• Laurier Donor Supported Bursary Program
• General Laurier Graduate Tuition Bursary Program
• Graduate Bursary Program Timelines
• Graduate Bursary Information for MBA Co-op Students
• International (VISA) Graduate Bursary Assistance
• Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training Bursary

Bursary assistance is granted based on financial need, and we have a number of bursaries which have been created and supported 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 would 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 on LORIS, and the deadline to apply was August 17, 2012, 11:59 pm (for students attending classes at WLU in the 2012/2013 academic year (September 2012 through August 2013).

Click here for more specific information on this program.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  In order to be eligible for General Laurier Tuition Bursary assistance, ALL students must complete an OSAP application for the applicable academic term(s). Click here for complete details.

This bursary program is open to all full time students who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents, as well as international graduate students .

The application form for graduate bursary assistance for the 2012/2013 academic year is available online as of November 5, 2012, and the deadline for submission is January 14, 2013. The online application is used to determine eligibility for bursary assistance for the fall 2012, winter 2013 and spring 2013 terms (all three terms, or any combination of these terms).

Applications will not be assessed until after the deadline date.

Allocations made under this program will be applied directly to student accounts with the Business Office by March 2013 (for the fall and winter term bursary funds). Bursary allocations for the spring term will automatically be applied to the spring term fees, and will be reflected on the spring term invoice (certain conditions apply).

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:  

1) A completed OSAP application is required in order to be considered for bursary assistance. Click here for complete details.

2) Proven financial need (completion of an online student budget form is required)

3) Full-time registration in a graduate program

4) Satisfactory academic achievement

5) Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident

6) Clearly state your reasons for needing bursary assistance

Student Access Guarantee: The Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities (MTCU) and Ontario's provincially assisted universities and colleges are partnering to support access to postsecondary education. In March of 2006, the Ministry ended a two-year tuition freeze and announced a new Tuition Framework starting in the Fall 2006. Postsecondary institutions are required to participate in the Student Access Guarantee (SAG) that states "no qualified Ontario student should be prevented from attending Ontario's public colleges and universities due to lack of financial support programs. Students should have access to the resources they need for their tuition and books and mandatory fees when these are above the usual range of costs covered by OSAP".  

Bursary assistance is available for graduate students in a full time program in the fall (and if applicable, spring term only). Applications are available online in early September.  Bursary assistance for full time graduate students in classes for the fall term only can be submitted at any time before the application deadline, and will be assessed and granted bursary assistance (if applicable) later in the fall term.  Spring term bursary assistance will be granted automatically by June 2013.

Graduate students in an approved full time program are eligible to apply for bursary assistance for each term they are in classes (not while on a work term placement)

1).  Applications for students in the co-op program or who are in school for the fall and spring terms, but not the winter term will be  available online in September 2012. One application can be submitted for bursary assistance for both the fall and spring terms.

2).  One term bursary applications (Fall 2012 only) will be processed late in the fall term, all other bursary applications will be processed after the January 14, 2013 deadline; spring term assessments will be done by June 2013.

3). An online student budget form is required for each academic term that you are registered in classes, therefore a co-op student in class in the fall 2012 is required to complete a student budget form from September through December; students requesting bursary assistance for the next study period, ie spring 2013 are then required to complete an additional student budget form for the May through August period as well.

4). Only one online bursary application is required per academic year, therefore an application can be submitted to request bursary assistance for the fall and spring academic terms (if on a work term placement in the winter term)

5).  IMPORTANT NOTE: all graduate students are required to complete an OSAP application for the terms that they are in school full time.  This is a requirement of our general bursary program, and further details on this requirement can be found online. 

Bursary assistance for international graduate students is only available during the fall and winter terms; due to extremely limited funding, no bursary assistance is available during the spring and summer terms.

Note that the amount of financial assistance available through these bursaries is very small in relation to the total cost of full-time attendance at university. International students must have adequate resources to finance their education apart from any assistance provided by the university. Basic living and education costs are to be met by the student or their sponsor. Applications for these bursaries will be accepted only after registration at Laurier and the commencement of classes.

The application form for bursary assistance for the 2012/2013 academic year is available online, and the deadline is January 14, 2013, 11:59 pm.

Applications are not assessed until after the deadline date. Allocations made under this program will be applied directly to your account with the Business Office as of March 2013. Note that if you are granted a bursary, it will not be applied to your account before tuition for the winter term is due; you are responsible for payment of any late fees. You will be assessed based on your income and expenses for the period September to April (8 months). Bursary assistance is not available during the spring and summer terms. NOTE: an online student budget form is required for the current academic year, and is inlcuded in the application.

The Aboriginal Post Secondary Education and Training (PSET) Bursary is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

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