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Student Loans and Grants
Student Aid BC
StudentAid BC helps eligible students with the cost of
their post-secondary education through loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships
and special programs. It also has programs for borrowers who need help repaying
their loans.
Provincial Grants and Bursaries
Adult
Basic Education Student Assistance Program - This provincial program
provides grant funding to adults enrolled in adult basic education, adult special
education and intermediate English as a Second language courses.
Assistance
Program for Students with Disabilities - Depending on your need,
grants of up to $10,000 (up to $12,000 if an attendant is required at school)
are available for exceptional education-related services and adaptive equipment.
B.C.
Access Grant for Full-time Students with Permanent Disabilities
– A grant for students with permanent disabilities of up to $1,000 per
year that displaces B.C. student loan funding.
Learning
Disability Assessment Bursary - This bursary program is available
to part-time or full time students attending British Columbia public post-secondary
institutions taking post-secondary level courses. A bursary of up to $1,800
will be made available to eligible applicants with a learning disability.
Supplemental
Bursary for Students with Disabilities - This program is for part-time
or full-time students with permanent disabilities. It is designed to assist
with exceptional educational costs.
The
Nurses Education Bursary Program - This provincial program awards
up to $1 million in bursary funding a year to nurses and nursing students.
Youth
Educational Assistance Fund (YEAF) for former youth in care - The
Youth Educational Assistance Fund (YEAF) provides grants for former B.C. youth
in care between 19 and 23 years of age who are taking post-secondary level courses
at a designated post-secondary institution.
Federal Grants and Bursaries
Canada
Student Grant for Students from Low-income Families - $250 per month
of study available to students from low-income families who:
- qualify for a federal student loan
- meet the specific grant eligibility requirements
- are enrolled in a university undergraduate, college
or trade school program, of a minimum of two years duration
Canada
Student Grant for Students from Middle-income Families - $100 per month
of study available to students from middle-income families who:
- qualify for a federal student loan
- meet the specific grant eligibility requirements
- are enrolled in a university undergraduate, college
or trade school program, of a minimum of two years duration
Canada
Student Grant for Students with Dependants - $200 per month of study
per each child under 12 years of age. This grant is available to students with
dependants who:
- qualify for a federal student loan
- meet the specific grant eligibility requirements
- have a child under 12 years of age (at the beginning
of the school year)
- have a child 12 years of age or older with a permanent
disability (a permanent physical or mental impairment that results in the
child requiring daily care)
Canada
Student Grant for Part-Time Studies - Available to students who:
- apply and qualify for a Canada Student Loan
- are from a low-income
family as defined by the Canada Student Loans Program
- are enrolled part-time in a program lasting at least
2 years (minimum 32 weeks) at a designated
post-secondary institution
Canada
Student Grant for Part-time Students with Dependants - Available to
students with dependants who:
- apply and qualify for a Canada Student Loan
- are enrolled part-time in a program (minimum 12 weeks)
at a designated post-secondary institution
- have a dependant who will be less than 12 years old
at the beginning of the study period
- have an assessed need that exceeds the Grant for
Part-Time Studies (which provides a maximum of $1,200)
- borrowed at least $4,000 in Canada Student Loans.
Important: Exceptions can be made for low-income students with dependants
12 or older who have a disability.
Canada
Student Grant for Persons with Permanent Disabilities - $2,000 per loan
year available to students who:
Canada
Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Persons with Permanent Disabilities
- Up to $8,000 per loan year available to students who:
- qualify for a federal student loan
have a permanent disability as defined by the Canada Student Loan Program
- have exceptional education related costs for services
or equipment due to their permanent disability
- have submitted a completed Technology
and Services Support Program application form with acceptable documentation
of their permanent disability with their application for student funding
How
to receive your grant or bursary money - Grant and bursary funding
is sent by cheque or distributed via a certificate of eligibility by the organization
that administers the grant or bursary program.
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