Continuing Education ❯ Funding Assistance ❯
Alumni Professional Development Grant
Alumni Professional Development Grants help University of Alberta alumni achieve their career growth goals by removing financial barriers to high-quality, meaningful career education and personal growth opportunities offered by the UAlberta and its partners.
This grant provides funding for alumni to participate in courses and activities that will help them:
- Develop leadership skills
- Explore career opportunities
- Learn about professional practices in different cultures and contexts
- Establish and expand professional networks
- Reflect critically on their career interests and aspirations
- Develop new skills including, but not limited to:
- Career Management skills: skills needed to navigate the workplace
- Discipline-specific skills: skills specific to certain occupational fields
- Generic skills: using technology, written and verbal communication, leadership
- Self-management skills: goal-setting, time-management, self-assessment, reflexivity
Who can apply:
Any graduate of the University of Alberta.
What's covered?
Up to $500 maximum of the registration fee for any individual course offered by Continuing & Professional Education at the Faculty of Extension. No grants will be given above $500. No individual may receive more than $1000 in a single fiscal year (April 1 - March 31).
Once approved, please submit your course registration form through the Student Service Portal. If there is a remaining balance, you will be contacted directly for the collection of the balance.
Other Sources
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Eligibility
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Apply by |
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| Canada-Alberta Job Grant
Available for businesses in all sectors across Alberta |
Two-thirds of the training costs (up to 100% if hiring an unemployed Albertan) any time |
| Canada Training Benefit
Residents of Canada, 25-65 years old, who have $10,000-150,000 in earnings for work. |
$250+ income tax return |
| Coal and Electricity Transition Tuition Voucher
If you work at one of the identified coal/electricity worksites and have been employed for a year or more |
$12,000 max. N/A |
| Skilled Immigrant Micro-Loan
Whether you intend to work in the same field you trained in outside of Canada, or you wish to apply your transferable skills to a new career, this low-interest loan helps you cover the cost of education and related living expenses. |
Up to $15,000 loan N/A |
| Alumni Professional Development Grant
Any graduate of the University of Alberta |
Up to $500 anually monthly deadline |
| HRDF
Employed by the University of Alberta as Non-Academic Staff (NASA) |
$750 annually Dec / Mar / Jun / Sep |
| William F. Lede and Ernest Newman Memorial Bursaries
Students who are enrolled or preparing to enrol in the Applied Land Use Planning Certificate, Advanced Certificate in Local Authority Administration (NACLAA) Level I or Level II programs |
$1,000 and $800 annually August |
| ADOA Achievement Award
Students who completed the Applied Land Use Planning Certificate program |
One-year ADOA membership N/A |
| Calytera Systems Award
Students who have completed the Information Access and Protection of Privacy Certificate program. |
$500 annually instructor nominated |
| SLGM Achievement Award
Graduating students of the Advanced Certificate in Local Authority Administration (NACLAA) Level II program |
Up to $500 annually N/A |
| Ella May Walker Memorial Award
Students in the Visual Arts (Certificate or Citation), Residential Interiors Certificate programs |
$500 annually June |
| Lieutenant-Governor Lois E. Hole and Harriet Winspear Endowment Scholarship
Students in the Visual Arts (Certificate or Citation) program |
$300-500 annually June |
| Lillian Nunn Scholarship
ACACA members in the Visual Arts (Certificate or Citation) program |
$300-600 annually July |
| Constance McFarland Memorial Art Award
Students in the U of A Online and Continuing Education Visual Arts (Certificate or Citation) program |
$300-600 annually instructor nominated |
| Harry Wohlfarth Memorial Award
Students in the Visual Arts (Certificate or Citation) program |
$300-600 annually instructor nominated |
| Edmonton Construction Association (ECA) Award
Students in the Construction Management & Administration Certificate program |
$1,000 annually N/A |
| CCOHS Dick Martin Scholarship Award
Students enrolled either full time or part time in an Occupational Health and Safety-related course or program |
$3,000 annually January |
| Methanex Corporation Award in Occupational Health and Safety
Students enrolled in the Occupational Health and Safety Professional Diploma program who have completed a minimum of six (6) core courses by March 31st can apply. |
$750 annually April 15 |
| OHS Healthy Workplaces Award
Current students and graduates of the Occupational Health and Safety Certificate and/or Professional Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety |
$1,000 annually May |
| Carol Ross Scholarship
Current students of the Occupational Health and Safety Certificate and/or Professional Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety |
$3,000 annually July |
| Health And Safety Conference Society Of Alberta (HSCSA)
Graduates of the Occupational Health and Safety Certificate program |
Up to $500 annually N/A |
| Gary Wagar Scholarship
Students who have completed the NCSO designation to use toward their Occupational Health and Safety Certificate program |
$500 annually February |
| CSSE OHSE Student Writing Awards Program
Current students and graduates of the Occupational Health and Safety Certificate and/or Professional Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety |
$200-500 annually April |
| Chad Bradley Scholarship for Women in OHS
Current students (women) of the Occupational Health and Safety Certificate and/or Professional Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety |
$3,000 August |
| CSSE OHSE Bursary Program
Students enrolled either full time or part time in an Occupational Health and Safety-related course or program |
$500 December |
| 50th Anniversary Scholarship
Students who are enrolled in the Advanced Certificate in Local Authority Administration (NACLAA) Level I program |
$800 annually August |
| Chairman’s Scholarship
Students who are enrolled in the Advanced Certificate in Local Authority Administration (NACLAA) Level I program |
$800 annually August |
| Servus-Bredin Microloans for Professional Newcomers
Students who are internationally educated professionals pursuing Canadian licensing or training. |
Up to $15,000 loan N/A |