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Creation Science Association of Alberta Essay Scholarship 

The Creation Science Association of Alberta (CSAA) is pleased to announce its first annual Creation Science Essay Scholarship. 

The Essay Scholarship consists of three cash prizes: $1000 (first place); $750 (second place); $500 (third place) which will be awarded based on sound scholarship which address the topic provided. 

Essays must be no less than 1000 words and are not to exceed 1250 words. Scholarship entrants may quote from any published English translation of the Protestant Canonical Bible (e.g. KJV, NKJV, ESV, RSV, NASB, etc) in their  essay and, when directly quoting a Biblical text, are requested to stipulate from which version(s) the quote(s)  originate. All essays submitted must be the work of the applicant. Use of Artificial Intelligence will disqualify the  submitted essay. Only one essay may be submitted per person per scholarship cycle. 

Topic 

“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for  that all have sinned.” Romans 5:12 (KJV) 

Discuss the importance of a literal six-day creation, with a literal Adam and literal Fall (Genesis 1–3), to our  understanding of the statement in Romans 5:12. 

Scholarship Eligibility 

The essay scholarship is open to all permanent residents of the Province of Alberta, Canada who are currently  enrolled, or plan to be enrolled, either part-time or full-time, in post-secondary Christian theological studies at a  recognized Bible college or seminary. Scholarship winners must provide proof of current enrolment prior to the  scholarship being awarded. The Scholarship adjudication committee reserves the right to not award any or all  scholarships if the quality of submissions are deemed insufficient to warrant an award. All decisions made by the CSAA Scholarship Committee are final. 

By virtue of making a submission, all scholarship entrants grant the CSAA the right to publish their name  alongside their winning essay, at the CSAA’s discretion, in the CSAA’s newsletter Dialogue (both online and in  print). 

Applicant’s Representations and Acknowledgements 

By submitting an essay for the CSAA Essay Scholarship competition, you hereby represent and acknowledge that: 

  • The information provided with your essay is true and correct; 
  • You are not a member or a relative of a member of the CSAA Scholarship Committee;
  • You understand and agree that submitting an essay does not guarantee that you will be awarded the scholarship. You understand that the scholarship is competitive and will be awarded after a rigorous evaluation process; and, 
  • You acknowledge that the CSAA reserves the right to not award any or all scholarships.

Submission

Contest Opens: 23 October 2026 
Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2027 
Scholarship winners notified by: 31 August 2027 
Winners will be required to provide proof of enrolment prior to being awarded the scholarship. 

Submit essays to info@create.ab.ca with “scholarship” in the subject line. In the body of the email, please include  your name, phone number, mailing address, and name of the post-secondary Christian theological institution in which you are enrolled (if known at the time of submission). You do not have to be enrolled at the time you  submit an essay, however, you must be enrolled at a qualifying post-secondary institution by 31 August 2027 in order to be awarded a scholarship. Please attach your essay as a PDF; do not include your essay in the body of  the email.