Shift Happens Auto Sales Scholarship 2026
Award value
$750
Number of awards
1
Application to apply for
Shift Happens Auto Sales is a used vehicle dealership based in Airdrie, Alberta. They work with people who are working with all credit situations and across a wide range of financial circumstances. What they see regularly — through the conversations they have with customers every week — is how much transportation access shapes what's possible in a person's life.
A reliable vehicle can be the difference between landing a job and not making the interview. Between staying in a program and dropping out because the commute isn't possible. Between accessing healthcare and deferring it indefinitely. Between rural opportunity and urban necessity. Transportation is rarely discussed as a social mobility factor the way education or housing is — but anyone who has lived without it understands exactly how much it limits what's achievable.
This scholarship invites post-secondary students to explore that intersection through personal experience. They're not looking for a policy paper or an economic analysis. They're looking for a story — your story, or someone's whose life you've witnessed — told honestly and specifically about how transportation shaped a real opportunity.
Award description
- Enrollment: Currently enrolled in, or accepted to, a post-secondary institution (college, university, technical institute, or trade school) in Canada or the United States.
- Program: Any field of study qualifies. There is no preference for automotive, business, or any specific academic discipline.
- Citizenship: Open to Canadian and American students. Permanent residents and international students enrolled at eligible Canadian or American institutions are also eligible to apply.
- Academic standing: No minimum GPA requirement. This scholarship is based entirely on the quality and authenticity of the submitted essay.
- Age: No age restriction. Mature students and returning learners are welcome to apply.
- Previous recipients: Previous scholarship recipients from other programs are eligible. This scholarship may be held concurrently with other awards.
Required criteria
Student type: Any
Faculty: Any
Year entering: Any
Citizenship/residency: Any
Award information
Type of award: Scholarship
Internal/external/government: External