The Individual Teacher Bursary program may give eligible teachers up to $4,000 each year for post-secondary courses (including master's and doctoral programs), training, and professional development in French or related to French-language learning, education, or pedagogy.

Alberta Education administers the program using federal funding provided through the Canada-Alberta Agreement for Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction.

Bursaries are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

Applicant eligibility

Eligible applicants must:

• hold a valid teaching certificate
• be a current resident of Alberta
• be a Canadian citizen or hold a Canadian permanent resident status (in accordance with the Citizenship Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act)

Eligible applicants must also be one of the following:

• a teacher (Kindergarten to Grade 12) currently teaching in a francophone or French Immersion program or teaching a French as a Second Language course
• a French speaking teacher on a secondment with an organization involved in the field of French teaching and learning
• a teacher hired to teach French or in French in the coming school year
• a teacher or supply teacher, administrator, librarian, counsellor, or other professional staff working with students who are learning French in a francophone school or French Immersion program, or studying French as a Second Language
• a French program consultant working with francophone, French as a Second Language, or French Immersion teachers

The bursary is not available to individuals already benefitting from or being paid by conference organizers.