Applications for 2022 are now open! The deadline for applications is July 31st.
This award will support a worthy student pursuing a career in Occupational Health and Safety through post-secondary studies. The ideal candidate will show a commitment to making workplaces physically and psychologically healthy and safe for workers and the communities where they operate.
The winner of the Carol Ross Scholarship will receive:
- $3,000 CDN towards their studies in Occupational Health and Safety (see full criteria below)
- Free access to all AASP safety training modules (valued at more than $3,500)
Submitting an application
Complete the online application on the AASP website before July 31, 2022.
You will need to provide:
- Personal details (personal information will only be used for the purposes of administering and processing this application and is subject to AASP’s Privacy Policy)
- An essay outlining why workplace health and safety is important to you, and why you are pursuing this course of study
- A copy of your enrollment form in post-secondary studies in OHS for the upcoming academic year
- Contact details of one reference
Scholarship application criteria
The annual scholarship of $3,000CDN is awarded to a student pursuing a career in Occupational Health and Safety that meet the following application requirements:
- Applications will be accepted from students enrolling in an accredited Occupational Health and Safety program at college or university in Alberta (SAIT, NAIT, U of A, U of C, U of L).
- Applications will be accepted from high school graduates and those furthering their education in health and safety graduate studies as outlined in the list of qualified programs.
- Applicants will submit their acceptance into a relevant program.
- Applicants will submit an application prior to the deadline and must include a short essay outlining why workplace health and safety is important to them, and why they are pursuing this course of study.
- Applicants will be permanent residents and must be residing in the province of Alberta.
- Holders of an existing AASP QSR or those working toward a QHSO and want to pursue further post-secondary at the colleges and universities listed above are encouraged to apply.
How the scholarship program began
This annual scholarship is awarded to a worthy recipient in honour of Carol Ross. Carol has dedicated over two decades of her life to the health and safety industry in Alberta. During this time, under her leadership, and with a focus on service to the industry, the AASP has flourished to become one of the largest certifying partners in Alberta.
In 2014, Carol was acknowledged for her contribution to the industry by the Albertan government, industry and by her peers when she received the Work Safe Alberta Individual Lifetime Achievement Award. For Carol, health and safety is not a career, it is a calling, and she remains passionate and committed to helping ensure that every Albertan worker goes home to their loved ones healthy and safe at the end of each workday.
Sponsors
The Carol Ross Scholarship is proudly sponsored by SafetyVantage and AuditSoft.
Previous winners
2021 winner of the Carol Ross Scholarship – Kristi Engleson
Photo from left to right: Ray Gaetz (AASP CEO), Kristi Engleson (Scholarship Winner), Carol Ross (AASP Founder), Ben Snyman (Founder of SafetyVantage & AuditSoft)
2020 winner of the Carol Ross Scholarship – Sonia Taylor
Photo from left to right: Ray Gaetz (AASP CEO), Sonia Taylor (Scholarship Winner), Carol Ross (AASP Founder), Ben Snyman (Founder of SafetyVantage & AuditSoft)
