Jason Lang Scholarship

This scholarship recognizes and rewards Alberta post-secondary students for their academic achievements and encourages students to continue in their undergraduate or professional program of study

To be eligible an applicant must:

• be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Protected Person (visa students are not eligible), • be 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, 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 twelve (12) consecutive months prior to the person attending post-secondary. • be enrolled full-time in the second or subsequent year of an undergraduate program at a publicly funded post-secondary institution in Alberta, • have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 grade point average scale based on an 80% full course load in the previous fall and winter term. Students are not eligible for a Jason Lang Scholarship if they: • are enrolled in a one year certificate program, • do not return to a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the fall or winter of the next academic year, • are recipients of a Louise McKinney Scholarship for the same period of study, or • have received the lifetime maximum of three Jason Lang Scholarships. Note: A term is defined as a study period of up to 17 weeks in length. Co-op work terms/internships/exchange programs may be eligible as long as these programs are a mandatory component of the undergraduate or professional program

Students who meet the eligibility criteria are nominated by the Student Awards Office at the publicly funded post-secondary institution in Alberta where they currently attend. If the student has transferred from another publicly funded post-secondary institution, the institution they currently attend will confirm the previous year’s eligibility criteria.