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Student funding in Canada
Canada Student Grants, OSAP and every province and territory's student aid program, plus scholarships and bursaries from official government, agency and university pages.
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Student aid mixes grants you keep with loans you repay. Loans are labelled. Apply through the official portal, which is always free; for most government aid in Canada you apply once through your province, and in the US you start with the FAFSA.
Canada
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Federal (all provinces and territories)
- Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships · Government of Canada (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Apprentice Loan · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (grants and loans) · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students with Dependants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grants · Government of Canada (Canada Student Financial Assistance Program) · Government student aid · Rolling
- Canada Student Loans · Government of Canada (Canada Student Financial Assistance Program) · Government student aid · Rolling
- Enactus Canada Student Entrepreneur National Competition · Enactus Canada (registered charity) · Government student aid · Forecast
- Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program · Employment and Social Development Canada, via Indigenous service delivery organizations · Government student aid · Rolling
- Indspire Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards · Indspire (Indigenous-led registered charity) · Government student aid · Closes 1 November 2026
- Loran Award · Loran Scholars Foundation (private charity) · Government student aid · Recurring, next intake TBA
- NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Post-Secondary Student Support Program (First Nations and Inuit students) · Indigenous Services Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Schulich Leader Scholarships · Schulich Foundation (private), co-administered by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto · Government student aid · Closes 17 February 2027
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships · Government of Canada (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) · Government student aid · Dates vary
Alberta
- Alberta awards and scholarships · Government of Alberta · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Alberta Student Aid · Government of Alberta · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Alberta student scholarships and awards · Government of Alberta · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Alexander Rutherford Scholarship · Government of Alberta · Government student aid · Dates vary
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- Canada Apprentice Loan · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Rolling
British Columbia
- B.C. Access Grant · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- B.C. Access Grant (Part-Time) · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- B.C. Access Grant for Students with Disabilities · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Provincial Tuition Waiver Program (former youth in care) · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- StudentAid BC · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- StudentAid BC grants, scholarships and other supports · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
Manitoba
- Manitoba Student Aid · Government of Manitoba · Government student aid · Dates vary
Newfoundland
- Newfoundland and Labrador Student Aid · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador · Government student aid · Dates vary
Northwest Territories
- Student Financial Assistance (Northwest Territories) · Government of the Northwest Territories · Government student aid · Dates vary
Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Student Assistance · Government of Nova Scotia · Government student aid · Dates vary
Nunavut
- Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) · Government of Nunavut · Government student aid · Dates vary
Ontario
- Bursary for Students with Disabilities (Ontario) · Government of Ontario · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) · Government of Ontario · Government student aid · Dates vary
- OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) · Government of Ontario · Government student aid · Dates vary
- OSAP grants and loans for full-time students · Government of Ontario · Government student aid · Dates vary
Prince Edward Island
- PEI Student Financial Assistance · Government of Prince Edward Island · Government student aid · Dates vary
Québec
- Aide financière aux études (AFE) · Gouvernement du Québec · Government student aid · Dates vary
Saskatchewan
- Canada and Saskatchewan Student Grants · Government of Saskatchewan · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Saskatchewan Student Aid · Government of Saskatchewan · Government student aid · Dates vary
Yukon
- Yukon Grant and student financial assistance · Government of Yukon · Government student aid · Dates vary
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