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April 7, 2013
 
 
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First Generation Bursary



In an August 2006 press release from Premier Dalton McGuinty, the provincial government "announced new investments to build opportunity for young people by helping students become the first in their family to attend college or university or become an apprentice". The definition of a first generation student refers to "young people whose parents did not attend college or university". 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.

Program was open November 5, 2012 through January 14, 2013

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 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 e-mail the Student Awards Office (studentawards@wlu.ca) to request that the application is added to your record under LORIS.

All requests to have this application added to LORIS accounts MUST have been submitted to studentawards@wlu.ca by noon of January the 14th, 2012, at the latest. 

Recipients will be notified by late February 2013.

The First Generation bursary program requires a separate application from the Laurier general tuition bursary program.  It is possible to receive both a Laurier general tuition bursary, as well as a First Generation bursary. 

This program is funded by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. The average amount which has been granted in previous years, per student through the First Generation program, was $1,000 per year.  In 2011/2012, we were able to grant 77 students a First Generation Bursary.

We receive an average of 500 applications for this program, as a result, not all eligible students may be granted a First Generation bursary.

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 program.  In order to be eligible for a First Generation bursary, applicants must also be long term residents of Ontario. 

The completion of an online student budget form is required for this program. Please note that if you have already completed the student budget form for any other Laurier program which required the completion of this form (ie the awards program which had a deadline of October 11, or the general tuition bursary program), you are not required to complete a second budget form for the First Generation program. 

Click here to go to the online student budget form.  There are two links under this form; one link that will take you to the general tuition bursary application(s) and student budget form, and the second link will take you to the budget form only (for the awards, first generation etc) programs.

Program Requirements:

1) completion of the online application form on LORIS by the deadline

2) completion of the First Generation essay question (included on application on LORIS) by the deadline

3) completion of an online student budget form for the current 2012/13 academic year by the deadline