The Rutherford Scholar Award is funded through the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund. The top ten students, as determined on the first writing of Diploma Examinations, are recognized as Rutherford Scholars and will receive CAD $2500. Recipients are selected from applications for an Alexander Rutherford Scholarship. A separate application is not required. Students must apply online when their official high school marks are available, and when they are enrolled in post-secondary studies. Applicants must be senior high school students. Recipients are selected based on the first writing of Diploma Examinations from qualifying subjects. Qualifying subjects are one of English Language Arts 30-1, 30-2, or Francais 30-1; and Social Studies 30-1 or 30-2; plus any three other subjects: Mathematics 30-1, or 30-2, French Language Arts 10-1, Biology 30, Chemistry 30, Physics 30, or Science 30. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund for more information.