You can get funding to help pay for your disability-related educational services and/or equipment needed to participate in postsecondary studies. The costs of a psycho-educational assessment or other disability assessment may also be considered.
Use this application to be considered for funding during the 2019-20 academic year as follows:
Your eligibility for funding consideration is based on your disability status:
A permanent disability is a functional limitation that:
In addition, you must have applied for and be eligible for funding from one of the following sources for your 2019-20 study period:
Each assessment, service or equipment request is considered on an individual basis. Information provided from your health care provider (doctor or other regulated health care professional) and/or from your Office for Students with Disabilities (if applicable) is used to determine what costs will be funded. You must also meet all of the eligibility requirements for this program.
You may be provided funding for all or a portion of the costs of the assessment, services or equipment requested. Approved amounts are subject to maximum limits so it is possible that not all of your costs are covered.
Note: Services and equipment eligible for funding by any 3rd party, such as through insurance, may not be considered for either BSWD or CSG-PDSE funding.
Documentation is required to confirm that, due to your disability, the services, equipment and/or assessment selected on your application are needed so you can go to school. See Section D: Required documentation on the application for details.
You will have to provide original receipts showing that you purchased the items that you were issued BSWD and/or CSG-PDSE funding. Further instructions will be provided once your funding is released.
If you’re going to a school in Ontario: Send your completed application and all required documents to your school’s financial aid office.
If you’re going to a school outside of Ontario: Send your completed application to your school’s financial aid office so they can complete Section H: Enrolment confirmation and declaration by financial aid administrator at a private school in Ontario or at any school located out of Ontario.
When you receive your application back from your school, send it along with and all required documents to: Student Financial Assistance Branch Ministry of Colleges and Universities PO Box 4500, 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6G9
Your completed application must be received by your financial aid office or the ministry no later than 60 days before the end of your study period.
All supporting documentation must be received no later than 40 days before the end of your study period.
Original receipts for each approved item must be received by your financial aid office or the ministry no later than 30 days after the end of your study period. If you received funds for services (e.g. tutors, note-takers), you must also provide a time log that lists when each of the approved services was used.
Note: If you don’t provide acceptable proof and/or the purchase price was less than the approved funding amount for an item, you will have to return all or a portion of the funds issued. Contact your financial aid office for details.
If you’re going to a school in Ontario: The Office for Students with Disabilities or the financial aid office at your school can help you with any questions about this application. The disability advisors there can also provide information about disability-related services, supports and equipment available at your school.
If you school does not have an Office for Students with Disabilities, you can discuss your disability- related educational needs with your health care provider (doctor or other regulated health care professional).
If you’re going to a school outside of Ontario: Contact the ministry at: Student Financial Assistance Branch Ministry of Colleges and Universities PO Box 4500, 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6G9
General inquiry telephone service is available Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Social Insurance Number: Ontario Education Number (OEN), if assigned to you: Last name: First name: Date of birth: (Month/Day/Year)
Street number and name, rural route, or post office box: Apartment: Street number and name, rural route, or post office box: City, town, or post office: Province or state: Postal code or zip code: Country: Area code and telephone number:
What is the name of the school you plan to attend or are currently attending for your 2019-20 study period? Student number at your school:
Start date for your 2019-20 study period (Month/Day/Year) End date for your 2019-20 study period (Month/Day/Year)
For the above study period, what type of financial aid have you applied for? OSAP for Full-Time Students OSAP for Part-Time Students Institution-funded Special Bursary
Select the items required to accommodate your disability-related needs while you’re in postsecondary studies. If additional space is needed to outline the type of services and/or equipment required, provide the information in a separate letter and attach it to your application.
A cost estimate must be provided for each item requested. Include taxes and shipping (if applicable) in the amount provided. Enter amounts in dollars only. Do not enter cents or use periods or commas.
Each category may be subject to a funding cap. This means that not all of your costs may be covered even if your application is approved.
You must work with an advisor in the Disability Services Office at your school when completing Section C.
Work with the disability adviser at your school or your health care provider (doctor or other regulated health care professional) when completing Section C.
Psycho-educational assessment Amount requested: $
Other disability assessment (eligible for BSWD funding only) Amount requested: $
A written estimate for service requested is required. See Section D for details.
