Students from Quebec

If you’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a protected person who resided in Quebec just before coming to the University of Ottawa, you might be entitled to financial support even if you're studying in Ontario.

Financial aid for Quebec students

Students outside in front of Tabaret Hall

Students who resided in Quebec just before coming to the University of Ottawa can apply to the Student Financial Assistance program. A variety of scholarships, bursaries and loans are available for full- or part-time studies. Under certain conditions, students from Quebec can also qualify for student loan repayment programs and deferred payment plans.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:

Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person with protected or refugee status
Have
Be enrolled in a for the purposes of financial assistance (such as the University of Ottawa)
Have (you can have this status even while studying part time if you meet certain requirements)
Respect your (number of months you can receive financial assistance)
Respect your (maximum loan amount you can obtain)

To study outside Quebec (in Ontario), you must also:

Reside in Quebec and travel to the University of Ottawa daily

or

Have resided in Quebec for at least two consecutive years before moving outside the province five years ago or less, and meet one of the following requirements:
- Your sponsor or parents reside in Quebec.
- Your sponsor or parents resided in Quebec and left the province less than three years ago.
- You have not interrupted your full-time studies for more than 12 consecutive months since your date of departure from Quebec.

Estimate your amount of financial assistance

Use the to estimate the amount of financial assistance you could receive under the Loans and Bursaries program.

Application

You can apply starting in May for the upcoming school year and up to 30 days after your last month of study in the current school year.

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