Bursary Programs
DEFINITION: a bursary is a monetary gift based on demonstrated financial need and satisfactory academic achievement. Bursaries do not have to be paid back to the university.
There are four bursary programs available at Wilfrid Laurier University. The General Laurier Tuition Bursary Program, the Donor Supported Bursary Program, the First Generation Bursary Program, and the Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training Bursary Program.
Information on these four programs is listed below.
- Bursary Program Timelines
- Laurier Donor Supported Bursary Program
- Laurier Tuition Bursary Program
- OSAP Applications and the Laurier Tuition Bursary Program
- First Generation Bursary Program
- Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training Bursary
- International (VISA) Bursary Program Information - Undergraduate
Donor Supported Bursary Program
2012/2013: Open to ALL students who would be registered in a full or part time, graduate or undergraduate program during the 2012/2013 (September 2012 through August 2013) academic year. Applications were available online on LORIS, and the deadline to apply was August 17, 2012, 11:59 pm. Click here for more information on this program.
Information on this program for the 2013/2014 academic year will be posted in the summer 2013.
Laurier Undergraduate General Tuition Bursary Program
Fall 2012 and Winter 2013 academic terms, two terms bursary application (8 months): Applications were available online as of November 5, 2012, and the deadline to apply was January 14, 2013. Applications are currently being assessed, and recipients will be notified by mid March 2013. Click here for complete details on this program.
Fall 2013 academic term, one term bursary application (4 months): Applications will be available online in early September 2013, and the deadline to apply will be in early October 2013.(please note that this application is not available to full time students who will be attending classes for the fall and winter terms). Click here for specific information on this program.
Bursary Applications for Business Co-Op students:
4th Year Co-op: For Winter and Spring 2013 academic terms, 8 months: Applications will be available online as of March 4, 2013. Click here for information on this program.
3rd Year Co-op: For the spring 2013, applications will be available online as of early May 2013, and the deadline to apply will be May 31, 2013. For Fall 2013 term, applications will be available online in early September 2013, and the deadline will be in early October 2013. Click here for complete details.
Double Degree Program: For the Spring/Fall 2013 academic terms (8 months): Applications will be available online in early July 2013, and the deadline to apply will be in October 2013. Click here for information on this program.
First Generation Bursary Program:
2012/2013 academic year: the program opened November 5, 2012, and the deadline to apply was January 14, 2013, 4:30 pm. Recipients will be notified by email by mid March 2013. Click here for information on this program.
Aboriginal Post Secondary Education Training Bursary (PSET):
2012/2013 academic year; the program opened November 5, 2012, and the deadline to apply was January 14, 2013, 4:30 pm. Recipient notifications will be sent by mid March 2013. Click here for information on this program.
Bursary assistance is granted based on financial need, and we have a number of bursaries which have been created by the generosity of donors. There are bursary opportunities available to both full and part time students, as well as graduate and undergraduate students. The description online will indicate the specific criteria for each opportunity (it is not possible to meet the eligibility criteria for all available donor supported bursary opportunities).
Applications were available online on LORIS, and the deadline to apply was August 17, 2012, 11:59pm. Recipients will be notified by e-mail by the end of fall semester. Due to the large volume of applications received, not all applicants will receive funding through this program.
Click here for more specific information on this program.
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Bursary applications are currently available for the following programs only: Currently no general tuition bursary programs are available. ____________________________________________________________________________ All students applying for a Laurier general tuition bursary must complete an OSAP application for the applicable academic term(s). For complete details, click here (certain exceptions apply). ______________________________________________________________________ Applicants to the General Laurier Tuition Bursary program will be considered for bursary funding to an established maximum amount (for the 2011/2012 academic year, the maximum amount of general tuition bursary funding for an undergraduate student, in classes full time for two academic terms, based on demonstrated financial need, was $1,950). Applicants will be assessed based on income and expenses for the applicable study period. General tuition bursary assistance is not available during the spring and summer terms. Exceptions to the standard application procedures are made for 3rd and 4th year business co-op students and full-time students doing chartered accountancy add-ons during the fall semester (see exceptions). |
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In order to be considered for general tuition bursary assistance at Wilfrid Laurier University, all students are required to complete an OSAP application. The only exception to this requirement is for students who are not eligible for OSAP (see below).
NOTE: This policy does not apply to the First Generation Bursary, Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training Bursary Program or Donor Supported Bursary Program).
Please see notes below for specific exceptions to this policy.
STEPS TO APPLYING FOR BURSARY ASSISTANCE:
* Fully complete an OSAP application online at: HTTP://OSAP.GOV.ON.CA
* Submit all required supporting documentation to the Student Awards Office for processing. The OSAP application is not complete until this documentation has been processed by the Student Awards Office.
* Submit the online bursary application by the stated deadline.
* Submit the online student budget form for the applicable terms (included in the online bursary application)
* An OSAP application, as well as all required supporting documentation must be submitted to the Student Awards Office by the bursary deadline in order to be considered for bursary assistance. Applications submitted without the required OSAP documentation by the deadline will be considered "incomplete".
EXCEPTIONS
* If you are restricted from applying to OSAP, a note of explanation should be included on the online bursary application, indicating the specific reason for the restriction (there is a "notes" field on the online form where this explanation must be included).
* Please note that you must be officially restricted by OSAP to fall into this category.
* If you are not a resident of Ontario, and are eligible for government assistance through another province, you are not required to apply for provincial loan assistance in order to be eligible for bursary assistance. You are required to include a note on your online bursary application, indicating which province you would be eligible to apply to for provincial funding.
