Financing Your Education

General awards and funding opportunities

The following awards are available on a first-come, first-served basis and cover the partial tuition cost of eligible course(s). You must apply them using a discount code when you register online.

Construction Safety Continuing Education Bursary

Build safer, stronger, and more collaborative worksites by enhancing your leadership, safety, and communication skills. The Construction Safety Continuing Education Bursary covers 75% of the tuition for any of seven eligible courses. Qualified applicants can take one or more courses. Bursary funding is limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications are reviewed within five business days, and the bursary remains open until all funds are allocated.

To be eligible, you must be:

• at least 18 years old, AND
• a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or Protected Person (with a valid work or study permit and Notice of Decision), AND
• an Alberta Resident with an Alberta address.

Note: This bursary is for individual learners and cannot be applied toward corporate group training.

Apply for the Construction Safety Continuing Education Bursary now

Digital Discovery Bursary 

The Digital Discovery Bursary is funded by the Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF) and is awarded based on financial need. 

This award covers 100% of the cost of tuition for one eligible digital technology Continuing Education course of any value that is 30 hours or more in duration. A one-time award code is issued per qualified student.

This award is open on an ongoing basis until funds are depleted per intake offered.  Applications take approximately five business days to review and process. 

To be eligible, you must:

• be a minimum 18 years old 
• live in Calgary (proof of Calgary address required). 

Apply for the Digital Discovery Bursary now

CIBC Foundation Bursary 

In support of the growth of digital transformation education, CIBC has made an eight-year pledge commitment to support students by covering 100% of the costs in select courses focused on the development of in-demand digital skills and training. 

To be eligible, you must:

• at least 18 years old, AND
• be enrolled in one of the eligible digital courses

Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee funding. Your application will be reviewed and a decision will be sent to each applicant within five business days. Successful applicants are only eligible for this bursary once.

Preference will be given to those in financial need and those who identify as Black, Canadian Indigenous or a member of an equity-deserving group.

Apply for the CIBC Foundations Bursary now

Canada Alberta Job Grant (CAJG)

Are you and your employer looking for funding to support your current or future training requirements on the job? The Canada-Alberta Job Grant (CAJG) is an excellent way for employers to support and invest in their current and future employees with training aligned to in-demand skills and competency requirements.

Employers can get up to two-thirds of the costs reimbursed to a maximum of $10,000 per trainee per fiscal year. If employers are hiring and training an unemployed Albertan, up to 100% of training costs could be reimbursed with up to $15,000 per trainee. Individual employers have a cap of $300,000 for grant funding they can receive per fiscal year. 

Canada-Alberta Job Grant funding closed

The Canada-Alberta Job Grant funding is closed until further notice. Please visit the Government of Alberta website for more information.

Windmill Microlending

Are you new to Canada with prior education, skills and experience struggling to get into a career of your choice in Canada? Windmill Microlending is Canada’s only national charity providing affordable low-interest loans of up to $15,000, which could pay for: 

• education and training programs of two years or less, including courses to help you advance your career 
• fees for licensing and qualifying exams 
• living allowance to support you during your training, licensing or relocation 
• credentials assessments 
• English or French language training 
• relocation costs for employment  
• travel expenses to take courses or exams not available in your area 
• books, course materials and work equipment 
• professional association fees. 

Windmill has impacted more than 10,000 clients with the generous support of public funding and private donors. 

To be eligible, you must: 

• be an immigrant and a permanent resident, protected person, convention refugee, provincial nominee or a Canadian citizen 
• be an internationally trained immigrant who requires licensing, re-training or relocation to achieve your career goals.

Windmill Microlending eligibility and application requirements

Canada Training Credit

Launched in 2019, the Canada Training Credit (CTC) is a refundable tax credit. This credit will reduce the tax owed on your income tax return, and if it is higher than your amount owed, you’ll receive a refund for the difference.

The CTC is available for eligible tuition and other fees paid for courses taken in 2020 and subsequent tax years. It's accumulated at a rate of $250 per year, up to a lifetime limit of $5,000. 

If you’re a permanent resident of Canada aged 26 to 66 and meet all other Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) criteria (including meeting minimum working income and maximum net income conditions set for the tax year you’re claiming the credit for), you’re eligible to claim the CTC on your income tax return. 

CTC eligibility and how to claim

Applying discount codes

• Discount codes cannot be applied to a course (section) you’ve started or completed.
• Discounts apply only to tuition and do not apply to taxes or other fees.
• Discounts are not redeemable for cash, credit, or toward previous purchases and are subject to availability.

Contact ConEdAdvising@sait.ca for more information.