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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 two years 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.

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Take your teaching career to a whole new level — go north where you’ll enjoy variety, challenge and a warm welcome. Plus, you can get a job before you even graduate! Northern school divisions offer a wide range of settings and experiences. Alberta Education, Alberta Scholarship Programs, and the Northern Alberta Development Council provide funding to make it happen. Bursaries of up to $16,000 are available to Education students in the last two years of a degree program.

You may be eligible for a Northern Student Teacher Bursary (NSTB) if you:

  • the last two years of an Education program leading to a Bachelor of Education degree
  • are enrolled full-time at a designated institution

You increase your chance of success if you:

  • are in your second-last year
  • complete the application fully and answer the essay questions clearly and concisely
  • have a letter of recommendation from a northern school division superintendent
  • demonstrate an interest in northern Alberta and knowledge of northern employment opportunities
  • have an acceptable academic record

The 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 full-time years (or equivalent) for two years of bursary funding, or two full-time years for one year of bursary funding. Recipients who do not fulfill this requirement must repay the bursary.

Applications:

To apply for this bursary, use the Northern Student Teacher Bursary (NSTB) application.  Click here for the NSTB application.  Our applications are in PDF form, so all you have to do is to download the form to your computer, print out a copy and fill it out with a pen. Follow the instructions included in the form for submitting your application.  Applications can also be obtained from the NADC office.

An on-line application process may also be available right here in late August – please check back later.

Application deadline:

September 30th

Read the press release.

School divisions that are participating in the Northern Student Teacher Bursary:

Aspen View Regional Division No. 19
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 Regional Division No. 35
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