Youth Opportunities

We make it easy for our youth to find funding and experience building opportunities to facilitate their educational journey.

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Science Horizons Internship Program

  • The Science Horizons Internship Program, funded by Environment and Climate Change Canada, provides employment opportunities for graduates aged 15 to 30 in the clean economy. Program wage subsidies help Canadian employers in relevant sectors hire the qualified professionals they need to grow, innovate and help combat climate change.

    As a delivery agent for the Science Horizons Internship Program, Clean Foundation will subsidize:

    Up to 80 per cent of an intern’s salary to a maximum of $25,000 for youth from employment equity groups; and

    50 per cent to a maximum of $25,000 for qualified, job-ready youth

  • https://cleanfoundation.ca/workforce-development/science-horizons/?fbclid=IwAR1Pm5jK54-WJFLuP422pqhtXxx5kX1tfqNyVvw78mmBnJZOM_NRsXbhGvQ_aem_AVX_NeE1APnEkXtPWSMN6Iq3aSA-puWCd6LWZTN_oA03lXurxLE6TN-YsAxYXJ-XO2JCyDMiHP6tzDHKizFMLFU3&utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6552014741056&utm_content=6552014742856&utm_term=6552014741856&utm_campaign=6552014741056

Post Secondary Institutions Offering French as a second Language Bursaries

Destination Clic

  • Destination Clic allows young people to travel and deepen their French-speaking culture.

    Is your teenager ready to learn, grow and make new French-speaking friends from across Canada? The Destination Clic Official Languages ​​Program (OLP-PLO) can help young people gain self-confidence and strengthen their French-speaking roots.

    Destination Clic is an experiential learning program offered during the summer and designed specifically for French-speaking students living outside of Quebec. This program aims to help them develop a sense of belonging, to identify with the French-speaking community and to enrich their oral skills in French.

  • https://francaisanglais.ca/destination-clic/faites-une-demande/

Mentorship and Resilience Project

  • The Mentorship and Resilience Project (MRP), led by Dr. Cecilia Bukutu, Dean of Faculty of Science, Concordia University of Edmonton is looking for youth participants. This project is being funded by the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program.

    The primary objective of the MRP is to assist Black Youths (18+) in establishing professional community connections and enhancing social and networking skills crucial for success in job searches and the workplace. Our goal is to enlist both mentors (Black professionals) and mentees (Black Youths 18+) for the duration of 12 months, spanning from March 31, 2024, to March 31, 2025. Some of the project activities will include in-person and online workshops and mentee-mentor meet-ups. The MRP intends to organize various workshops on topics such as (Interview Skills, Building Productive Networks and Relationships, Employability and Work Cultural Competency Skills, Environmental Change – Race, Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity, Navigating Racism and Discrimination, Volunteerism and Career Development, and Resilience Training).

    For more information about the MRP, please visit the link: https://concordia.ab.ca/student-services/mentorship-and-resilience-program/

  • https://concordia.ab.ca/student-services/mentorship-and-resilience-program/

ECF Student Awards

  • Financial circumstances shouldn’t be a barrier to post-secondary education. That’s why ECF offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to help students with financial need achieve their post-secondary goals.

    Our Student Awards help you reduce the amount of debt you take on, whether you’re just getting started or are halfway through your program. Since 1989, we have provided millions of dollars to more than 2,000 students. We provide more than $1.2 million in student grants annually.

    We have a wide variety of Student Awards available. You can find out more about each below.

  • https://www.ecfoundation.org/student-awards/

Northern Alberta Development Bursary Program

  • Whether you choose to live in a small town, mid-sized city or way out in the country – you will always be close to great jobs, incredible natural beauty and vibrant community life in northern Alberta. Our bursaries help advance careers, finish your education, and keep northern Alberta strong and independent.

  • https://www.alberta.ca/northern-alberta-development-bursary-program

Student Awards

  • Find the money to pay for school. 💰📚🎓

    Student Awards is a searchable database helps you sort scholarship opportunities by province, school, award value, difficulty, level of study and more.

    Click this link to see the database

    Deadline: Open For Applications

  • Link to database

Government of Canada Scholarships

Are you taking a Gap Year?

  • Gap Year Possibilities: Discover Year is a one-year life and career skills program that helps young adults better understand what they want in life and build the skills they need to get it. Our students build stronger self-awareness, confidence, communication skills and resilience to thrive in whatever education or career path they choose to take. They achieve these results through essential skills workshops, mentorship and coaching, work terms, travel, and community service.

