Grants, Bursaries and Awards
For more information on our grants and bursaries for the 2020/2021 academic year, please see the following link:
To help cover educational related expenses for the 2020/2021 academic year, the Canada Student Loan Program offers a grant of $4000 to eligible students with permanent disabilities.
Who is eligible?
Have applied and qualified for a minimum of $1 of...
If you are a part-time student in a designated post-secondary program, you may be eligible for financial assistance for costs such as tuition and books through the Canada Student Loan and/or Grant for Part-Time Studies.
Am I eligible to apply?
You may...
Eligible Islanders can apply to receive Employment Insurance while attending post-secondary training, including university, through Career Connect.
Career Connect is offered through Skills PEI and is part of the Labour Market Development Agreement with...
If you are an Island student in grade 10, 11 or 12 and planning to attend any post-secondary institution, you may receive a community service bursary in recognition of your volunteer work.
You can accumulate volunteer hours from the completion of...
Students graduating from a post-secondary program with more than $6000 in federal and provincial student loans borrowed per year may be eligible for a debt reduction grant to help reduce their provincial student loan balance.
Am I eligible for a debt...
Students
Official Language Study Fellowship
PEI-Québec Student Exchange Program
Teachers
Linguistic training financial assistance for PEI teachers
Information (French only)
Application (French only)
Financial assistance for school trips (...
If you are a PEI student entering your first year at UPEI, Maritime Christian College, Holland College, or Collège de l'Île, you may be eligible for the George Coles Bursary. The award is available for your first degree, diploma or certificate program...
If you are a PEI resident graduating with your first undergraduate degree from UPEI or Maritime Christian College, you may be eligible for the George Coles Graduate Scholarship. The award is available for your first degree only. With the recently...
If you are a PEI resident attending either UPEI, Holland College, Maritime Christian College, or Collège de l'Île, you may be eligible for the Island Advantage: Low and Middle Income Needs-based Bursary (Bursary).
When combined with the George Coles...
The scholarship program was established in the name of distinguished Mi'kmaq Islander John James Sark in September 2009. He earned a post-secondary education at St. Dunstan's University, and was the Island's first Mi'kmaq teacher.
What is the...
You may be awarded up to $2000 to study French at a post-secondary school in Canada, including the French Education Bachelor Program at UPEI. Applications for the Heritage Canada Official Languages Study Fellowship are accepted until mid May.
Am I...
The Canada Student Loan Program offers a grant to eligible students with Permanent Disabilities of up to $8,000 per loan year to cover eligible services and equipment.
Who is eligible?
Have applied and qualified for student financial assistance as a...
This $3,000 bursary is awarded annually to a PEI student who is either a former employee or dependent of a former employee of Marine Atlantic, who is entering post-secondary study for the first time at UPEI, Holland College, or Collège de l'Île .
Who is...