How to apply for
student aid

Student Grants and Loans are delivered in Canada through provincial and territorial partners. To apply for funding, submit your application through the province or territory’s student aid program where you live.

Not sure which province to apply to?  

Your residency depends on your answers to the following questions.

Are you: 

  • 23 years of age or older? 
  • Out of regular high school for more than four years? 
  • A person who has worked full-time for two or more years since finishing high school? 
  • Married or in a common-law relationship? 
  • Divorced, separated, or widowed? 
  • The parent or legal guardian of at least one dependent child? 

If you answer YES to any of these questions: 

You are considered an independent studentApply through the province where you:

  • have most recently lived for 12 consecutive months, not as a full-time student.
  • OR currently live, if you haven’t lived in any other province for 12 months.

If NO

You’re likely a dependent student. Apply through the province where your parent(s) or guardian(s) live.