Every year it's the same story: thousands of students are lost when it comes to the financial aid they can claim. EdLive has compiled a list of the main grants available to you as a student. All these grants vary according to the student's family and financial situation, as well as his or her field of study.
For Quebec students
The Quebec government offers four main types of financial assistance for studies:
Loans and bursaries for full-time studies
This assistance is intended for students who do not have the financial resources to continue their studies. To calculate the amount potentially available, the government takes into account expenses considered cnd the potential contribution of parents and/or spouse. You can do a simulation right here, to see how much you could be entitled to.
Loans for part-time studies
This loan, which is similar to the above-mentioned aid, is aimed at students with between 76 and 179 hours of teaching. You'll need a guarantee certificate, which you can pick up at your school, before the financial aid is paid into your account.
Explore program
This program is designed for students who wish to take part in an intensive language immersion program. The aim is to improve your knowledge of English or French, Canada's two official languages. Thanks to Explore, you can spend five weeks in the spring or summer at an accredited educational institution in Canada or Quebec. Funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, this program provides financial assistance to over 3,000 students every year.
Deferred payment or pre-authorized debit
This assistance is divided into two categories: repayment of student debt by pre-authorized debit and deferred repayment.
In the first case, you are a student in financial recovery. In this situation, the government buys your debt from your financial institution. It then becomes your creditor. From now on, it will be up to the government and the person in charge of your file to negotiate new, lower interest rates and repayment of your debt.
In the second case, you are a student who is having difficulty repaying his or her student debt but is not yet in financial recovery. Depending on your situation, the government will pay part of the interest to your financial institution. This assistance is for a renewable period of six months.
For foreign students
Excellence scholarships
A number of scholarships for excellence exist in Québec, one of them called citizens of the world scholarship provides financial support for talented and committed students in various fields of activity in Quebec. It amounts to $10,000 per year. These excellence scholarships are primarily intended for students in vocational or technical training from developing countries. To find out more about scholarships for vocational or technical training, visit the Education internationale website or the CEGEP du Québec website for public institutions, and theAssociation des collèges privés du Québec website for private schools.
Scholarships from foreign countries
Many countries offer scholarships to their nationals coming to study in Canada. To find out more about these scholarships and their specific features, consult the websites of your country's consulate or embassy in Canada.
Scholarships from public or private organizations
Some institutions, such as the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and the Agence universitaire de la francophonie , offer scholarships for foreign students every year. It's difficult to list all these organizations, but don't hesitate to consult the websites of Quebec universities. They have their own search engines to help you find scholarships based on your country of origin and field of study. The Université de Laval scholarship directory is one of the most comprehensive!
Canadian Government International Scholarships
Most of these scholarships are offered by Canada's Department of Global Affairs. On its website, the Ministry lists all the scholarships available, depending on the country of origin.
The Quebec government also provides grants for foreign doctoral and post-doctoral students, ranging from $20,000 to $35,000 per year. The best of these can be awarded grants of up to $50,000 (doctoral studies) or $70,000 (post-doctoral studies).
A bursary of $3,000 per month may be awarded for a short research or development stay.
In certain cases, it is possible to combine grants 😉
Sources :
www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca
