SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RAP APPRENTICES

Half-million dollars in apprenticeship scholarships to enhance career options

Students participating in the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) may be eligible for one of the 500 RAP Scholarships of $1,000.

$ Graduate All students who have graduated from high school in June 2008 or earlier, are registered apprentices, and plan to continue their apprenticeship training after graduation are invited to apply. Apprentices who apply for the RAP scholarship must have at least one period of technical training remaining in order to claim the scholarship.

RAP Scholarships are designed to recognize the accomplishments of Alberta high school students participating in the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP), and to encourage students to continue their apprenticeship training after completing high school.

The funds for the scholarships are provided from a joint investment of contributions from the private sector and the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund.

For more information about the contributors to the scholarship fund, see the list of Industry Champions.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a RAP Scholarship, you must:

be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, and a resident of Alberta,
have completed the requirements for high school graduation or have already graduated from high school,
be registered as an Alberta apprentice in a trade while still attending high school,

have completed a minimum of 250 hours of on-the-job training and work experience in your trade,

plan to continue in an approved regular apprenticeship program after completing high school,

have NOT been awarded a RAP Scholarship previously, and
have at least one period of technical training remaining.

To be considered for an award, your application must be supported by:

two or three paragraphs, written or typed, telling us about yourself, confirming your plans to continue your apprenticeship program and why a career in your trade is a 'good fit' for you,

a completed employer recommendation form, and

a recommendation letter from a high school teacher or counselor.

Application information

How to apply

The deadline to submit a 2008 RAP scholarship application has now been extended to February 28, 2009. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application by mail in the spring of 2009.

Click here to download the RAP scholarship application form.

Recipients – RAP Scholarships

Congratulations to the apprentices who have been awarded a RAP scholarship in their trade.

The RAP program in Alberta is strong and continues to grow thanks to the high schools and the RAP Coordinators who work with their students and the RAP program.