GGovernment of Alberta, Arts, Culture and Status of Women
Partially funded
Alberta Women in STEM Scholarship
Government of Alberta, Arts, Culture and Status of Women, Canada
Scholarship overview
Supports women studying STEM where their gender is underrepresented, or working to advance gender equality in their field, at approved Alberta post-secondary institutions.
Award Information
- Identifies as a woman
- In a STEM program as defined by Statistics Canada
- Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person
- Alberta resident under one of three parent, last-residence or spouse conditions
- Registered full or part time at an approved Alberta post-secondary institution, undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate
- Not eligible: high school students, short-term continuing education, institutions outside Alberta
- 50 awards of $2,500 each ($125,000 total)
- Intake: September 14 to October 30, 2026
- Assessment November to December 2026; notification February 2027; payment March 2027
- Read the fact sheet
- Request a GATE Front Office account once intake opens
- Gather documents
- Complete the funding application in GATE Front Office
Official links
Documents you will need
- Proof of enrolment with institution logo, current year and term
- Two references as separate PDFs
- Social Insurance Number
- Alberta Student Number
How selection works
Priority goes to applicants who have not previously received the scholarship. Decisions are final.
