Post-Secondary+Funding

 A. Government funding linked to OSAP
[|Canada Student Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities] A grant that provides $2,000 each school year as long as you continue to meet the eligibility for OSAP.

[|Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Persons with Permanent Disabilities (CSG-PDSE)] A grant that provides up to $8,000 for disability-related educational costs, such as tutors, note-takers, interpreters, braillers or technical aids.

[|OSAP Aid Programs] 24 OSAP aid programs – grants, scholarships, bursaries and loans. OSAP considers you for all programs when you apply online as a full-time or part-time student.

 B. Other funding for students with disabilities
[|Disability Awards] An excellent search engine for **MANY** post-secondary disability awards across Canada.

[|Lime Connect] an organization that provides scholarships to students with disabilities in Canada and the U.S.

[|NEADS National Student Awards Program] Deadline in April.

[|Justin Eves Foundation: Minds In Motion Awards] Deadline in April.

[|Aird Scholarship] Ontario scholarship for students with physical disabilities. Deadline April.

[|Easter Seals Ontario] a wide range of scholarships for students with physical disabilities, and many external links to other scholarships/grants, deadline April..

[|Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians Scholarship] Deadline June.

[|“Whipper” Billy Watson Education Bursary] Deadline April.

Awards/Bursaries/Scholarships for Students with a Disability

__2. Other Equity Based Scholarships __
[|Postsecondary is Possible] Access and Outreach Programs are initiatives that focus on educational attainment for populations that do not traditionally and/or have difficulty pursuing college or university.

[|CanLearn.ca] A Canadian government site that gives links to student loans, grants and scholarships.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|OSAP: Additional Funding for Students in Special Circumstances] Bursaries and grants for Aboriginal students, crown wards, first generation students, students with disabilities, students who are deaf or hard of hearing and students on social assistance.

<span style="color: #b50d21; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> A. First Nations Scholarships
<span style="color: #b50d21; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">A searchable list of 773 bursaries, scholarships and incentives across Canada.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Post-Secondary Financial Supports, First Nations Students] A <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">boriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) has two funding programs that could provide financial assistance for eligible Status Indian and Inuit students to help offset tuition, travel or living expenses.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Online Guide to Aboriginal Scholarships and Bursaries] Links to scholarships and funding across Canada.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society: Aboriginal Scholarships] Links to Ontario scholarships.

[|The Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool] A<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> searchable list of more than 750 bursaries, scholarships and incentives across Canada, offered by governments, universities and colleges, private and public companies, individual Canadians, organizations and others.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|FAAY – Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth] Over 100 scholarships given out to assist Aboriginal high school and post secondary students with bursaries and scholarships — through the generous support of program sponsors. Deadline June 1st.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada]. This list of nine bursaries, scholarships and awards are for Aboriginal students in a number of different streams of education: arts, technology, science and business. There are also bursaries listed for students who simply demonstrate a financial need.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|RBC Aboriginal Student Awards Program] Applications in Feb. and July.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries and Scholarship Awards] Fine Arts to Health, deadline February, Apprenticeships- open all year.

<span style="color: #b50d21; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> B. African Canadian Scholarships
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|BBPA National Scholarship Fund] A fund made up of over 40 scholarships for post-secondary school. One application, **due in May**.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Hebert H. Carnegie Future Aces Award] Deadline- beginning of February.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> **Directory of Black Scholarships and Awards**: 50 page directory of awards for Black students in Canada.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Lincoln M. Alexander Award] Honours youth who have worked to eliminate racial discrimination in Ontario. Deadline May.

<span style="color: #b50d21; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> C. LGBTQ Scholarships
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Bill 7 Award] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Bill 7 Award is a registered charitable trust that awards scholarships to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer and 2-spirited students, resident in Ontario and in financial need in any post-secondary institution in Ontario, attaining their first degree.

[|My GSA Scholarships] A<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0c2850; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px;">n alphabetical list of LGBTQ focused scholarships, awards and bursaries available for those studying in Canada.

<span style="color: #b50d21; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> D. Youth in Care Scholarships
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Renewed Youth Supports CASs are now allowed to provide funding and support to youth whose care was terminated at age 16 or 17 and were previously unable to receive services from a CAS. These supports will provide financial assistance to youth living independently or in a residential placement, and will help youth to achieve better educational outcomes.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Educational Supports for Youth in Care]: Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries

[|Resources for Supporting Youth in Transition] Lots of excellent links for all aspects of post-secondary education.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Ontario Crown Ward Postsecondary Application Fee Reimbursement]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Storwell - Foster Child Bursary]

<span style="color: #b50d21; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;"> E. Other Scholarships
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Lincoln M. Alexander Award] Honours youth who have worked to eliminate racial discrimination in Ontario.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (Ontario) Education Foundation]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Federation of Portuguese Canadian and Professionals Scholarships]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Maytree Scholarship Program for Protected Persons]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Investing in Our Diversity Scholarship]Scholarships through Scadding Court Community Centre provides post-secondary scholarships to marginalized youth across the city who are not only motivated academically, but who have engaged in building healthy communities through action on issues of diversity, equity, anti-racism, poverty, education and community safety. **Due March 31st.**

__<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3. Scholarship Databases __
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|StudentAwards.com]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|ScholarshipsCanada.com]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Scholarship Finder]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards. Humber College]

[|Canadian University Scholarships]

List of Scholarships in Canada

[|Scholarships by University]