The Yukon Excellence Award encourages academic achievement in grades 10–12 in Yukon high schools. This award helps students pursue post-secondary education or training.
How much can you receive?
You're eligible to receive up to $3,000 for 10 awards for post-secondary education and training. Each award is $300.
The Department of Education calculates the amount you're eligible for. You don’t need to apply to earn an award.
We'll send you a letter to your home address in the fall to let you know which awards you've earned in the previous school year.
How can you use your award?
Use the award to begin or continue your post-secondary studies, either part-time or full-time. You may also be approved if you need to upgrade:
- classes;
- courses; or
- programs.
Use your award for:
- tuition;
- compulsory fees; and
- books.
You can apply for the entire amount of the Yukon Excellence Awards earned or apply for a part each year. You’re not required to complete your post-secondary program to:
- be eligible for;
- receive; or
- keep your award.
How does it work?
To redeem your Yukon Excellence Awards, please complete the following steps:
- Pay your school costs, compulsory fees or books.
- Submit your receipts via the online student portal.
We'll send funds to reimburse you for your costs via:
- direct deposit; or
- a cheque mailed to the permanent address listed on your application.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Yukon Excellence Award, you must:
- achieve at least an 80% final mark in any 10 of the qualifying courses;
- be a Yukon resident:
- you must be legally entitled to remain in Canada; and
- be a resident of the Yukon; and
- attend:
- a Yukon high school; or
- be registered in a Yukon home education program.
You must be enrolled in post-secondary education or training:
- full-time; or
- part-time.
Qualifying courses
- Grade 10:
- 1 English, math or science course; and
- 1 other course.
- Grade 11:
- 1 civic studies; and
- 2 other courses.
- Grade 12:
- 1 English or communications course; and
- 2 other courses.
French language courses are the equivalent of English courses. We'll use whichever grade is higher to evaluate your grades.
While some of the above courses are no longer available in the current curriculum, we're aware of the equivalent courses and this will be considered during the calculation process.
We do our best to consider equivalent courses. If you notice that a course should have been considered and it wasn't, email the Student Financial Assistance team at [email protected].
Deadline
You may apply at any time to access your awards within 10 years of leaving high school. You don’t need to live in the Yukon to receive the awards you’ve earned.
How to apply
Online application
- Apply online.
- There, you can login with your MyYukon username and password to start your application.
- If you don’t have a username and password, you can create one.
- Provide a copy of your receipts.
- Submit the completed application through the online student portal.
Paper application
- Download, or pick up the mandatory Yukon student financial assistance application.
- Provide a copy of your receipts.
- Submit the completed forms by following the directions on the application.
How to submit your application
You can submit your paper application:
- in person;
- by secure upload link; or
- by mail.
In person:
Come to the Student Financial Assistance Office in the Department of Education building at 1000 Lewes Boulevard in Whitehorse. The entrance to our parking lot is the first left on Hospital Road.
We’re open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Online:
Request a secure link to upload your application by emailing [email protected]. Do not email applications directly.
By mail:
Government of Yukon
Student Financial Assistance (E-13A)
Box 2703,
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
When will you find out about your application?
Once we have approved your application, you'll be able to view and download a letter in the online portal. We'll send you an email letting you know your letter is available.
Once approved, we will issue your funds via:
- direct deposit; or
- a cheque mailed to the address indicated on your application.
Online applications
For application status updates you can check your Student Financial Assistance account.
- Login to the student financial assistance portal.
- Select "VIEW" on the application from the Home page.
Paper applications
You can follow up with Student Financial Assistance by email at: [email protected] or by phone at: 867-667-5929, toll free in Yukon 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5929.
Do I have to report the Yukon Excellence Award income on my tax return?
You must report the Yukon Excellence Awards you received on your tax return. We will send a T4A to the permanent address you provide in your application.
If you have not received a T4A for the previous year by February 28, please phone 867-667-3555.
Wondering how your T4A income will affect your tax return?
Contact the Canada Revenue Agency.
If you have questions, email [email protected] or phone 867-667-5929, toll free in Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 5929.