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Laurier Tuition Bursary Program
The Laurier Tuition Bursary Program aims to provide you with the maximum funds available to assist with your tuition. You will be assessed based on your income and expenses for the applicable study period. The amount may vary from year to year, depending on the number of eligible applicants.
Eligibility
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Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident (landed immigrants),
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Minimum cumulative GPA of 4.0 (C-),
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Completed Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)*
- Registered in 1.5 credits per term
- Students who are registered for less than 1.5 credits per term can receive part-time bursary assistance. You must be a part-time student in the Fall and Winter.
How to Apply
- Complete an OSAP application*.
- You must apply for financial assistance for the same study-period as the bursary application.
- Verify that your application status shows as complete.
- Submit the Laurier tuition bursary application.
- You will automatically receive the application when it opens on LORIS. When you receive the application, continue with these steps:
- Complete the eligibility questions.
- Complete the Student Budget portion.
- You will automatically receive the application when it opens on LORIS. When you receive the application, continue with these steps:
*If you are not a resident of the Province of Ontario and are eligible through another province, you are not required to apply for provincial loan assistance from your home province in order to be eligible for bursary assistance.
Application Type
Check the awards important dates and deadlines to give yourself enough time to gather your required documents and make sure you apply for the tuition bursary on time.
Applications for students studying from September to April will be available in LORIS from Jan. 06, 2025, till Jan. 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m.).
Students must be enrolled in 1.5 credits per term (Fall and Winter) to be eligible for this application.
Recipients will be notified by email by early March.
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The Bursary will be applied directly to your student account in early March.
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Bursary funding will not be applied to your account before tuition for the winter term is due; you are responsible for payment of any late fees.
This application is not available to full-time (1.5 credits per term) students who will be attending classes for the fall and winter terms. You must apply to the Fall and Winter application.
Applications for students studying from September to December will be available in LORIS from Sept. 18, 2024, till Oct. 03, 2024 (11:59 p.m.). Students must be enrolled in 1.5 credits in the fall term to be eligible for this application.
Recipients will be notified by email by mid-November
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Bursary funding be applied directly to the student account by mid-November.
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Bursary money will not be applied to your account before tuition for the fall term is due; you are responsible for payment of any late fees.
This application is not available to full-time students (1.5 credits per term) who will be attending classes for the fall and winter terms. You must apply to the Fall/Winter application.
Applications for students studying from January to April will be available in LORIS from Jan. 06, 2025, till Jan. 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m.). Students must be enrolled in 1.5 credits in the winter term to be eligible for this application.
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The Bursary will be applied directly to your student account in early March.
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Bursary funding will not be applied to your account before tuition for the winter term is due; you are responsible for payment of any late fees.
Spring bursary assistance is available to full-time graduate students and undergraduate students enrolled in a minimum of 1.5 credits in the spring term.
Applications for students studying from May to August will be available in LORIS from May 05, 2025, till May 26, 2025 (11:59 p.m.).
Ontario residents must complete an OSAP application for the spring term to be considered. For more information on how to apply click here.
Recipients will be notified by email by early June.
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The Bursary will be applied directly to your student account in early June.
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Bursary funding will not be applied to your account before tuition for the winter term is due; you are responsible for payment of any late fees.
Winter and Spring bursary assistance is only available to co-op students enrolled in 1.5 credits in both the winter and spring terms.
Applications for students studying from January to August will be available in LORIS from May 05, 2025, till May 26, 2025 (11:59 p.m.).
Recipients will be notified by email by early June.
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The Bursary will be applied directly to your student account in early June.
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Bursary funding will not be applied to your account before tuition for the winter term is due; you are responsible for payment of any late fees.
Applications for students studying part-time from September to April will be available in LORIS from Jan. 06, 2025, till Jan. 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m.).
Recipients will be notified by email by early March.
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The Bursary will be applied directly to your student account in early March.
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Bursary funding will not be applied to your account before tuition for the winter term is due; you are responsible for payment of any late fees.
Receive Your Funding
To view your award funding from Laurier:
- Log in to LORIS.
- Select the Student Awards and Financial Aid tab.
- Select View My Student Aid/Funding.
- Select the correct Aid Year and Aid Period.
- To see when your funds will be applied, select Disbursement Schedule.
Learn how your Laurier Tuition Bursary is applied to your student account.
Conditions
No late submissions will be accepted. Applications cannot be assessed until the deadline date passes. You are considered ineligible for assistance through the Laurier Tuition Bursary program if:
- You have received Student Access Guarantee Bursary funding in excess of the tuition bursary.
- Graduate students who have been allotted a Student Access Guarantee Bursary are required to complete a Laurier Tuition Bursary Application to receive their assessed amount of Student Access Guarantee Bursary.
- You have received the Entrance Bursary.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you are restricted from applying for OSAP, you are still eligible to apply for bursary assistance.
You must be officially restricted by OSAP, by the program requirements/guidelines of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU).
Students who are registered less than 1.5 credits per term are required to complete the OSAP application for part-time students in combination with the application for part-time bursary assistance. You must be a part-time student in the Fall and Winter.
A bursary is a monetary gift based on demonstrated financial need and satisfactory academic achievement. Bursaries do not have to be paid back to the university.
This means your Laurier Tuition Bursary Application has been received and assessed and you are considered not-eligible.
In order to receive bursary assistance, you must establish financial need based on the information you have provided in your Laurier Tuition Bursary Application. According to the information submitted on your application, you currently have sufficient funding available to you and therefore you are ineligible for bursary assistance this semester.
If you are in financial need please schedule a virtual financial coaching appointment by emailing moneymanagement@wlu.ca. Financial coaching can assist with:
- setting and achieving a financial goal
- exploring financial resources
- applying for scholarships, awards, and bursaries
- managing an outstanding account balance
- addressing an immediate financial concern
- budgeting