    Learn more about the possibilities for your gap at cangap.ca/programs #GYEM See less

  • Gap Year Possibilities

RBC Future Launch Scholarship

  • The RBC Future Launch Scholarship could help you take your next step towards a better job. This Scholarship is for anyone from 15 to 29 who wants to learn something new… Could $1,500 make you more future ready?

    Accepting applications all year. Submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

    Deadline: Open For Applications

  • RBC Future Launch scholarship

Reet Institute

  • 🌟 Unlock Potential Career Opportunities for Your Youth in Real Estate! 🌟

    The REET Institute wants to introduce your student to a world of opportunities in commercial real estate. Our 8-week hybrid program includes:

    ✅ Virtual Modules

    ✅ In-person Workshops

    ✅ Industry Mentors

    ✅ Networking

    ✅ $10,000 Scholarship

    Don't miss this chance to make a difference. Click "Learn More" now! 🚀

    The REET Institute is a unique program designed to educate, train and equip high school students with the knowledge of commercial real estate. In this program, you are given eight (8) weeks of access to structured learning, field exposure, and a pitch competition with industry professionals. Join the program to acquire the knowledge, skills, experience, and network to continue on the path to ownership of commercial real estate, starting a career in real estate, and contributing to the growth of real estate in your community.

    Deadline:

  • https://yhfkr5jznqw.typeform.com/to/sWq9R3C6?fbclid=PAAaZHuFYCctSHR4Viq19DVv31m9dQvEH0pIyAXClcYyonZSbN8WH4puUIAQo&typeform-source=ccach.org

Scholarships Canada

  • ScholarshipsCanada.com is part of the SchoolFinder Group.

    The site has been helping students find scholarships since 1997.

    Our mission is to help students realize their dreams.

    We do this by making it possible for students to attend the school of their choice without being limited by the cost. The website lists all relevant scholarships and bursaries free of charge. We endeavor to update each listing on an annual basis. Students are matched to scholarships and bursaries when they create an account. In addition to matching, ScholarshipsCanada.com provides additional resources such as Scholarship Deadline Alerts. These are available in the Dashboard.

    Deadline: Open For Applications

  • https://www.scholarshipscanada.com/Scholarships/Browse-Scholarships.aspx

Students with Disabilities and Required Documentation

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Inclusive Post-Secondary Education

  • Students in foundational learning or skills development programs may be eligible for funding to help pay for education and living costs. Foundational Learning Assistance funds education programs that can help you:

    Increase your English language skills

    Complete academic upgrading for a high school diploma or for post-secondary pre-requisites

    Gain in-demand skills to find employment

    Foundational Learning Assistance is a monthly financial award, calculated based on household financial need, to help you pay for: educational costs such as tuition, mandatory fees, student association fees, and books and supplies, living costs such as food, clothing, personal needs, transportation, rent/mortgage and utility expenses.

  • https://inclusionalberta.org/what-we-do/inclusive-post-secondary/

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarship (AIT)

Universities Canada

  • Universities Canada manages government-funded international partnership programs and more than 120 scholarship programs on behalf of private sector companies.

    Deadline: Open For Applications

  • https://www.univcan.ca/programs-and-scholarships/

Meet our past winners!

  • “When I found out the news about winning the scholarship, I was studying in a library and wanted to scream tears of joy“

    Martin Edwini-Bonsu

  • My name is Orlane and I am a grade 11 student as well as an aspiring pharmaceutical scientist. I love the sciences and plan to pursue advanced education at the University of Alberta.

    Orlane Ndeugueu

  • The Toronto Metropolitan University student plans to “step into public policy” to address systemic gaps that exist for Black Canadians, such as affordable and accessible mental health resources, housing and transportation.

    Lidia Sumamo

  • "My journey began with me attending an online session hosted by CCACH about the scholarship, and from there, I was confident in beginning my application. Although my nerves were present, the amazing resources and community I had access to eased the process"

    Olivia Taylor

  • Nonso Morah is a second-year student at the University of Ottawa majoring in Conflict Studies and Human Rights with a minor in Creative Writing. Hailing from Spruce Grove, Alberta, she is a dedicated advocate in her community as a poet, youth educator, and public speaker.

    Nonso Morah

CCACH has been apart of over a quarter million dollars in scholarships awarded!

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CCACH has been apart of over a quarter million dollars in scholarships awarded! 〰️

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