Financial assistance

Financial assistance may be available to part-time and full-time students from their Provincial financial aid agency. Full- and part-time students may be eligible for loans, grants and bursaries. The amount of loan or bursary varies according to need. For financial aid purposes, full-time status is a minimum of 60 per cent of a full course load over a four month semester. Athabasca University's Financial Aid Advisors should be consulted for clarification regarding full- or part-time status.

The regular course contract dates of 6 and 12 months are reduced to 4 and 8 months for full-time AU students receiving financial aid. The regular 6- and 12-month contract dates apply to full-time students at other institutions who are taking only 1 or 2 courses with AU. All course start dates per semester must be the same. The regulations on course load, course completion requirements and eligibility conditions for the various Provincial Government Agencies are subject to change.

The regulations for funding require that academic progress be monitored. Students with student loans must also consider the minimum course requirements of their loan programs. Typically, this requires a minimum of three, 3-credit courses per 4-month funding period in order to maintain your full-time loan status.