GGovernment of Canada (Canada Student Financial Assistance Program)
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Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students
Government of Canada (Canada Student Financial Assistance Program), Canada
Scholarship overview
The Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students is a non-repayable federal grant for full-time students in financial need at designated post-secondary schools in Canada.
Students are assessed automatically when they apply for student aid with their province or territory; there is no separate application.
Award Information
- Financial need
- Full-time student in a qualified program at a designated school that is not restricted from receiving this grant
- Total family income below the income threshold for the family size
- Family income thresholds (gross family income) for the full-time grant: family size 1 maximum grant below $38,474, cut-off $69,987; size 2 $54,412 / $98,017; size 3 $66,641 / $117,317; size 4 $76,952 / $129,769; size 5 $86,033 / $141,180; size 6 $94,245 / $151,937; size 7 and more $101,797 / $161,321.
- Quebec, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories run their own programs and are not part of the federal application route for some grants
- Until the end of the 2026 to 2027 school year: up to $4,200 per year or up to $525 per month of study
- Payable for each year of undergraduate studies while still full-time
- School year runs August 1 to July 31
- Amounts reduce as family income rises toward the cut-off
- 2026-27 school year: August 1, 2026 to July 31, 2027
- No separate grant deadline; follow the deadline of the province or territory where the student applies
- Apply for student aid with your province or territory of residence.
- Provide family and income information required by that provincial office.
- Receive the assessment; the grant is awarded automatically if eligible.
- If not approved and you think you or your school may qualify, contact your provincial or territorial student aid office.
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