Application process:

Obtain an “Application Package” by contacting the Education Coordinator at the Athabasca Tribal Council office.   The package includes the Education Funding Policy and a set of forms (refer to Appendix C) that must be completed   and returned to the office. Incomplete applications without required supporting documents will be returned to the   applicant. Approval of the completed application is subject to the availability of funding.

Students are responsible for reading and understanding the terms set out in this policy manual. Where clarification is   needed, it is the student’s responsibility to contact the Education Coordinator for a further detailed explanation.

Application of new students:

New students must submit:

- a completed application form
- all necessary supporting documents:

- Statement of intent
- Letter of acceptance from an approved post-secondary institution
- Copy of your Provincial Health Care card (if claiming dependents)
- Copy of your Treaty/Status card (both sides)
- Tuition fee assessment
- Marriage certificate or statutory declaration for common-law relationships (if applicable)

Application of continuing students:

In order to retain eligibility status, continuing students must reapply each year by providing the following documents:

- Completed application form
- Official transcript
- Registration/timetable
- Tuition fee assessment

Annual application deadline: 

Semester Start Date                 Application Deadline

September                               June 15

January                                    November 1 (based on availability of funding)

All students must reapply each year prior to the application deadline date.

For further information contact:
Cynthia Bradfield, ATC Education Coordinator
9206 McCormick Drive, Fort McMurray, AB   T9H 1C7
Tel: 780-791-6538, ext 246