Tier 1 Scholarship program

Tier 1 Energy Solutions is dedicated to developing the next generation of community leaders and provide a skilled workforce for our industry and is committed on post-secondary education.

Our 2025 Scholarship is now closed, check back in 2026 to apply.

Tier 1 is proud to offer the

Kealan Ossum Scholarship fund

Tier 1 Energy Solutions is dedicated to developing the next generation of community leaders, providing a skilled workforce for our industry, and is committed to post-secondary education.

We will offer five internal $1500.00 scholarships and five $1500.00 external scholarships each year to selected applicants.

Internal Scholarship

OVERVIEW

Five scholarships of $1500.00 each are available.
Payment of Scholarship: End of August each year. Paid directly to the recipient’s school.
Fall Scholarship Deadline: July 15, 2025

Applicant criteria

Must be a Canadian or US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected person (visa students are not eligible).

Must be a current employee or a dependent of a current employee.

Be currently enrolled full-time in a publicly funded post-secondary institution in a field of study supporting the oil and gas industry, including but not limited to: engineering technology, procurement, finance, HR.

Have maintained a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) out of 4, if in the second or more year of the program.

Must provide a personal reference.

Must provide a written essay.

Must be 25 years of age or younger.

External Scholarship

OVERVIEW

Five scholarships of $1500.00 each are available.
Payment of Scholarship: End of August each year. Paid directly to the recipient’s school.
Fall Scholarship Deadline: July 15, 2025

Applicant criteria

Must be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected person (visa students are not eligible).

Be currently enrolled full-time in a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the engineering technology field of study.

Have maintained a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) out of 4, if in the second or more year of the program.

Must provide a personal reference.

Must provide a written essay.

Must be 25 years of age or younger.

Application process

1. Create Your Account

Follow the apply link below.

Create a username and password.

Gain access to the application form.

2. Write your essay

Provide an essay as to why you have chosen your career path. 

Maximum 1000 words.

3. Gather references

Provide a letter or recommendation from a community member e/g. employer, mentor.

4. Fill ouT application

Complete your application by filling all fields and uploading all required documents:

  • School Transcripts.
  • Recommendation Letter(s) (2 files).
  • Personal Essay:  This can be an uploaded document or a text section.
  • Protected Person or Refugee: Notice of Decision,  or Verification of Status Document.
Congratulations to the 2025 / 2026 Tier 1 Kealan Ossum Scholarship recipients!
Internal Recipients

Jack Sadler

Oklahoma State University

Alie Hamilton

University of Oklahoma

Dara Blanch

MacEwan University

Madison House

Northwestern Polytechnic

Lacey Kinslow

Texas A&M University

External Recipients

Bernice Cao

Mechanical Engineering, University of Calgary

De’Amonte Overman

Petroleum Engineering, NAIT

BrYNn Harvey

Energy Engineering, University of Calgary

Emma Schmidt

Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina

Colby Sych

Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary

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