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Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to apply for OSAP, you must:

• be a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident or Protected Person
• meet Ontario’s provincial residency requirements
• be enrolled in a degree, diploma, or certificate program
• be studying full-time or part-time at an OSAP approved institution

Application Instructions

Step 1 – Start a new Part-time OSAP application.

• Log into your .
• To start a new part-time application, click the “Apply for part-time” blue button.

Step 2 – Select your start date and school.

• When you are asked when your classes start, select:
  • May 2026 for the Early Summer term, OR
  • July 2026 for the Late Summer term.
• Click “Next” to start a new application.

• On the next page, select “CARLETON UNIVERSITY” from the drop down menu.

Step 3 – Your student number.

• You will be prompted to give your �Ӱ�ԭ�� Student ID. It’s important to give your number here. Not providing your student number can cause delays in your application.

Step 4 – Fill in your program info.

• For your program name, enter a single keyword (or at most two) to identify your major (e.g. “History”, “Aerospace”, or “Art History”, “Political Science”)
  • Do not include “Summer” in your program name.
• Depending on your course registration, your summer start and end dates will be one of the following:

• The minimum required summer course load for part-time OSAP is 0.5 credits.
  • Undergraduate students must register in a summer course load that is less than 1.5 credits in your summer study period.
  • Graduate students must be designated as a part-time graduate student by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs.

• Use the table below to determine your course load percentage.

Step 5 – Complete and submit your application.

• The remainder of the application will ask you personal questions regarding your marital status, income, etc. All of the questions are mandatory.
• Review your application carefully before you submit it.

Step 6 – Upload required documentation

You may need to upload documents to support your application. If so, they will be listed on the “Print/Upload” page of your online OSAP application. When you have them ready, scan them and return to the same page to upload them to your OSAP application. You should aim to get this done before your summer classes get underway.

• The supporting document deadline for students registered in a part-time course load for the Early Summer (May – June) is May 18, 2026.
• The supporting document deadline for students registered in a part-time course load for the Late Summer (July- August) is July 14, 2026.
• The supporting document deadline for students registered in a part-time course load for the Full Summer (May – August) is July 14, 2026.

For all deadlines regarding your documentation, visit our summer dates and deadlines page.

Step 7 – Monitor your application

After you submit your application, monitor your �Ӱ�ԭ�� email account for important messages from the Awards Office. Be sure to log in to your regularly to check for unread messages in your OSAP Message Centre.