Recipients will be chosen from student loan applicants who meet program and financial eligibility criteria, according to Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
The expansion of the program aims to make post-secondary education more affordable for nursing students and help train nurses to enter Alberta’s health-care sector.
The Alberta government said the bursary as a whole will help around 3,400 low-income students in various fields by the end of the 2023-24 academic year. In all, the government said it has invested $17 million into the program.“Every Albertan deserves access to high-quality education. Cost should not be a barrier,” Nicolaides told reporters on Wednesday.
“Alberta’s government is working to ensure that all Albertans have the opportunity to learn and train for a rewarding career.”Wednesday’s announcement comes as Alberta continues to try to bring more nurses into the workforce as the health system struggles to keep up with the demand for services.Unions representing health professionals have said there is a nursing shortage in Alberta that amounts to a staffing crisis.
Nancy Tran, a fourth-year nursing student at Mount Royal University, said the New Beginnings Bursary will help ease the burden that is on her and her classmates’ shoulders.
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