What They're Looking For
Program: Agriculture, Business, Care Work, Child and Youth Care, Electrician, Engineering Technician, Health and Safety, Nursing, Office Administration, University Transfer, or Welding
Study Year: Grade 12
Province: Saskatchewan
Additional Notes
- Entrance scholarships range from $500 - $5,000
- To learn more about the programs and courses available, visit https://www.greatplainscollege.ca/programs-courses.
- Study year - Grade 12 (or Grade 11 if interested in Early Entrance Award of $1,000)
- Scholarship application deadline: varies with program start date; April 30, 2024 deadline for September 2024 start dates. See Entrance Scholarships | Great Plains College for deadlines on other program start dates.
- Full-time programs applicable to Entrance Scholarships - Administrative Assistant; Agricultural Science Certificate; Business Certificate; Business Diploma in Management; Certificate in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Systems; Continuing Care Assistant, Diploma in Safety, Health and Environmental Management, Early Childhood Education, Electrician, Power Engineering, Practical Nursing, University, Welding, Youth Care Certificate
About Scholarship
Great Plains College boasts one of the most competitive scholarship programs among regional colleges in Saskatchewan. Grade-based Entrance Scholarships from $500 to $5,000 are available for students. You are automatically considered for an Entrance Scholarship when you apply to a full-time student loan-eligible program before the applicable scholarship deadline.
For Grade 11 students who have a minimum 70 per cent grade average (based on marks from 20-level Canadian Studies, English, Math and Science classes) and apply to any full-time student loan-eligible program before June 30, 2024, you are eligible for an additional Early Entrance Award of $1,000.
To learn more about the scholarship and award options, visit https://www.
About Company
Great Plains College is at the leading edge of Saskatchewan’s regional college system. The college is focused on meeting the needs of learners, employers and communities in western Saskatchewan. We are working to build stronger leaders, careers, partnerships and communities.
Our decentralized campuses are located in Kindersley, Swift Current and Warman with additional programming at locations in Biggar, Maple Creek and Martensville. Throughout our locations in south-western and west-central Saskatchewan, we offer a number of post-secondary certificate, diploma and degree programs as well as university courses, safety training, adult basic education and English language training.
The college strives to provide for the distinct needs of our service area by challenging everyone to continually build a responsive, innovative and results-orientated institution. Great Plains College was the first regional college in Saskatchewan to introduce a health and dental plan for its students and also proudly boasts one of the strongest scholarship programs in all of Canada.
Led by knowledgeable and experienced instructors, our smaller class sizes make for a more personal, supportive and productive learning environment. In most programs offered at Great Plains College, you gain real-world experience through practicums before you graduate.
The college has also achieved full Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) grant eligibility status. We recognize the vital importance of research, the new knowledge and applications that it creates, the knowledgeable and skilled human resources development through the process of conducting research, as well as the importance of peer review, which ensures that funded research meets the highest standards of excellence.
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