Government aid for summer studies

Government aid requirements for summer studies differ according to province. Consult the list below for specific criteria and refer to provincial/territorial financial aid websites to obtain online applications.

Alberta

Eligibility

• Students must be registered with a minimum 60% course load (9 credits).
• Students with a permanent disability must be registered with a minimum 40% course load (6 credits).
• No funding is available for programs less than 12 weeks in duration, unless the summer term is part of a program that is longer than 12 weeks, such as a 4-year degree program, students may apply.
• If the study period is shorter than 12 weeks students may only receive provincial funding.

How to apply

• a Change of Circumstance Form (McGill’s Scholarship and Student Aid will confirm full time status and tuition costs for the summer courses);
• an online application for the summer term.

Deadline: 30 days prior to the end of the student’s specific study period (not McGill’s official end of summer term, which is August 30).

British Columbia

Eligibility

• Students must be registered with a minimum 60% course load (9 credits).
• Students with a permanent disability must be registered with a minimum 40% course load (6 credits).
• Any time lapse between courses cannot be longer than 2 consecutive weeks.

How to Apply

Students who previously applied for fall and winter terms OR winter term only:

• If the summer term is less than 12 weeks, students must complete both:
  • Paper Appendix 3 - School and program information,and
  • Paper Appendix 7 - Request for reassessment as follows:
    • Section 1: questions 1, 2, 12, 13, 17, 18;
    • Section 3: the entire study period including tuition for the fall, winter and summer terms must be reported - questions 41 and 42 (enter the program information and any information that may have changed);
    • Section 6: declaration (completed and signed) to extend the original study period from September or January to the summer month (e.g., July or August).

    Students applying for the summer term only (with no application for fall/winter) must complete an electronic summer application:

    • Appendix 3: enter the study period and the program costs for the summer term only. If a student was not on government aid in the winter term a new summer application is required.

    Deadline: Applications and supporting documents for all cases must be received 6 weeks prior to the end of the student’s specific study period (not McGill’s official end of summer term, which is August 30). It is the student’s responsibility to send all documents to BC Aid by the deadline.

    Note: When completing the summer extension (online or paper versions) students must declare any Scholarships and/or Bursaries received even if these were already declared in the Fall/Winter application. If the student is applying for summer funding only they should not declare the Fall/Winter Scholarships and/or Bursaries unless the award was issued in the summer term.

    Application Requirements

    Applied for Fall

    Applied for Winter

    Applied online for Summer

    Registered for 12 weeks or more

    Registered for 9 credits or more