Planning

Planning your education is an important life decision. How much will your program cost in time, money and effort? What kinds of financial assistance may be available? How many students successfully graduate from the program you are considering? How many find jobs? On this section of the website you can learn about:

Investigating your options

• Choosing your school and program wisely
• Searching for OSAP approved schools

Learning about OSAP

• Getting started with the OSAP basics
• Learning about the Student Access Guarantee

Understanding loans, grants and bursaries

• Determining your eligibility
• Learning about OSAP grants and bursaries
• Finding out about assistance for full-time students
• Finding out about assistance for part-time students
• Understanding special considerations for student groups

Calculating your assistance and repayment

• Estimating the assistance available to you through OSAP
• Estimating your OSAP monthly loan payment after school
• Finding out about student loan default rates

Getting help

• Where to get help with your OSAP application