Awards & Scholarships

Automatic Academic Scholarship Criteria - Undergraduate Students

• Minimum 75% (3.0 CGPA) on Ambrose admission requirements
• Available to transfer and high school students
• Automatic with admission (no application required)

HIGH SCHOOL Average

• 75%-79% - $500
• 80%-84% - $750
• 85%-89% - $1,000
• 90%-94% - $1,500
• 95%-100% - $2,000

August 1 - Fall Start

December 1 - Winter Start

$500 - $2,000

Automatic Scholarship Criteria - Transfer Students

Average on 15 credits or more from another institution

• 3.0 - 3.2 CGPA - $500
• 3.3 - 3.5 CGPA - $1,000
• 3.6 - 3.7 CGPA - $1,500
• 3.8 - 4.0 CGPA - $2,000

Entrance: Music

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements
• Based on faculty selection and audition
• Available to students applying to Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Arts in Music

Ongoing

Various amounts

Entrance: Athletics

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements and making the team
• Athletic Scholarships are based on athletic performance and making the varsity team, as determined by the coach. Reach out to a basketball, volleyball, soccer, futsal coach at Get Rectruited. We’ll arrange for you to either come join the team for a practice, demonstrate your ability at an ID Camp, or send us some video footage.

Ongoing

Various

Entrance: Acting

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements
• Based on faculty selection and audition
• Available to students applying to Diploma in Acting

Ongoing

Various

Entrance: International Student Scholarship

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements
• Available to new students entering their first year that are enroled in a program
• Any student who requires a student visa / permit to study

Ongoing

$1,000

Church Youth Group Scholarship

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements
• Must submit an attendee card to an Admissions Advisor during a visit or event
• Will only be awarded once per person
• Can be combined with other entrance scholarships

• Does not apply to returning or continuing Ambrose students

Ongoing

$500

Legacy Youth Conference (LYC) or Nazarene Youth Conference (NYC) Scholarship

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements
• Attends LYC or NYC event
• Will only be awarded once per person
• Can be combined with other entrance scholarships

• Does not apply to returning or continuing Ambrose students

Ongoing

$1,000

Bachelor of Education (After Degree)

• Students entering Bachelor of Education After Degree program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• No application required - automatically considered based on admission
• Scholarships only available for early admission

March 1

$500 - $2,000

Continuing Student Scholarships

• Scholarship recipients will be announced in early April
• Any current student, including Internship and onSite students*, who will be continuing studies at Ambrose in the upcoming fall full time (9 credits) or 6 credits for students with disability
• Minimum 2.0 CGPA as of last semester
• Students must be currently enroled full time (9 credits) in a program**
• Applications accepted from January 25 to February 28, 2019

*Internship, thesis program, and onSite students leaving for the fall are considered full time students

**Students who have been approved to study at a 40%-course load as a full-time equivalent based on a disability will be considered for full-time awards. (See schedule 4: Federal/Provincial Grant for Post-secondary student with Disabilities)

February 28

Various amounts

Christian High School Scholarship

• Minimum 80% on Ambrose admission requirements
• Schools that are members of ACSI or CSI

January 31

$3,000/year over 8 consecutive semesters or one degree

Church Servant Leadership Scholarship

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements
• Ambrose will match up to $2,000/academic year of church support

Apply here

March 31
available for students beginning in September only

up to $2,000/year

Presidential Scholarship

• Minimum 85% on Ambrose admission requirements

January 31

Up to $40,000 (full tuition) over 8 consecutive semesters

International Worker Children

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements
• Parents must be active International/Cross Cultural Workers working in the field with a designated organization
• 21 and under
• International Worker Children (21 and under) who are currently attending a Christian High School overseas, may apply for the Christian Scholarship (see above)

Ongoing

$1,000

Quizzing

• Meet Ambrose admissions requirements
• Current Grade 12 participants in district and international quizzing competitions
• No application required

Ongoing

$500 - 1,500

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Historian Award

A $1,500 award to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program who has completed or is currently taking courses in Canada’s and/or Alberta’s history and who has demonstrated good character, active community service and potential for leadership. The recipient must be in satisfactory academic standing and prepare a maximum 500-word essay.

How to Apply: Complete an application form and submit it along with all supporting documentation to financialaid@ambrose.edu .

Application Form

October 22, 2019

$1,500

Camp Chamisall Matching Grant Application

Undergraduate students attending Ambrose University who receive financial support from Camp Chamisall can have that support matched by Ambrose up to $1,000/academic year. This grant is only available for the fall and winter semesters.

Application Form

August 31, 2019

$1,000

Southern Alberta Bible Camp Matching Grant Application

Undergraduate students attending Ambrose University who receive financial support from SABC can have that support matched by Ambrose up to $1,000/academic year. This grant is only available for the fall and winter semesters.

Application Form

August 31, 2019

$1,000

Camp Harmattan Matching Grant Application

Undergraduate students attending Ambrose University who receive financial support from Camp Harmattan can have that support matched by Ambrose up to $1,000/academic year. This grant is only available for the fall and winter semesters.

Application Form

August 31, 2019

$1,000