ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
High School and University/College students
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
High School and University/College students
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Academic Excellence
Scholarship Amount
* Note that previous KCSFE scholarship recipients may apply again. Applicants can receive scholarship awards up to a maximum of five times: two times during high school, two times during university/college and one time during graduate school. |
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WHO CAN APPLY
FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
2026 KCSFE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must:
Minimum GPA
Note that the KCSFE scholarship award does not have any restrictions for holding other scholarship(s), but receiving the KCSFE scholarship may restrict your future scholarship application(s) where they do not allow the recipient to hold multiple scholarships. If you choose to receive another scholarship that cannot be held concurrently with any other scholarship awards, please inform KCSFE of your decision as soon as possible so that KCSFE can provide the scholarship to another applicant.
EQUITY, DIVERSITY, and INCLUSION (EDI)
The Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation of Edmonton (KCSFE) provides scholarships to foster the education and the growth of future leaders of Alberta communities. KCSFE scholarships are not limited to the Korean Canadian students, but open to all high school and post‐secondary students in Northern Alberta.
The KCSFE promotes diversity and equality for all those in the Korean-Canadian community as well as all of those in the wider community as well, and is designed to be inclusive of all who wish to apply regardless of background, ethnicity, religion, faith, culture or gender or sexual orientation. This mindset builds a stronger and healthier environment that benefits everyone. The KCSFE believes in, and advocates for, EDI for everyone and this will be taken in consideration during the evaluation process for all applicants based on the individual merits of their applications.
Applicants must:
- Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or an international student;
- Be enrolled as a full-time student at a senior high school (grades 10-12) or university/college (undergraduate);
- Reside (or have parents who reside) in Edmonton or the surrounding area (Red Deer and above area of Alberta);
- Meet the minimum GPA requirement; AND
- Have fewer than two KCSFE scholarships awarded during high school (as a high school student) or during university/college (as a university/college student).
Minimum GPA
- High school students – A minimum GPA of 80% for their most recently completed school year.
- University/College students – A minimum GPA of 3.3 (or B+) for their most recently completed academic year.
Note that the KCSFE scholarship award does not have any restrictions for holding other scholarship(s), but receiving the KCSFE scholarship may restrict your future scholarship application(s) where they do not allow the recipient to hold multiple scholarships. If you choose to receive another scholarship that cannot be held concurrently with any other scholarship awards, please inform KCSFE of your decision as soon as possible so that KCSFE can provide the scholarship to another applicant.
EQUITY, DIVERSITY, and INCLUSION (EDI)
The Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation of Edmonton (KCSFE) provides scholarships to foster the education and the growth of future leaders of Alberta communities. KCSFE scholarships are not limited to the Korean Canadian students, but open to all high school and post‐secondary students in Northern Alberta.
The KCSFE promotes diversity and equality for all those in the Korean-Canadian community as well as all of those in the wider community as well, and is designed to be inclusive of all who wish to apply regardless of background, ethnicity, religion, faith, culture or gender or sexual orientation. This mindset builds a stronger and healthier environment that benefits everyone. The KCSFE believes in, and advocates for, EDI for everyone and this will be taken in consideration during the evaluation process for all applicants based on the individual merits of their applications.
HOW TO APPLY
- Applicants must submit their application online (Google Form) by the deadline. Please read 2026 KCSFE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION GUIDELINES - ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE before you start.
- Applicants may use OFFLINE APPLICATION TEMPLATE to work on your application offline and to save your work in progress.
- You must copy your final responses into the ONLINE GOOGLE FORM and submit your application online by the deadline.
- Hard copy applications will NOT be accepted. Instruction on how to submit the Google form can be found in the guideline above.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
- A fully completed Online Application.
- Official academic transcript.
- A cover letter
- Reference letters attesting to the applicant’s academic excellence; and that for volunteer activities. Applicants are responsible for contacting their referees directly
- Tuition receipt for the 2025/2026 academic year must be submitted to receive the scholarship (Grade 12, and University/college students ONLY) once the application is successful.
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