For high school graduating students who are a Canadian resident, enrolled in a post-secondary institution in an agricultural program. - click here for details. 

Deadline is June 1st - click here for details. 

The KAC Agricultural Society offers two scholarship awards, on an annual basis.

The first award offered is one $550 scholarship to students enrolled in two-year diploma programs, at Canadian post-secondary institutions.

The second award offered is one $900 scholarship to students enrolled in four-year degree programs, at Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Eligibility Criteria are as follows:

The applicant must be currently enrolled in the second year of a diploma or university degree program.

The applicant must have completed at least two (2) years of his/her high school program at the Altario High School.

The applicant’s parents must be current residents of the KAC district, unless extenuating circumstances can be brought to the attention of the Selection Committee, who shall have the final decision on the residency requirement.

Application Procedure

1.     The applicant is required to provide a copy of his/her first year Transcript of Marks. That transcript must be in an original form, sent by the Registrar’s Office to the Principal, Altario School, Altario, AB. T0C 0E0

2.     The applicant is required to provide verification of his/her enrolment in the second year of a diploma or degree program. Either a letter from the Registrar’s Office indicating enrolment or completion of the appropriate part of the application (Part II) will be satisfactory proof of attendance.

3.     The scholarship Application and required documentation must be provided to the Principal, Altario School, no later than October 15 of the application year.

Selection Procedure

1.     The Selections Committee shall be composed of two members of the KAC Agriculture Society and one member of the Altario School teaching staff.

2.      The Selections Committee will meet prior to December 1st of the application year. In making selections of candidates for both the diploma and degree scholarships, selection criteria will include: 

Eligibility criteria

1.     Proof of enrolment in the second year of the program

2.     Comparison of transcripts of the first year of program studies

3.     The awards, diploma, and degree, will be made to the student with the highest average grades on all first year courses recorded in the transcript of marks.

4.     The Agriculture Society Selections Committee will announce award recipients on December 1st of the application year. One award will be granted to a student enrolled in a diploma program at a Canadian post-secondary institution, and one award will be granted to a student enrolled in a degree program at a Canadian post-secondary institution.

Remuneration Procedure

Prior to December 31st, the Agriculture Society will make payment of the award to the Registrar’s Office at the appropriate institution. The payment will be credited to the fee account of the recipient.

Each year the KAC Lions Club makes available one $500 scholarship to be awarded to the applicant who meets the criteria of the KAC Lions Club Scholarship Award.

General Criteria For Award

1.     Application us to be made in writing to the principal at Altario High School. Please submit applications to:

Principal - Altario School
General Delivery
Altario, AB T0C 0E0

2.     Application deadline is January 31st.

3.     Application will be accepted only from a student(s) who attended high school at Altario in the past year.

4.     Application shall be accepted only from a student(s) who is in the attendance at any one of the following as of January 1st of the application year: 

• Technical College
• Vocational College or School
• Agricultural College or School

This program must be a one or two year certificate or diploma program. A student taking a University Transfer Program is not eligible for this scholarship.

5.     An applicant who has already received another scholarship will not qualify for the KAC Lions Club Scholarship Award unless he or she is the only applicant to apply.

6.     Applicants are asked to submit their highest final course grades in four subjects, being 30, 33, or 35 levels. One of these four must be either English 30 or 33.

Selection Procedure

 Applicants are requested to complete the available application form for the KAC Lions Club Scholarship Award.

1.     In making the selection, the school principal will verify submitted marks using the school files.

2.     The successful applicant will be notified by the KAC Lions Club in February.

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The donors of the Nicholas Baier Memorial Award Of Excellence offer one scholarship award on an annual basis.

The award is offered to a student who  completes his or her grade 12 studies with excellence in academics.

The award will be offered annually, with the value established on an annual basis.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must have completed at least two (2) years of his/her high school program at the Altario School.

The applicant’s parents must  be current residents of the Altario district, unless extenuating circumstances can be brought to the attention of the Selection Committee, who shall have the final decision on the residency requirement.

Application Procedure

1.     The Scholarship Application and required documentation must be provided to the Principal, Altario School, no later than June 1st of the application year.

Selection Procedure

1.     The Baier Family will compose the Selection Committee.

2.     The Selection Committee will choose the successful candidate based upon: 

Eligibility criteria

1.     Comparison of transcripts of applicants

2.     The award will be made to the student with the highest average grades over 80%, averaging the course marks of these four(4) core courses: English 30-1, Social Studies 30-1, Mathematics 30 Pure or Mathematics 30-1 and one of: Biology 30, Chemistry 30 or Physics 30.

3.     The award will calculate the student’s best academic average in the above courses, including using  the second semester High School Report Card for grade 12 second semester courses.

4.     The Selection Committee will forward all applications and its decision to the Altario School Principal, prior to the annual June School Awards Ceremony.

Remuneration Procedure

The donors will announce the recipients and make payment of the award to the recipient  at the Altario School Awards Ceremony, in late June.

One award of $1,005 - click here for details.