What are the options for funding?
Types of Funding at a Glance
The chart below shows the type of financial assistance and short details.
Canada Student Loan (CSL)
Payment-free while you are going to school full-time. Payments start six months after you stop going to school full-time.
Effective April 1st, 2023, the Government of Canada has permanently eliminated the accumulation of interest on Canada Student Loans.
Manitoba Student Loan (MSL)
Payment-free while you are going to school full-time. Payments start six months after you stop going to school full-time.
Manitoba Bursary
Students are automatically considered for this program when they submit their application for Canada and Manitoba Student Loans. Indigenous learners who self-identify may be eligible for additional Manitoba Bursary.
Canada Student Grant for Full-time Students with Dependants
Available to low-income full-time students with children under the age of 12 or persons who are wholly dependent by reason of a mental or physical infirmity.
Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students
Available to eligible students based on their family size, previous year’s Gross Family Income, and program length.
Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities
Provides non-repayable assistance to help reduce the costs facing students with permanent or persistent or prolonged disabilities when participating in a post-secondary program.
Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment — Students with Disabilities
Requires a separate application. Provides non-repayable assistance to help offset exceptional, education-related costs associated with permanent disabilities and persistent or prolonged disabilities, such as costs for a note-taker, a sign interpreter, or technical aids.
Part-time Canada Student Loan
Payment-free while you are going to school. Payments start six months after you stop going to school.
Canada Student Grant for Part-time Studies
For students studying part-time whose family income falls within the "low-income" level as defined by the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program.
Canada Student Grant for Part-time Students with Dependants
Available to part-time students with children under the age of 12 or persons who are wholly dependent by reason of a mental or physical infirmity.
Indigenous Education Award
Helps Indigenous students with the costs of tuition, books and supplies. Visit: Business Council of Manitoba – Indigenous Education Awards
Now Available
The Manitoba Student Aid application is now available to full-time students attending classes during the 2024-2025 application year.
For more information on the 2024-2025 program year changes visit the Program Updates page.
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