Tuition

Tuition for the full course (September-June)

Domestic Canadian Students: $9950CAD

International Students: $19500CAD

The course will be delivered over three terms from October to June.

2021-2022 School Year

• TERM 1 October 26th – Dec 18th
• TERM 2 January 4th – March 26th
• TERM 3 April 6th – June 11th

Determine your province/territory of residence:

You must apply for your funding through your province/territory of residence.

If you are an independent student, you are considered to be a resident of Alberta if:

• Alberta is the last province you have lived in for 12 consecutive months while not a full-time post-secondary student, or

• you are attending a school in Alberta and have never lived in any Canadian province for 12 months in a row. In this case, attach a letter to your application to explain your residency situation.

If you are a dependent student, you are considered to be a resident of Alberta if your parent(s) live in Alberta at the time you apply..

Gather information

• School costs and period of studies

• Alberta Student Number (Alberta residents only)

• Social Insurance Number

• Line 150 of last year’s income tax

• Parents’ income information (dependent students only)

• Online applicants who have cashed a loan before must have a previous loan certificate number and loan amount. If you did not keep a copy of your certificate(s), contact the National Student Loan Service Centre for this information.

Apply online

By filling in one application form, you will be assessed for Canada and Alberta Student Loans, as well as grants and bursaries. Online Student Aid Alberta applications are processed in two to three weeks.

Refer to Student Aid Alberta's Monthly Living Allowance estimates. If your living expenses are more than listed, write a letter summarizing your monthly expenses and include appropriate documentation (child care receipts/lease agreement/mortgage statement/three-months-worth of utility bills). Scan and Upload the documents onto the E-Document upload on the Student Finance System website along with a submitted online application.

If you are not able to submit an online application, please contact Student Aid Alberta for the paper application.

Apply early

Student Aid Alberta applications are available at the beginning of June for September study. If you need your loan money to pay for your tuition, you should apply before the end of July for September studies, or the end of October for January studies. You don’t have to be accepted to your program to apply for funding.

Apply each academic year

Your period of studies covers one academic year at a time. You must apply for funding for each year of your studies.

Deadline to apply

You must apply for Student Aid Alberta funding at least thirty days before the end of your yearly period of studies.

Non-Alberta Residents: School/Program Information Forms

Some provinces/territories require that a School/Program Information sheet be filled in by your school. Forward all these requests to a Student Advisor in the Office of the University Registrar.

Schedules – Student Aid Alberta

Fill in Schedule 1 if you are a dependent student:

• you have been out of regular high school less than four years, or
• you have not been available for full-time work for at least two years since leaving regular high school.

Fill in Schedule 2 if you are married/common law. A couple is considered common law when:

• currently living together with children of the relationship by birth or adoption living in the household, or

• after having living together for 1 year or more, whether or not there are children living in the household.

Fill in Schedule 3 if you are concurrently enrolled at more than one post-secondary institution at the same time in order to be considered a full-time student for student funding purposes or if you are in an exchange/field study program.

Fill in Schedule 4 if you are a student with a documented permanent disability and you are attending a full-time post-secondary program.