Northern Student Teacher Bursary
The Northern Student Teacher Bursary is a return service bursary of $8,000 per year for two years, and is offered to students in the last or second to last year of a Bachelor of Education degree. It is meant to encourage students to plan to teach in participating northern school divisions upon completion of their degree.
You may be eligible if you are:
- a Canadian citizen enrolled full-time in a post-secondary program at a designated institution
- in the last two years of a program leading to a Bachelor of Education with a specialty in demand within northern Alberta
Return Service Commitment:
Students who receive a bursary agree to live and work as a teacher in one of the participating school divisions following completion of their program. Students commit to the north for three years of full time employment (or equivalent) for two years of bursary funding. Students who receive one year of funding will commit to two years of full time employment (or equivalent) of service. Recipients who do not fulfill this requirement must repay the bursary.
Bursary Application:
Use the Northern Alberta Development Council on-line application. Our applications are also available in PDF form as a resource only. Paper applications will not be accepted. Applications for the $16,000 bursary ($8,000 for each of your last two years) are due November 3, 2019.
Participating School Divisions:
Aspen View Public School Division No. 78
East Central Francophone Education Region No. 3
Fort McMurray Public School District No. 2833
Fort Vermilion School Division No. 52
Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 32
Grande Prairie School District No. 2357
Grande Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77
Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 28
Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2 (Fort McMurray and Jasper only)
Holy Family Catholic Regional Division No. 37
High Prairie School Division No. 48
Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 150
Living Waters Catholic Regional Division No. 42
Northern Gateway Regional Division No. 10
Northern Lights School Division No. 69
Northland School Division No. 61
Northwest Francophone Education Region No. 1
Peace River School Division No. 10
Peace Wapiti School Division No. 76
Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7
St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1