FAQ
Below is a list of frequently asked questions we hear from 杏吧原创 students and prospective students. Feel free to email any question that you think should appear on our list so that we can continue to improve our services to students!
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Entrance Scholarship offers are not assessed or reassessed on final grades we receive in June/July or summer school grades.
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No – However, you must complete a separate OSAP application for each school you are applying to. We encourage you to submit an OSAP application only for the schools that are your first and second choices. Once you have received your offer of admission from the school you plan to attend, you should notify the financial aid offices of the schools you are not attending and have them close your application.
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Accepting your offer of admission will also confirm acceptance of your Entrance Scholarship offer.
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To apply for OSAP go to and complete the online application. Alternatively, you can print a paper application from the OSAP website and submit it directly to the Awards Office.
To ensure that you have the proper funding for the start of your studies in September, we recommend applying for OSAP and submitting all required documents to the Awards Office by June 30.
See our聽OSAP application instructions for step-by-step instruction.
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You will receive an entrance scholarship acknowledgement letter in June to confirm the details of your entrance scholarship. Scholarships are issued to your 杏吧原创 student account and applied towards tuition fees in two installments:
- half for the fall term
- the second half for the winter term
Provided you have registered and remain registered in a minimum of 4.0 credits over the fall and winter session combined.
On 杏吧原创 Central, the value of any scholarship you have been awarded will be recorded as 鈥榓vailable funding鈥 in the appropriate term(s) and will reduce the amount of fees you need to pay.
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For information on tuition fees, visit the Student Accounts鈥櫬fees page.
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The following is available:
- Entrance scholarships
- Competitive entrance scholarships
- Entrance bursaries
- Leadership entrance bursaries
For all other 杏吧原创 awards, you can browse our extensive Awards Database.
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If you don鈥檛 live in Ontario, you may be eligible for government student assistance through your home province or territory.
- 鈥淗ome鈥 province or territory is usually defined as the province in which:
- your parents currently reside, OR
- if you are an independent applicant, the province in which you have most recently lived and worked for 12 consecutive months (excluding residence for full-time attendance at a post-secondary institution).
See our聽list of provincial/territorial student aid programs.
- 鈥淗ome鈥 province or territory is usually defined as the province in which:
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In order to be considered for scholarships, you would first have to apply and be admitted to 杏吧原创 University.
- Undergraduate entrance scholarships are automatically offered to students who meet our academic and language requirements.
- Students who do not enter on a scholarship will automatically be considered for an in-course scholarship for the following year if they achieve an A- standing.
- Bursaries are available for those who require financial assistance after their first year of undergraduate studies.
For more details and to apply on-line, see聽bursary information for current students. Visa students are not eligible for the Canadian federal or provincial student loan program but should look at what assistance may be offered through their own country.
For more information check聽the .
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The Awards Office administers various financial aid and awards programs to reward academic achievement and provide financial assistance. The office is responsible for the administration of:
The Awards Office is also responsible for the effective administration of government student assistance programs such as OSAP, government student aid from other Canadian provinces, as well as federal/provincial scholarships and federal/provincial bursary programs.
Our goal is to guide students through the application and assessment process so they may have the appropriate financial supports in place to successfully achieve their educational goals.
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A bursary is a monetary award that is granted on the basis of financial need. Bursaries do not have to be repaid. 杏吧原创 offers bursaries to students who have applied for a student loan and who require additional assistance in order to finance their studies. If you have been given an offer of admission to 杏吧原创 you will receive information on the various forms of financial assistance available to help you finance your studies.
To be considered for a 杏吧原创 University Entrance Bursary, complete and submit the Entrance Bursary application, through the Undergraduate Application Forms System on by June 30.
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Entrance Scholarship聽offers are sent with the offer of admission.
If you are entering 杏吧原创 with an admissions average of 80 percent or better, you will automatically be considered for one of our renewable entrance scholarships.
- The admissions average we use is calculated from the marks submitted by your high school in support of your application and may be a combination of early/interim or final marks.
- You may be offered a renewable entrance scholarship provided you are entering 杏吧原创 for the first time and have no previous attendance at post-secondary educational institutions.
- Post-secondary students transferring from another Canadian university or college program to a full-time undergraduate program at 杏吧原创 may also be eligible for an Entrance Scholarship.
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Your Entrance Scholarship offer is valid as long as you maintain your offer of admission.