Whether you are considering an apprenticeship, a certificate, a diploma or a degree program, post-secondary education costs money and you need to be prepared for the expense. Scholarships can be a great way to help finance the expense. It's important to note that scholarships are typically based on conditional acceptance from a post-secondary institution, as scholarships are meant to help pay for school. You do not have to be fully accepted into a program at the time you apply for scholarships, but you do not get the money until you actually attend school.
There are two categories: Entrance Awards (awarded by a post secondary institutions) and External Awards (awarded by various organizations).
It is easy for your scholarship applications to get overlooked. Check out the Scholar Tree blog below and avoid common mistakes on your scholarship applications...
This webinar by Janet MacDonald of mycampusGPS.ca gives valuable information for how to find scholarships and actually get them...
Bursaries, Scholarships, Awards and everything inbetween....
This is a great resource to help with the off-set of Post-Secondary expenses.