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Paying for your education is your responsibility. It is a big investment. But you will have a greater chance of managing your financial situation if you begin by developing a realistic estimate of what your post secondary education is going to cost you. If you and your family cannot pay the total costs of your education, you should then investigate all options available for financing your studies. Start by clicking on a section below


Costs

Saskatchewan Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards

Non-Repayable Assistance Sources and More Scholarships

Repayable Assistance Sources

Costs:
Have you determined your costs? Obviously you will need to know the tuition fees, which you can obtain from the institution. However, there are many other major expenses to consider; such things as tuition, rent, books, supplies, travel costs, entertainment and clothes. You probably want to avoid huge amounts of debt.

CanLearn Interactive have designed the On-line Budget Planner especially for students to help you manage your money. By providing a line-by-line income and expense account, it allows you to calculate the amount of money you will have on hand each month and forecast what your needs will be throughout the year.

Scholarship and Non-Repayable Assistance Sources:
How will you finance your education? If you are not able to cover the costs, you may have to look at other ways of financing your studies. You should begin by considering non-repayable assistance sources.

Broaden your search for your education dollars by exploring these websites.

EAPD - Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities
The EAPD program provides funding to assist adults with disabilities to prepare for, secure and maintain employment.

Job Start/ Future Skills
This program links training to employment. It provides recognized training and employment opportunities for unemployed Saskatchewan people who need job skills while providing employers with the skilled workers they need to fill new positions.

Provincial Training Allowance
Provides funding assistance to adults enrolled in basic educaiton, selected employment programs and selected quick skills programs.

Skills Training Benefit
This program provides financial assistance for employment insurance recipients and reachback clients. It offers the financial support individuals needs to take the training required to get a job and keep it..

Canadian Agricultural Skills Services (CASS)
The CASS Program, currently being developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, is designed to help farm families increase their income through skills development and training. The focus may be improving the farm business or seeking other employment options.

Saskatchewan Scholarships Bursaries Awards and Loans
The Scholarship, Bursaries, Awards and Loans database provides information on entrance awards which are available to prospective post-secondary students in Saskatchewan for enrolling in education and training programs in the province. These awards are available from business/industry, community and service clubs, professional associations, government, unions, post-secondary institutions and other organizations.

ScholarshipsCanada.com
Canada's most comprehensive scholarship portal. Search the extensive database to find scholarships, student awards, bursaries and grants. You'll also find information about student loans, applications and budget planning.


Student Awards.Com
This site includes a powerful search engine that matches student profiles with suitable awards and delivers a list of award matches to their private, personalized mail box - all completely free of charge.

Millenium Scholarship
The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation is a private, independent organization created by an act of Parliament in 1998. It encourages Canadian students to strive for excellence and pursue their post-secondary studies. The Foundation distributes $325 million in the form of bursaries and scholarships each year throughout Canada.

National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
This site lists financial assistance programs designed for post-secondary students with disablities.


Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
A comprehensive listing of scholarships for undergraduates, graduate students, scholarships offered by organizations for employees’ dependants, institutional research and academic exchange programs.

Repayable Assistance:
Once you have exhausted non-repayable assistance sources, consider student loans as a possible source of assistance. The provincial and federal governments provide loan programs to supplement the resources of students and their families, thereby assisting all qualified students in reaching their educational potential.

Remember, a student loan is repayable assistance. Financing your education with student loans means that you are spending now what you will earn in the future. Therefore, take some time to carefully consider your choice of a school and program of study.

Saskatchewan Student Financial Assistance
The Student Financial Assistance Branch of Saskatchewan Learning administers both the federal and provincial government sponsorted student loans under the Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loan Program. The program offers a needs-based supplement to your existing resources to help you fund your post-secondary education. When you submit your application, government sponsered bursaries, grants and the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Bursary are computed as part of the loan application process.


National Student Loan Service Center
Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loans issued on or after August 1, 2001 are administered through the National Student Loans Service Centre. If you are a student attending a student loan eligible institution, this site provides information to help you receive, manage, and repay your student loan.


Bank Loans
Many banks and financial institutions also offer financial assistance for students. Some of these arrangements are loans and others are a line of credit. Shop around and see what you can come up with.
   

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