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By Curtis Galbraith

Education

An extra 72 students helped by money added to bursary program says provincial government

Apr 26, 2024 | 6:00 AM

The provincial government says 72 students benefitted form more money being added to the Northern Alberta Development Bursary program in 2023-24.

The province put in an extra $572,000.

This money is intended to help students who will work and live in northern Alberta after they graduate.

Total spending was $2.48 million and 308 students, including the 72 helped by the extra funding, were given support in paying for their education.

These students were given up to $11,500 through the Northern Alberta Development Council and First Nations, Metis and Inuit bursaries.

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The province included the following information in its release:

• The NADB program supports students who are training in professions determined to be in demand by northern employers.
• There are four bursary streams, each created to attract and retain skilled professionals to grow and diversify the northern economy:
  • Northern Student Teacher Bursary, open from July to October annually.
  • NADC and NADC Specialty bursaries, open Jan. 2 to April 30, annually.
  • FNMI Bursary, which has two intakes per year, Feb.1 to June 1 and June 5 to Nov. 15; and
  • Bursary Partnership Program, open annually from May 1 to Nov. 30.
• Program funding for the NADB was $2.448 million for 2023-24.
• Advanced Education contributes $1,050,000 to the program annually to support the NADC and NADC Specialty Streams; First Nations, Métis and Inuit Bursaries; and the Bursary Partnership Program.
• Alberta Education funds the Northern Student Teacher Bursary for $324,000 per year.
• Jobs, Economy and Trade provides $500,000 in annual funding support to all streams, in addition to the one-time increase of $573,000.