* If you are a part time student (less than 1.5 credits per academic term), and are not eligible for OSAP assistance due to course load, you are required to include a note in the online bursary application, indicating that you do not have the required course load to be eligible for OSAP assistance.
The provincial government provides assistance by helping students become the first in their family to attend college or university. The definition specifically states that a "first generation student is defined as a student whose parents have not participated in postsecondary studies." If either parent completed a program, the student is not considered as first generation; if either parent took courses from a college or university, but did not complete a program, then the student would still be considered as first generation.
Applications for the 2012/2013 academic year were available as of November 5, 2012. If you completed the online student profile (deadline October 11), and indicated that you were a First Generation student, the application would have been listed on your "Student Awards/View My Applications" tab on LORIS by November 9. If you did not see this application on your account on LORIS by this date, or if you did not complete the student profile indicating that you are a First Generation student, you could have e-mailed the Student Awards Office (studentawards@wlu.ca) to request that the application was added to your record under LORIS.
Deadline: January 14, 2013, 11:59 pm (no exceptions).
Recipients will be notified by e-mail to the WLU e-mail account by mid March 2013.
The First Generation bursary program required a separate application from the Laurier general tuition bursary program. It is possible for eligible students to receive a Laurier general tuition bursary, a First Generation bursary, as well as a PSET bursary. This program is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
All full and part time undergraduate students are eligible to apply for a First Generation bursary, and are NOT required to complete an OSAP application for the First Generation bursary program. An online student budget form is required for this program, will be posted with the application in the fall 2012. All applicants must be Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, Protected Person, and a long term resident of Ontario.
The online application, must be submitted by the stated deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Program Requirements:
1) completion of the online application form by the stated deadline
2) completion of the First Generation essay question (included in the online application) by the stated deadline
3) completion of the online student budget form, for the current 2012/2013 academic year by the stated deadline
Due to the volume of applications received, and the amount of available funding for this program, it is possible that eligible candidates will not be granted funding through this program.
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Applications for the 2012/2013 academic year were available as of November 5, 2012. If you completed the online student profile (deadline October 11), and indicated that you were a First Generation student, the application would have been listed on your "Student Awards/View My Applications" tab on LORIS by November 9. If you did not see this application on your account on LORIS by this date, or if you did not complete the student profile indicating that you are a First Generation student, you could have e-mailed the Student Awards Office (studentawards@wlu.ca) to request that the application was added to your record under LORIS. |
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Deadline: January 14, 2013, 11:59 pm (no exceptions). Recipients will be notified by e-mail to the WLU e-mail account by mid March 2013. |
The First Generation bursary program required a separate application from the Laurier general tuition bursary program. It is possible for eligible students to receive a Laurier general tuition bursary, a First Generation bursary, as well as a PSET bursary. This program is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
All full and part time undergraduate students are eligible to apply for a First Generation bursary, and are NOT required to complete an OSAP application for the First Generation bursary program. An online student budget form is required for this program, will be posted with the application in the fall 2012. All applicants must be Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, Protected Person, and a long term resident of Ontario.
The online application, must be submitted by the stated deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.
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1) completion of the online application form by the stated deadline 2) completion of the First Generation essay question (included in the online application) by the stated deadline 3) completion of the online student budget form, for the current 2012/2013 academic year by the stated deadline |
The Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training (PSET) Bursary is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, to provide direct support to Aboriginal students with financial need to access support to aid their participation in postsecondary education and training.
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2012/2013 PROGRAM: Applications for the 2012/2013 academic year were available as of November 5, 2012. If you completed the online student profile (deadline October 11), and indicated that you are an Aboriginal student, the application would have been listed on your "Student Awards/View My Applications" tab on LORIS by November 9. If you did not see this application on your account on LORIS by this date, or if you did not complete the student profile indicating that you are an Aboriginal student, you could have e-mailed the Student Awards Office (studentawards@wlu.ca) to request that the application is added to your record under LORIS. DEADLINE: January 14, 2013, 11:59 pm |
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The Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training (PSET) bursary program requires a separate application from the Laurier general tuition bursary program. Eligible students may receive a Laurier general tuition bursary, a First Generation bursary, as well as a PSET bursary. The amount granted per student through the PSET Bursary Program ranges in value between $1,000 and $3,500.
All full and part time graduate and undergraduate students who meet the eligibility criteria can apply for a PSET bursary, and are NOT required to complete an OSAP application for the PSET bursary program.
While an OSAP application is not required, applicants are required to meet the residency requirements (long term resident of Ontario).
An online student budget form is required for this program, and was available when the application was posted online in late fall 2012.
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Program Requirements: |
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1) completion of the online application form on LORIS by the deadline 2) completion of the PSET essay question (included in the application on LORIS) by the deadline 3) completion of an online student budget form for the current 2012/2013 academic year by the deadline |
A limited amount of bursary assistance is available to International (VISA) undergraduate students.
Applications were available online as of November 5, 2012, and the deadline to apply for assistance for the 2012/2013 academic year was January 14, 2013 at 4:30 pm.
Recipients will be notified by email, to the WLU email account, by mid March 2013.
Click here for complete details.
- Bursary Program Timelines
- Laurier Donor Supported Bursary Program
- Laurier Tuition Bursary Program
- Laurier Bursary Application- Fall and Winter Two Term
- Laurier Bursaries for Business Co-op Students
- OSAP Applications and the Laurier Tuition Bursary Program
- First Generation Bursary
- Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training Bursary
