Concordia University College of Alberta
Awards
In addition to information on Concordia University College of Alberta awards, the Student and Enrolment Services, located in Hole Academic Centre (HA 120), keeps a listing of external funding sources and assists students in all programs.
General qualifications for Concordia awards may include academic achievement, professional promise, financial need, enrolment in a degree program, community service, and personal qualities.
With the exception of a limited number of awards (e.g., entrance awards), only students who have completed their first semester at Concordia are eligible to receive awards administered by Concordia. Unless otherwise specified, all applicants for awards must be in satisfactory academic standing (section 9.3.4 of the Calendar) and registered full time (defined as 60% of a full-course load).
To ensure the equitable distribution of awards, the Admissions and Scholarships Committee (ASC) coordinates the conferring of financial awards. All award decisions made by the Committee are final; appeals are not accepted.
Concordia reserves the right to make whatever changes circumstances may require, including suspension or cancellation of particular awards. Financial awards may not be conferred every year if there is a lack of suitable candidates, or if expected returns from the investment of endowed funds or gifts from donors are not realized.
Concordia's General Awards, section 7.3.1, are normally presented at the annual Awards Night toward the end of the winter semester, as listed in the Academic Schedule, section 2.0 in the Calendar.
All scholarships, bursaries, and prizes received through Concordia's awards program are no longer considered taxable income under the Taxation Act (Canada). As required by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), recipients are issued a T4A slip in February for the value of all awards received in the preceding taxation year.