Ontario Student Assistance Program - Grants

Grants

There are specific grants targeted for the first year of students' initial entry into post-secondary education and the second year of a higher education program. On top of meeting the loan eligibility requirements, post-secondary students must meet additional criteria to be eligible for grants. That is, the education program must be at least two years in length and the student must start post-secondary education within four years of leaving secondary school. In addition, the student's parent(s) income must be below a set net income threshold in order for the student to be eligible for a grant.

• Canada Student Grant for Persons from Low-Income Families

Students from low-income families who qualify for a federal student loan and meet the specific grant eligibility requirements will receive $250 per month of study. This grant is available for all years of an eligible university undergraduate, college, or trade school program.

• Canada Student Grant for Persons from Middle-Income Families

Students from middle-income families who qualify for a federal student loan and meet the specific grant eligibility requirements will receive $100 per month of study. This grant is available for all years of an eligible university undergraduate, college or trade school program. (Please note that the eligibility thresholds for the low- and middle-income grants will be adjusted to reflect the cost of living in each province and territory for different family sizes).

• Canada Student Grant for Persons with Permanent Disabilities

Under this grant, students with permanent disabilities may receive $2,000 per academic year to help cover the costs of accommodation, tuition, and books.

• Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Persons with Permanent Disabilities

Under this grant, students with permanent disabilities who have exceptional education-related costs such as tutors, note-takers, interpreters, braillers or technical aids may receive up to $8,000 per academic year.

• Canada Student Grant for Persons with Dependants

Under this grant, low-income students with children may receive $200 in grant assistance per month of study for each child under 12 years of age.

• Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students with Dependants

Under this grant, part-time students with up to two children under 12 years of age may be eligible for $40 per week of study, and part-time students with three or more children may be eligible for $60 per week of study.

• Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Studies

Under this grant, part-time students may be eligible for up to $1,200 per school year.

• Transition Grant

Beginning on August 1, 2009, eligible recipients of a Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation (CMSF) Millennium bursary in 2008–2009 may receive a transition grant which does not need to be paid back, for up to three additional years of undergraduate study. The transition grant will equal the difference between the CMSF Millennium bursary received during the 2008-2009 school year and a Canada Student Grant for Persons from Low-Income Families or Canada Student Grant for Persons from Middle-Income Families.

• Ontario Access Grant for Crown Wards

For current and former Crown wards in programs of two or more years in length, the Ontario Access Grant for Crown Wards will cover 50 percent of your tuition, to a maximum of $3,000 for each year of your program to a maximum of four years, depending on the length of your program.

For current and former Crown wards in one year programs, the Ontario Access Grant for Crown Wards will cover 100 percent of your tuition, to a maximum of $3,000.