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Alaska Performance Scholarship

$28,000

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education

Alaska's merit-based scholarship for students who complete a specified rigorous high school curriculum and meet a GPA or standardised test threshold. Verbatim: "awarding eligible students up to $28,000 total towards their postsecondary education."

The catch: The qualifying work happens in high school and cannot be made up afterwards - the curriculum requirement is the real gate, and a student who did not take the required courses cannot become eligible later by improving their grades. The $28,000 is a total across years at a per-year rate that depends on award level, not a single payment.

about 30 minAnnual

UA Scholars Award

$15,000

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education

A $15,000 scholarship from the University of Alaska for students in the top ten percent of their Alaska high school class, usable at any of the three UA universities.

The catch: You do not apply for the award itself - it is conferred on class rank, and what you have to do is claim it by applying for admission before the deadline. The programme's own page states a preferred deadline of 30 June 2026 for the class of 2026 and offers an admission fee waiver by code. Award letters go to the school, so a student who changed schools or never received the letter can be eligible and unaware.

about 25 minAnnual

Canada Education Savings Grant - up to $7,200 per child

$7,200

Employment and Social Development Canada

20% on the first $2,500 contributed to an RESP each year, or $500; up to $600 a year for lower- and middle-income families. Lifetime maximum $7,200 per child, and unused entitlement can be caught up in later years.

The catch: Matched money. Unlike the Canada Learning Bond it pays nothing without your own contribution, which is why the two get confused and why a family with no spare cash should claim the bond first.

Subsidizedabout 30 minAnnual

Alaska Education Grant

$4,000

Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education

Need-based aid for Alaska students at qualifying in-state postsecondary institutions. Verbatim: "AEG awards range from $500 to $4,000 per academic year."

The catch: It is not first-come in the usual sense but it is prioritised, and the priority order is published: prior-year recipients first, then date of FAFSA submission, then enrolment level. Filing the FAFSA late is therefore not a neutral act - it moves you down a queue for a limited pot. The FAFSA is mandatory, it must be redone every year, and the grant only follows you to a qualifying institution in Alaska.

about 45 minAnnual

Alexander Rutherford Scholarship - up to $2,500

$2,500

Alberta Student Aid

Alberta high school achievement scholarship, awarded on five-course averages in grades 10, 11 and 12: $300/$400 for grade 10, $500/$800 for grade 11, $700/$1,300 for grade 12 at the 75–79.9% and 80%+ tiers. Maximum $2,500.

The catch: Marks alone do not qualify you - you also have to be enrolled in a full course load in a designated post-secondary or apprenticeship program of at least one semester. It can only be received once in a lifetime.

about 30 minAnnual

Alabama First Class Pre-K

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

A state-funded pre-kindergarten place, with no registration fee, for children who are four years old by 1 September. Classrooms operate in every county.

The catch: Registering does not get you a place. Sites allocate by random selection and then run randomised waitlists, so applying early confers no advantage and applying to one site is a lottery ticket rather than a plan. Enrolment documents are only required after selection, which means the effort is back-loaded onto families who have already won a place.

about 15 minAnnual

Alabama Career Essentials

Alabama Community College System

A free career-readiness programme through participating Alabama community colleges leading to the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate, the Alabama Certified Employee credential, and one free college course of up to four credit hours.

The catch: The free course is the part with real money in it and it comes last - after completing the training and the assessments. Enrolment contacts and schedules are set by each participating college rather than centrally, so what is available depends on which college is near you.

about 15 minStandingno documents needed

PEI School Food Program

PEI School Food Program Inc.

A provincewide school lunch programme, run since 1 July 2021 by the non-profit PEI School Food Program Inc. rather than by the province.

The catch: The province's own page is a redirect notice and nothing more - it names the non-profit, a phone number and an email, and carries no terms, no cost and no eligibility. Anything specific about what a lunch costs or who qualifies has to come from peischoolfood.ca, which has not been fetched, so this row records that the programme exists and who runs it and deliberately claims nothing else.

SubsidizedAnnual

Free School Supplies

Department of Education and Early Years

Classroom supplies at no cost to families for every Public Schools Branch student from Kindergarten to Grade 9 - pencils, pens, binders, scribblers, folders, paper, crayons, markers and art supplies. Verbatim: "All students enrolled in Kindergarten through Grade 9 are eligible for the initiative."

The catch: It covers the classroom list and not the shopping list. The province names what is still on the family: backpacks, lunch bags, water bottles, indoor footwear, weather-appropriate clothing, calculators, headphones and geometry sets, and schools may ask for more for particular classes. It is also Public Schools Branch only, which leaves out the French-language board.

Annualno documents needed