Financial Aid: Master of Counselling

• Student Aid BC – Part Time Checklist 
• Student Aid BC -Full Time Checklist – First Year of Study 
• Student Aid BC -Full Time Checklist – 2nd year of Study 

• Alberta Student Aid – Full Time Checklist – First year of Study 
• Alberta Student Aid – Full Time Checklist –  2nd and 3rd Year of Study 

• Other Provinces Outside BC and AB- Full-Time Checklist and Handout 
• OSAP -Full Time Checklist – First Year of Study 
• OSAP -Full Time Checklist – 2nd or 3rd Year of Study 

• BC – Part Time Funding Eligible Programs Financial Aid Calendar and Apply by dates (2021 – 2022) 
• BC – Full Time Funding Eligible Programs Financial Aid Calendar and Apply by dates (2021 – 2022) 
• BC – Part Time Funding Eligible Programs Financial Aid Calendar and Apply by dates (2023 – 2024) 
• BC – Full Time Funding Eligible Programs Financial Aid Calendar and Apply by dates (2023 – 2024) 

• AB Financial Aid Calendar Handout and Apply by dates – All Programs for Full Time Funding (2021 – 2022) 
• AB Financial Aid Calendar Handout and Apply by dates – All Programs for Full Time Funding (2023 – 2024) 

• Other Provinces Outside BC and AB- Financial Aid Calendar Handout and Apply by dates (2021 – 2022) 
• Other Provinces Outside BC and AB- Financial Aid Calendar Handout and Apply by dates (2023 – 2024) 

Bank Lines of Credit:  lines of credit or student lines of credit a student will take out to supplement the shortfall. This depends on your credit score, your credit history etc. It is best to review your options either with an accountant or with a financial planner at your local bank 

Some students seek out sponsorships through nonprofit organizations (like the Canadian Mental Health Organization) and write letters of intent to see if a nonprofit has a sponsorship budget. It’s like writing an essay about how helping your education will help you give back to the community. A database of non-profit organizations can be found through local government websites. 

If you are working at the moment or have a union, some students will inquire with them for sponsorship as well. 

Please connect with our Indigenous Campus Advisor or the Financial Aid office and we can discuss reviewing how to best explore funding. 

Private Database of Scholarships: https://www.scholarshipscanada.com/ 

Deferral of payments are allowed until funding is released for students on approved Financial Aid. Once the funding is released to you, please ensure to pay for school costs as soon as possible. Please note that all financial aid funding is processed so that it is sent to the student directly into their personal bank account and students are responsible for payments to the school. 

If you are wishing to defer payment as you are on student aid  – please email a copy of your approval letter and email with your request, including your student ID and full name, to FinAidCanada@cityu.edu and billing@cityu.edu and your request will be processed in date order.  

Exceptions will be reviewed with the Billing office. If you do not have an award letter yet but have submitted your application or if you have yet to submit an application but would like a deferral of payment exception please contact billing@cityu.edu to discuss options and cc: FinAidCanada@cityu.edu.  

6 month financial aid applications: Deferrals for 6 month applications are based on your disbursement schedule, with the expectation that students pay Term 1 with their 1^st disbursement and Term 2 with their 2^nd disbursement.  

One year financial aid applications: 

Please note that deferrals for 1 year applications are based on your disbursement schedule, with the expectation that students pay for Term 1 and Term 2 of their application from the first disbursement. Term 3 and Term 4 would be from their second disbursement.  

All Students: Please ensure that you review your award amounts, disbursement dates, school costs and budgets to distribute your funding evenly for each term. Please contact the Billing Office for more information on Deferrals: billing@cityu.edu 

Our Office is able to process all paperwork with digital signatures and seals and can reformat most documents and pdfs. Please email FinAidCanada@cityu.edu for any document processing.