CIBC Piikani Post-Secondary Bursaries

What you will need

• ✓ Membership in the Piikani First Nation

About this award

No fixed dollar amount is posted — contact Piikani Youth Education Foundation to confirm the value for your specific award before you apply. As a bursary, this money is yours to keep and you do not have to pay it back. This is for you if you are an Indigenous student from the Piikani First Nation who has a demonstrated financial need for help with your education costs. Deadlines come around three times a year on August 1, November 1 and February 1, so aim for whichever one is next. When you apply, ask how and when you'll hear back — whether it is by email, phone, or through an application portal. Selection criteria aren't published — ask Piikani Youth Education Foundation how winners are chosen and roughly how many applicants they typically receive so you can judge your odds. Ask Piikani Youth Education Foundation during your application how the money will reach you — some awards pay students directly, others apply funds to tuition. Confirm this so you can plan your cash flow. Renewal conditions aren't listed — if you're counting on this for multiple years, confirm with Piikani Youth Education Foundation whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must be an Indigenous student from the Piikani First Nation. You can be in any program of study at any level of study. To qualify, you must show a demonstrated financial need for help with education costs and have a GPA (Grade Point Average) of 2.0 or an average grade of 64 or higher.

This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.

• ✓ Open to college, undergraduate, graduate, trades or certificate students
• ✓ Resident of Alberta

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's official page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Submit your application

   Save a copy, and submit at least a day before the deadline shown above.

Tips for applying

• Financial NeedAvoid providing a vague statement about needing money. Instead, provide a clear breakdown of your tuition gaps and living expenses to prove your demonstrated financial need.
• StrategyAvoid waiting until the final deadline. Since there are three windows (August, November, and February), try to apply for the earliest one possible to get your funding sorted sooner.
• RealismAvoid assuming the award covers all costs. Because the exact amount isn't public, treat this as a helpful supplement rather than your only source of tuition money.

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