Ontario Tech Student Union Bursary

What you will need

• ✓ Completed Tuition Bursary and Donor Award application (it opens in August for each new academic year)
• ✓ Full-time enrolment in any program at Ontario Tech University
• ✓ Financial need, shown in your bursary application

About this award

You can receive $950. As a bursary, this money is yours to keep — there is nothing to repay. This is for you if you are an undergraduate student facing financial challenges while pursuing your degree. No deadline is posted on the award page. You are considered for this bursary, and for all other Ontario Tech donor awards, by completing one Tuition Bursary and Donor Award application; these applications open in August for each new academic year. Ask Ontario Tech's Student Awards and Financial Aid office for this year's deadline. As a bursary, it is based on financial need. Applications are normally assessed within two weeks of the application deadline. Ask Ontario Tech's Student Awards and Financial Aid office during your application how the money will reach you — some awards pay students directly, others apply funds to tuition. Confirm this so you can plan your cash flow. Renewal conditions aren't listed — if you're counting on this for multiple years, confirm with Ontario Tech's Student Awards and Financial Aid office whether it's one-time or renewable and what you need to maintain.

Who qualifies

You must be enrolled in full-time studies within any program at Ontario Tech University. This award is open to undergraduate students in their first, second, third, or fourth year of study across all faculties, including Business and Information Technology, Education, Engineering and Applied Science, Health Sciences, Science, and Social Science and Humanities. You must also demonstrate financial need.

This is what the award's official page said when we last checked. Rules change, so confirm on the award's official page before you apply.

• ✓ Canadian citizen, permanent resident or international student
• ✓ Open to undergraduate students

How to apply

1. 1

   Read the award's official page

   Check you meet every requirement, and note each document they ask for.

2. 2

   Check this year's deadline

   We don't have a confirmed date for this round. The award's official page will have it.

Tips for applying

• Financial NeedAvoid giving vague descriptions of your expenses. Instead, provide a clear breakdown of your monthly costs and income gaps. List your specific rent, food, and book costs to show why you need the $950.
• SupportAvoid guessing if you cannot find the application. Instead, check your registration record and the university deadlines, then email connect@ontariotechu.ca, as the awards office suggests.
• RealismAvoid counting on this one bursary alone. Instead, remember that the single Tuition Bursary and Donor Award application puts you in the running for many Ontario Tech donor awards at once, so complete it carefully.

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