Tips for completing a bursary application
What is a bursary?
A bursary is a monetary award that is granted on the basis of financial need. Bursaries are different than Scholarships. Scholarships are merit-based and are awarded for academic achievement. Bursaries are financial-need based awards that do not have to be repaid.
5 tips for filling out your bursary application
- Be complete! It is hard to make a decision on or assess an incomplete application.
- Hand the application in on time. The deadline is important.
- If you have applied for government student loan, please provide proof of received student loan assistance for the specified academic (September - April) or calendar year (September - December). The more work you leave to the financial aid office, the longer you will be delayed in receiving a response on your submitted bursary application.
- Be realistic. When you are filling out the budget, be realistic about how much you are spending. Indicating that you spend $300/mo on entertainment might help show that you have more expenses than resources, but, it probably won't get you a bursary.
- Don't forget your resources. Make sure you tell us how much money you have. If you tell us you have $10,000 worth of expenses and $0 worth of resources, we're going to think you forgot to fill in half of the application.