or more of the stated GPA/admission GPA, research or academic con…
- institution Nomination to GPS by the applicant's home faculty
- Canadian bank account and Alberta address updated in Bear Tracks to receive the award
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- degree Master's student, Doctoral student
- degree Graduate certificate that can ladder into a Master's degree program
- degree Master's program, years 1–4 during award tenure, Doctoral program, years 1–6 during award tenure; for transfe…
- Who is eligible
- Canadian citizen, Canadian permanent resident, Protected person, International student with a study permit
- Level of study
- Master's, PhD
What's covered Partial funding
- Funding type
- Partial funding
- Funding details
- the value of the scholarship at the University of Alberta is $12,000 and is paid out to recipients as a one-time payment
- Duration
- One-off
- Host country
- Canada
- Host institution
- University of Alberta
What I need Not listed here
- In-person requirements
- None
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How to apply
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- Consult your home faculty about its internal deadline, internal application process, and whether you have been nominated to GPS. Required
- By your faculty’s internal nomination deadline, ensure your citizenship status and Alberta home/residential address are updated in Bear Tracks. Required
- Complete the AGES Student Declaration Form and submit it to your home faculty by its internal deadline. The home faculty, not the student, submits its nominees to GPS through the GSMS Awards Portal. Required
- Deadline
- Deadline unconfirmed
- Deadline notes
- Students submit the AGES Student Declaration form to their home faculty by the faculty's internal deadline; faculties submit nominations to GPS by Friday, Nov. 13, 2026.
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
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