Students studying part-time in Continuing Education with low family income may be eligible for assistance with educational costs - tuition fees and books only. Personal living costs are not eligible.
Approval is based on family income and family size, as established by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities for Institutional Special Bursary Programs. Funding is calculated based on the eligible costs described below:
Tuition Fees + Textbooks/Materials = Bursary Entitlement
You must complete a new application for each new semester or course. If you are approved for bursary assistance and you do not use the assistance for the approved course section numbers and start and end dates, you must re-apply. Applications are processed in date order on a first come first served basis. Late or incomplete applications will not be assessed and you will not be contacted for missing information.
To guarantee a seat in a class, you must pay your fees first. If you are approved for the bursary, your tuition fees will be paid back to you.
Eligibility Criteria
- Canadian Citizenship; permanent resident; Protected Person.
- Have a Social Insurance Number.
- Have low family income below the set threshold for a given family size.
- Are pursuing post-secondary studies for the FIRST time.
- Are not eligible for any other financial assistance programs for these courses.
- Classes are needed for a Fanshawe College certificate, degree or diploma or to upgrade academic skills.
- Your study period is at least 4 weeks in length, or several courses offered in a condensed format.
Conditions
- Not all programs/courses listed in the Continuing Education Guide, Ontario Learn website or Fanshawe College program guide or website are eligible for this bursary.
- Eligible courses must be graded and Ministry approved.
- Courses that are part of Professional Associations are not eligible for funding.
- The maximum amount of bursary you may receive is $2,500 per academic year.
- The maximum number of academic years you will be considered for funding is four.
- Funding received through this bursary is taxable. If you receive a bursary, the College will issue you a T4A in February indicating the total amount of bursary assistance.
Course Load
You are part-time if you are enrolled in less than 60% of a full course load. Course load at Fanshawe College is calculated based on the number of course hours per week. For example:
- If a full course load is 25 hours per week, a 60% course load is 15 hours per week
- If 15 hours of classes per week are a full course load, 7 hours of classes per week is 47% (7 / 15 x 100 = 47%)
- If 20 hours of classes per week are a full course load, then 11 hours of classes per week is (11 / 20 x 100 = 55%)
Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) Approved Programs
If you are taking between 20 - 59% of a full course load in an OSAP approved program you must apply for part time OSAP assistance. If you are taking less than 20% of a full course in an OSAP approved program you must apply for the Fanshawe College CE Bursary for Part-time Studies and Continuing Education.
Students with Permanent Disabilities If you are a student who has a permanent disability and are studying between 40% and 59% of a full course load in an OSAP approved program you can choose to be treated as a full-time or part-time student.
If you are a student who has a permanent disability and choose to be considered part-time and are taking between 20 to 59% of a full course load you are eligible to apply for part-time OSAP assistance.
If you have extra education expenses for services and equipment resulting from a disability, you may also be eligible for an Ontario Bursary for Student with Disabilities (BSWD) and Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment (CSG-DSE) for Students with Disabilities if you are studying part-time in an OSAP approved program.
Non OSAP Approved Programs
If you are in a non OSAP approved program, you may be eligible to apply for the Fanshawe College CEB for Continuing Education.
Before You Begin
Please have the following documentation (where applicable) ready before you begin as you may be asked to upload it. This form will time out after 10 minutes of inactivity and you will lose any work you have completed.
Protected Person documentation
- Copy of temporary SIN card with valid expiration date
AND one of the following:
- Protected Persons Status Document (Issued by Citizenship and Immigrations Canada prior to Jan. 1, 2013)
- Verification of Status document issued by Citizenship and Immigrations Canada
- Notice of Decision Letter issued from the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRD), Refugee Protection Division
- Refugee Travel Document (Valid, not expired)
Educational funding letter
- Letter from employer, student loan, Ontario Works, EI, WSIB or other agency indicating they are providing educational funding
Previous Post-Secondary graduate Credential
Proof of Income - Personal and Spousal
Have one of the following ready:
- Paystub
- Letter from employer
- Record of employment
- Ontario Works or ODSP social assistance drug card and statement
- Letter stating you have no income and how your daily living costs are being met accompanied with your most recent Revenue Canada Notice of Tax Assessment form.
To complete this form, you will need to provide information about the program and course(s) you will be/are taking. You will need to provide:
- Program of Study (e.g. BAN2 – Business Analysis)
- Campus Location (e.g. LC – London Campus)
- Course Code and Section (e.g. ACCT-1004-20LC)
- Course Name (e.g. Principles of Accounting)
- Start Date (e.g. September 2024)
We strongly encourage you to have this information readily available before beginning the form. This information can be found on the Fanshawe College website.
Please contact studentawards@fanshawec.ca if you have any questions about this application.
Deadline: Applications must be received two weeks before classes start.
