Trades Awards Programs

Supporting brighter futures

Awards description:

• There are two award categories: Entrance, for students entering first-year studies, and Continuing, for students entering second-year studies and beyond.
• Up to 15 awards of $1,500 each will be presented each academic year.
• At least fifty per cent of the total awards granted each year will go to self-identified diversity applicants, as indicated on this awards application.

Eligibility: To be eligible for a SaskPower Post-secondary Award, a student must:

• Demonstrate strong academic achievement. Applicants must have an academic standing of at least 70 per cent average in their last completed year of study.
• Be enrolled in a full-time certificate program at an accredited post-secondary institution in Saskatchewan in the following electrical industry-related programs: heavy duty mechanic, industrial instrument mechanic, industrial mechanics (millwright), machinist, electrician, or welder.
• Be a Saskatchewan resident. You are considered a Saskatchewan resident if any of the following is true: you have always lived in Saskatchewan; you or your spouse filed a Saskatchewan income tax return for the last tax year; or, your parents filed a Saskatchewan tax return for the last tax year.

Contact the awards office of your post-secondary institution to apply.