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Student funding in Canada
Canada Student Grants, OSAP and every province and territory's student aid program, plus scholarships and bursaries from official government, agency and university pages.
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Student aid mixes grants you keep with loans you repay. Loans are labelled. Apply through the official portal, which is always free; for most government aid in Canada you apply once through your province, and in the US you start with the FAFSA.
Canada
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Federal (all provinces and territories)
- Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships · Government of Canada (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Apprentice Loan · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (grants and loans) · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students with Dependants · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Canada Student Grants · Government of Canada (Canada Student Financial Assistance Program) · Government student aid · Rolling
- Canada Student Loans · Government of Canada (Canada Student Financial Assistance Program) · Government student aid · Rolling
- Enactus Canada Student Entrepreneur National Competition · Enactus Canada (registered charity) · Government student aid · Forecast
- Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program · Employment and Social Development Canada, via Indigenous service delivery organizations · Government student aid · Rolling
- Indspire Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards · Indspire (Indigenous-led registered charity) · Government student aid · Closes 1 November 2026
- Loran Award · Loran Scholars Foundation (private charity) · Government student aid · Recurring, next intake TBA
- NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Post-Secondary Student Support Program (First Nations and Inuit students) · Indigenous Services Canada · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Schulich Leader Scholarships · Schulich Foundation (private), co-administered by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto · Government student aid · Closes 17 February 2027
- Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships · Government of Canada (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) · Government student aid · Dates vary
- BioTalent - Science Horizons Youth Internship · BioTalent Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- BioTalent - Student Work Placement Program · BioTalent Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Canada Book Fund Publishers Business Development - Technology Internships · Canadian Heritage · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Canada Book Fund Support for Organizations - Internships · Canadian Heritage · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Career launcher - Clean Tech Internships · Colleges and Institutes Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Career launcher - Natural Resources Internships · Colleges and Institutes Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- CCAA - Student Work Placement Program · Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace - CCAA · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- CHRC - Student Work Placement Program · Cultural Human Resources Council · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Clean Foundation - Science Horizons Internship Program · Clean Foundation · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- ECO Canada - Science Horizons Youth Internship (SHI) · ECO Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- ECO Canada - Student Work Placement Program · ECO Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Empowering Futures - Student Work Placement Program · Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program · Indigenous Services Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Gearing Up - Student Work Placement Program · Mining Industry Human Resources Council · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth · Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- ICTC - Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Digital · Information and Communications Technology Council · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- JEDI - Indigenous Internship Program · JEDI - Joint Economic Development Initiative · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Magnet - Outcome Campus Connect · Magnet · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Magnet - Student Work Placement Program · Magnet · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Mitacs - Accelerate Entrepreneur · Mitacs · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Mitacs - Business Strategy Internship · Mitacs · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Mitacs Accelerate · Mitacs · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- NRC IRAP Youth Employment Program · National Research Council Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Riipen - Future Path · Riipen · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Riipen - Level UP · Riipen · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Student Work Placement Program · Employment and Social Development Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- TECHNATION - Career Ready Program · TECHNATION · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Venture for Canada - Internship Program · Venture for Canada · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- WILWorks program - Student Work Placement Program · EMC - Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages - For-Profit · Canadian Heritage · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages - Not-for-Profit · Canadian Heritage · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
Alberta
- Alberta awards and scholarships · Government of Alberta · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Alberta Student Aid · Government of Alberta · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Alberta student scholarships and awards · Government of Alberta · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Alexander Rutherford Scholarship · Government of Alberta · Government student aid · Dates vary
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- Canada Apprentice Loan · Employment and Social Development Canada · Government student aid · Rolling
British Columbia
- B.C. Access Grant · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- B.C. Access Grant (Part-Time) · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- B.C. Access Grant for Students with Disabilities · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Provincial Tuition Waiver Program (former youth in care) · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- StudentAid BC · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- StudentAid BC grants, scholarships and other supports · Government of British Columbia · Government student aid · Dates vary
Manitoba
- Manitoba Student Aid · Government of Manitoba · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Co-op Graduates Hiring Incentive · Government of Manitoba · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Co-op Students Hiring Incentive · Government of Manitoba · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Paid Work Experience Tax Credits · Government of Manitoba, Manitoba Tax Assistance Office · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
New Brunswick
- Student Entrepreneurship · Government of New Brunswick, Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
Newfoundland
- Newfoundland and Labrador Student Aid · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Small Enterprise Co-op Placement Assistance Program · Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Immigration, Skills, and Labour · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
Northwest Territories
- Student Financial Assistance (Northwest Territories) · Government of the Northwest Territories · Government student aid · Dates vary
Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Student Assistance · Government of Nova Scotia · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Cooperative Education Incentive · Government of Nova Scotia, Labour and Advanced Education · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Graduate to Opportunity - GTO Grow · Nova Scotia, Labour, Skills and Immigration · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Graduate to Opportunity - GTO Innovate · Nova Scotia, Labour, Skills and Immigration · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Student Summer Skills Incentive · Nova Scotia, Labour, Skills and Immigration · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
Nunavut
- Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) · Government of Nunavut · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Summer Employment for Nunavut Students · Government of Nunavut · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
Ontario
- Bursary for Students with Disabilities (Ontario) · Government of Ontario · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) · Government of Ontario · Government student aid · Dates vary
- OSAP (Ontario Student Assistance Program) · Government of Ontario · Government student aid · Dates vary
- OSAP grants and loans for full-time students · Government of Ontario · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Co-operative Education Tax Credit · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Finance · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Northern Ontario Development Program - Youth Internships - Not-for-Profit · Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- OVIN - TalentEdge Fellowship · Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- OVIN - TalentEdge Internship · Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Summer Company · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Talent Opportunities Program - Student Work Placement Program · Ontario Chamber of Commerce · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
Prince Edward Island
- PEI Student Financial Assistance · Government of Prince Edward Island · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Graduate Mentorship Program - For Employers · Government of Prince Edward Island · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Jobs for Youth Program · Government of Prince Edward Island · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Post-Secondary Student Program · Government of Prince Edward Island · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
Québec
- Aide financière aux études (AFE) · Gouvernement du Québec · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Tax credit for an on-the-job training period · Gouvernement du Québec, Revenu Québec · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
Saskatchewan
- Canada and Saskatchewan Student Grants · Government of Saskatchewan · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Saskatchewan Student Aid · Government of Saskatchewan · Government student aid · Dates vary
Yukon
- Yukon Grant and student financial assistance · Government of Yukon · Government student aid · Dates vary
- Student Training and Employment Program (STEP) · Government of Yukon, Department of Education · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
- Yukon Youth Conservation Corps · Government of Yukon · Scholarship or student award · Dates vary
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