The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), an organization representing Alberta’s incorporated rural municipalities, offers a Scholarship Program in support of rural students attending an Alberta university or college.
Under the RMA Scholarship Program, five rural students each year will be provided with a scholarship in the amount of $1,000.00. To be eligible for this competition, an applicant must be a resident of an Alberta Municipal District, County or the Special Areas. The applicant must be registered in his or her first four years of undergraduate study at a recognized post-secondary institution, and have no previous degrees or diplomas. Preference will be given to candidates attending a recognized post secondary institution in Alberta. Further, the applicant must demonstrate that their course of studies is related in some way to local government and / or rural community interests. The application deadline for the RMA Scholarship Program is August 31st, 2018.
Further information on this program is available by contacting the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Office in Nisku at 780-955-3639; by visiting the RMA website at www.RMAlberta.com; or by contacting the Starland County Office. Information about the RMA scholarship is also available on the Starland County website at www.starlandcounty.com.
Shirley J. Bremer
Chief Administrative Officer
Starland County
P.O. Box 249
Morrin, Alberta
T0J 2B0
Tel: (403) 772-3793
Fax: (403) 772-3807
[email protected]