Tutor Amount requested: $
Academic strategist/coach Amount requested: $
Attendant care for studies Amount requested: $
Educational assistant Amount requested: $
Specialized transportation (for students with mobility issues only) Amount requested: $
Counselling/therapy (eligible for BSWD funding only) Amount requested: $
Other – specify: Amount requested: $
Computer warranty Amount requested: $
MS Office (Student Edition) Amount requested: $
Printer Amount requested: $
Scanner Amount requested: $
External keyboard Amount requested: $
Carrying case Amount requested: $
Text to speech software Amount requested: $
Voice recognition software Amount requested: $
Screen reading software Amount requested: $
Assistive writing software Amount requested: $
Organizational software Amount requested: $
Reading pens/accessories Amount requested: $
Noise cancelling headphones Amount requested: $
Digital recorder Amount requested: $
Equipment repair/replacement Amount requested: $
Ergonomic aids (eligible for provincial funding only) Amount requested: $
Total amount requested: $
You must provide the following documents (as applicable) to support your application:
An OSAP Disability Verification Form (if you have not already done so).
A written recommendation from a disability advisor at your school and/or your health care provider (doctor or other regulated health care professional) for the services and/or equipment requested if it was not provided on your OSAP Disability Verification Form.
Estimates for the costs of any requested service(s), such as tutors or note-takers. Each estimate must include the following: hourly cost of each service; total hours per week of each service (cannot exceed weekly in-class time); total number of weeks you will be using each service; which of the courses you are taking require the service; and, the name and contact information for the person or agency providing each service.
Original receipts for any assessments, services, equipment and/or software requested if they have already been purchased.
Your personal information, including your Social Insurance Number (SIN), provided in connection with your student profile, this application and any previous applications and awards of financial assistance will be used by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (“ministry”) to administer and finance the Bursary for Students with Disabilities (BSWD) program and by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to administer and finance the Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment for Persons with Permanent Disabilities (CSG-PDSE) program. Your SIN will be used as a general identifier in administering the BSWD/CSG-PDSE. The ministry and ESDC may use other parties for any of these activities. Under agreement with the ministry, your postsecondary school and, where authorized by the ministry, its agents who administer OSAP and its auditors use your personal information to administer the BSWD/CSG-PDSE.
Administration includes: determining your eligibility for a BSWD/CSG-PDSE award; verifying your application and supporting documentation, including verifying financial assistance provided under any other ministry program; paying your award; verifying your award; auditing your file; assessing and collecting overpayments; enforcing the legislation set out below and your agreements with the ministry and ESDC; and monitoring and auditing your postsecondary school or its authorized agents to ensure that they are administering the programs appropriately. In addition, administration by the ministry includes public reporting on postsecondary education and training, including the administration and financing of student assistance programs; planning, delivering, evaluating and monitoring student assistance programs for quality and improvements in both content and delivery; conducting risk management, error management, audit and quality assessment activities; conducting inspections or investigations; and conducting research related to postsecondary education and training, including all aspects of the BSWD/CSG-PDSE. You may be contacted to participate in surveys related to postsecondary education and training. Financing includes: planning, arranging or providing funding of the BSWD/CSG-PDSE.
The ministry administers the BSWD under the authority of ss.5, 15 and 16 of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.19, as amended and s. 10.1 of the Financial Administration Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.F.12, as amended, and the CSG-PDSE under the authority of the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 1994, c.28, as amended, and the Canada Student Financial Assistance Regulations, SOR 95-329, as amended and s. 266.3(4) of the Education Act. If you have any questions about the collection or use of this information, contact the Director, Student Financial Assistance Branch, Ministry of Colleges and Universities, PO Box 4500, 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 6G9, 807-343-7260.
I have read and understood this section, including the notice of collection, use and disclosure of my personal information and my signature attests to my consent to the indirect collection, use and disclosure of my personal information.
Signature of applicant: Date: (Month/Day/Year)
I declare that based on the information provided on this application:
Name of disabilities office coordinator/counsellor: Signature: Date: (Month/Day/Year)
I declare that:
Name of financial aid administrator: Signature: Date: (Month/Day/Year)
I declare that based on the information provided on this application, the student is enrolled and registered for the study period indicated.