08/13/2026
FedGas Achievement Award
Award for rural students entering post-secondary education.
The FedGas Achievement Award was created to recognize deserving students of members across rural Alberta. Four $1,000 awards are handed out at the FedGas Annual General Meeting (each fall).
The application form MUST be signed by your local gas co-op, band, town, village, or county office and submitted no later than October 1, following graduation.
CRITERIA
Children of co-operative members of gas utilities within the Federation of Alberta Gas Co-ops Ltd., as well as, children of landowners who are serviced by Member Utility towns, villages, counties, or First Nations.
Memberships must have been in place at least one full year.
Children of active members of the FedGas Board are NOT eligible.
Preference will be given to applicants entering either a field of study which applies to the Natural Gas Industry (e.g. Gas Utility Operators, Gasfitters, Pipefitters, Power Engineering, Heavy Equipment Technician, etc.) or to Rural-based programs.
ACCEPTABLE INSTITUTIONS AND COURSES
Admission to first year of a degree or diploma or apprenticeship program at any eligible accredited post secondary institute of learning in Alberta listed in the application form.
ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Candidates must have completed the course work of the last one (1) year of schooling required for admission to the post secondary institution and must have obtained an academic standing of at least seventy five percent (75%) in core subjects.
Applicants not achieving at least this standing will NOT be eligible.
Applications can be found through the link listed below: