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Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities

This program helps full-time or part-time students with a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged disability with the cost of education.

What is available?

$2,800* $2,000 per program year (August 1 to July 31).

*Note: the above Canada Student Grant amount is temporarily increased by 40% from 2019/20 pre-pandemic levels until July 31, 2025.

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

Please see the Canada.ca site for full eligibility requirements.

How do I apply?

  • There is no need to apply for this grant . You will be automatically assessed for the Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities if you have previously submitted verification of your disability to StudentAid BC.
  • If you have a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged diability, but it has not been verified by StudentAid BC, complete the Appendix 8 – Disability Programs Application form.
  • For more information contact us or visit the federal Canada.ca site.

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Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities

This program helps full-time or part-time students with a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged disability with the cost of education.

What is available?

$2,800* $2,000 per program year (August 1 to July 31).

*Note: the above Canada Student Grant amount is temporarily increased by 40% from 2019/20 pre-pandemic levels until July 31, 2025.

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

Please see the Canada.ca site for full eligibility requirements.

How do I apply?

  • There is no need to apply for this grant . You will be automatically assessed for the Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities if you have previously submitted verification of your disability to StudentAid BC.
  • If you have a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged diability, but it has not been verified by StudentAid BC, complete the Appendix 8 – Disability Programs Application form.
  • For more information contact us or visit the federal Canada.ca site.

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Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students with Dependants

This program helps part-time students with dependants with the cost of education.

What is available?

Students studying part-time who qualify for this grant and who have up to two children under 12 years of age may be eligible for up to $56* $40 per week of study. Students studying part-time with three or more dependent children may be eligible for $84* $60 per week of study.

You could receive up to $2,688* $1,920 each school year (August 1 to July 31). You can get this grant for each year of your studies (including undergraduate and graduate levels) as long as you still qualify. The amount of the grant will not exceed your assessed need.

*Note: the above Canada Student Grant amounts are temporarily increased by 40% from 2019/20 pre-pandemic levels until July 31, 2025.

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

  • apply and qualify for student financial assistance
  • are enrolled in part-time studies at a designated post-secondary institution
  • have a dependant under 12 years of age at the beginning of the study period (or a dependant 12 years of age or older with a permanent disability)
  • have an assessed financial need that is greater than $5,200 if you have no other part-time Canada student loans; or
  • have other part-time Canada student loans or have an assessed financial need that is greater than $4,000 less any outstanding part-time loans plus $1,200.

Please see the Canada.ca site for full eligibility requirements.

How do I apply?

There is no need to apply . You will be automatically assessed for this grant when you apply for a student loan .

For more information contact us or visit the federal Canada.ca website.

Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students with Dependants

This program helps part-time students with dependants with the cost of education.

What is available?

Students studying part-time who qualify for this grant and who have up to two children under 12 years of age may be eligible for up to $56* $40 per week of study. Students studying part-time with three or more dependent children may be eligible for $84* $60 per week of study.

You could receive up to $2,688* $1,920 each school year (August 1 to July 31). You can get this grant for each year of your studies (including undergraduate and graduate levels) as long as you still qualify. The amount of the grant will not exceed your assessed need.

*Note: the above Canada Student Grant amounts are temporarily increased by 40% from 2019/20 pre-pandemic levels until July 31, 2025.

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

  • apply and qualify for student financial assistance
  • are enrolled in part-time studies at a designated post-secondary institution
  • have a dependant under 12 years of age at the beginning of the study period (or a dependant 12 years of age or older with a permanent disability)
  • have an assessed financial need that is greater than $5,200 if you have no other part-time Canada student loans; or
  • have other part-time Canada student loans or have an assessed financial need that is greater than $4,000 less any outstanding part-time loans plus $1,200.

Please see the Canada.ca site for full eligibility requirements.

How do I apply?

There is no need to apply . You will be automatically assessed for this grant when you apply for a student loan .

For more information contact us or visit the federal Canada.ca website.

Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Studies

This program provides extra help to low-income part-time students.

What is available?

Up to $2,520* $1,800 per program year (August 1 to July 31).

*Note: the above Canada Student Grant amount is temporarily increased by 40% from 2019/20 pre-pandemic levels until July 31, 2025.

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you are:

  • qualify for a federal student loan
  • are enrolled in part-time studies at a designated post-secondary institution
  • are from a low-income family

Please see the Canada.ca site for full eligibility requirements.

How do I apply?

You will be automatically assessed for this grant when you complete the part-time studies application.

For more information contact us or visit the federal Canada.ca website.

B.C. Supplemental Bursary for Students with Disabilities

What is available?

$800 bursary is available if you:

$400 bursary available if you:

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

How do I apply?

  • You do not need to apply. You will be automatically assessed for the B.C. Supplemental Bursary for Students with Disabilities if you have previously submitted verification of your disability to StudentAid BC.
  • If you have a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged disability, but it has not been verified by StudentAid BC, complete the Appendix 8 – Disability Programs Application form.

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B.C. Supplemental Bursary for Students with Disabilities

What is available?

$800 bursary is available if you:

$400 bursary available if you:

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

How do I apply?

  • You do not need to apply. You will be automatically assessed for the B.C. Supplemental Bursary for Students with Disabilities if you have previously submitted verification of your disability to StudentAid BC.
  • If you have a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged disability, but it has not been verified by StudentAid BC, complete the Appendix 8 – Disability Programs Application form.

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B.C. Supplemental Bursary for Students with Disabilities

What is available?

$800 bursary is available if you:

$400 bursary available if you:

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

How do I apply?

  • You do not need to apply. You will be automatically assessed for the B.C. Supplemental Bursary for Students with Disabilities if you have previously submitted verification of your disability to StudentAid BC.
  • If you have a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged disability, but it has not been verified by StudentAid BC, complete the Appendix 8 – Disability Programs Application form.

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B.C. Assistance Program for Students with Disabilities

This program helps students with disabilities pay for exceptional education-related services and adaptive equipment.

What is available?

Depending on your need, grants of up to $10,000 ($12,000 if an attendant is required at school) are available to students attending public and private post-secondary schools in B.C.

You can only receive this grant when you have used up all available funds through the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment – Students with Disabilities (CSG-DSE).

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

  • are a student with a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged disability;
  • are enrolled at a designated private or public post-secondary institution in B.C.; and
  • are in developmental program/courses (upgrading, English as a Second Language or Adult Special Education); or
  • are studying at the post-secondary level and have exhausted CSG-DSE funding

How do I apply?

B.C. public post-secondary institutions

Please contact the accessibility services office at the institution you are planning to attend.

B.C. private post-secondary institutions

Contact StudentAid BC

B.C. Assistance Program for Students with Disabilities

This program helps students with disabilities pay for exceptional education-related services and adaptive equipment.

What is available?

Depending on your need, grants of up to $10,000 ($12,000 if an attendant is required at school) are available to students attending public and private post-secondary schools in B.C.

You can only receive this grant when you have used up all available funds through the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment – Students with Disabilities (CSG-DSE).

Am I eligible?

You may be eligible if you:

  • are a student with a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged disability;
  • are enrolled at a designated private or public post-secondary institution in B.C.; and
  • are in developmental program/courses (upgrading, English as a Second Language or Adult Special Education); or
  • are studying at the post-secondary level and have exhausted CSG-DSE funding

How do I apply?

B.C. public post-secondary institutions

Please contact the accessibility services office at the institution you are planning to attend.

B.C. private post-secondary institutions

Contact StudentAid BC