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Colleges and universities have their own financial aid opportunities. To find out more, contact the Financial Aid Office of your university or college. Click here to see a list of college and university Financial Aid Offices.
Need help paying for school? Check out the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) – a mix of grants and loans are available for students. There have been changes to the funding formula for OSAP grants and loans and in an attempt to compensate for this, the Ontario government has reduced tuition costs by 10%. Estimate your potential OSAP entitlement by completing this form. Follow this link to apply for OSAP. Get started by registering or login to apply online or check the status of your application – all in one place.
Get Smarter About Your Money...Offers an excellent Education Calculator to help plan out the overall cost of your post-secondary education. Use it in combination with this Student Budget Worksheet.
How do I estimate my university/college costs?...Great article with a number of links and tools to help calculate post-secondary costs. In addition, Ontario’s universities have worked together to develop and compile data to create CUDO (Common University Data Ontario), and to let students, parents and the public have ready access to information about each university.What kind of information can I find on CUDO? CUDO offers key data, in a common format, about Ontario’s universities:
Ontario Universities Info Website...Tuition Fee links by school
Ontario Colleges Website...Paying for College: Tuition and Financial Assistance
Articles and additional resources that may be of interest to you:
The cost of a Canadian university education in six charts - Maclean's Magazine
Budgeting for Student Life - Government of Canada
Practical Money Management Tips for Post-Secondary Students - Credit Counselling Society
Best budgeting apps for university students - Maclean's Magazine
You don’t have to be a super genius to land a Canadian university scholarship - Maclean's Magazine
Need help paying for school? Check out the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) – a mix of grants and loans are available for students. There have been changes to the funding formula for OSAP grants and loans and in an attempt to compensate for this, the Ontario government has reduced tuition costs by 10%. Estimate your potential OSAP entitlement by completing this form. Follow this link to apply for OSAP. Get started by registering or login to apply online or check the status of your application – all in one place.
Get Smarter About Your Money...Offers an excellent Education Calculator to help plan out the overall cost of your post-secondary education. Use it in combination with this Student Budget Worksheet.
How do I estimate my university/college costs?...Great article with a number of links and tools to help calculate post-secondary costs. In addition, Ontario’s universities have worked together to develop and compile data to create CUDO (Common University Data Ontario), and to let students, parents and the public have ready access to information about each university.What kind of information can I find on CUDO? CUDO offers key data, in a common format, about Ontario’s universities:
- Number of degrees awarded, student enrollment and entering averages – all by program;
- Student satisfaction;
- First-year tuition and ancillary fees by program;
- Undergraduate class size, by year level;
- Research awards granted; and
- Graduation rates and employment rates by program.
Ontario Universities Info Website...Tuition Fee links by school
Ontario Colleges Website...Paying for College: Tuition and Financial Assistance
Articles and additional resources that may be of interest to you:
The cost of a Canadian university education in six charts - Maclean's Magazine
Budgeting for Student Life - Government of Canada
Practical Money Management Tips for Post-Secondary Students - Credit Counselling Society
Best budgeting apps for university students - Maclean's Magazine
You don’t have to be a super genius to land a Canadian university scholarship - Maclean's Magazine