OSAP: Spring Term Funding

If you choose to continue studying over the spring, intersession or summer terms, we've provided you with the steps on determining your eligiblity and how to apply: 

To extend your full-time OSAP application, you must: 

  • Have already received full-time OSAP funding for the current fall and/or winter terms.
  • Be enrolled in the minimum course load.

Below are the requirements to be considered for OSAP funding during: 

  • 12-week spring term classes, May to August
  • six-week intersession classes, May to June
  • six-week summer session classes, July to August

Full-Time

Course Load Requirements

Undergraduate Students

  • 1.50 credits in a combination of spring/intersession/summer session courses = 60% course load.
  • 1.50 credits in 12-week spring courses (May to August) = 60% course load.
  • 1.00 credits in six-week intersession courses only (May to June) = 80% course load.
  • 1.00 credits in six-week summer courses only (July to August) = 80% course load.
  • For OSAP student registrants with a permanent disability, the minimum required course load is 40%.

Graduate Students

Graduate students must be enrolled with full-time registration status in order to be eligible for OSAP during the 12-week spring term.

Deadlines

To allow sufficient processing time, apply for funding before March 31, 2024 and complete your submissions no later than 40 days before the end of the full-time study period.

Forms submitted after March 31, 2024 will be processed in the order received by date and your funding assessment is unlikely to be completed before spring term classes begin in May. 

Spring 2023 extension forms submitted after the following dates cannot be processed:

  • Intersession (six-week courses) only registration: May 18, 2024
  • Spring (12-week courses) or any combination of spring/intersession/summer course registration: July 7, 2024
  • Summer Session (six-week courses) only registration: July 15, 2024

How to Apply

To extend an existing fall and/or winter full-time OSAP application through the spring term, complete an OSAP Spring 2024 Extension form. Refer to the co-op information if you are enrolled as a co-op student during the spring term.

Do not complete a new OSAP application if a previous full-time application was submitted for the fall and/or winter term(s) of the current academic year. 

If you have not previously applied for full-time OSAP during the current academic year, submit a new OSAP application (minimum 12-week study period required in full-time course load for new spring application).

Part-Time

Course Load Requirements

Undergraduate Students

Course load calculations vary depending on how many courses you register in. 

  • 1.00 credits in a combination of spring/intersession/summer session courses = 40% course load.
  • 0.50 credits in 12-week spring courses (May to August) = 20% course load.
  • 1.00 credits in 12-week spring courses (May to August) = 40% course load.
  • 0.50 credits in six-week intersession courses only (May to June) = 40% course load.
  • 0.50 credits in six-week summer courses only (July to August) = 40% course load.
  • For OSAP student registrants with a permanent disability, the maximum required course load for part-time OSAP is 30%.

Graduate Students

Graduate students must be enrolled with part-time registration status in order to be eligible for part-time OSAP during the 12-week spring term.

All part-time graduate students are considered registered in a 50% course load regardless of the number of courses each term.

How to Apply

Part-time students must complete a new part-time application on the OSAP website.  New applications for each term and all required documents must be submitted online and received by the Financial Aid Office no later than 40 days before the end of the term study period.