Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students with Dependants
Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
Overview
Student financial assistance from the Government of Canada and the Government of New Brunswick is designed to help eligible New Brunswick residents access post-secondary educational opportunities and to encourage them to complete their education in a timely and successful manner.
All federal and provincial student loan, grant and bursary programs for New Brunswick post-secondary students are administered by Student Financial Services.
You can get information about financial assistance for both full-time and part-time studies at www.canada.ca/student-financial-assistance or by calling Student Financial Services.
Eligibility
You may be eligible for student financial assistance if you:
• are a Canadian citizen, have permanent resident status, or are considered to be a protected person as defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, or if you are registered with the federal government under the Indian Act, regardless of your citizenship;
• are a resident of New Brunswick;
• demonstrate a financial need;
• are enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of 60% of a full-time course load (40% of a full-time course load for students with a disability) to get full-time funding, and between 20% and 59% to get part-time funding (between 20% and 39% for students with a disability). Students with a disability taking between 40% and 59% of a full-time course load can elect to be in full-time or part-time status;
• are enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program that is at least 12 weeks in duration at a designated post-secondary educational institution;
• maintain a satisfactory scholastic standard;
• are not delinquent or in default on a previous student loan;
• pass a credit check if you are 22 years of age or older and have never received student financial assistance (provincial funding only);
• are not beyond your program length, plus one additional study period (called your Periods of Study + 1 limit); and
• are not beyond 340 weeks of eligible assistance (called your lifetime assistance limit). This is 400 weeks for students in doctoral studies, or 520 weeks for students with a disability.
Description
Students who meet the eligibility requirements can receive a maximum of $280 per month of study, per child who is under 12 years of age (or a dependant with a permanent disability who is 12 or older) at the beginning of the academic year.
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Forms
Some forms may require the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please fill, print and send form(s) to the mailing address provided on the form or in the Service Contact section.