Financial Aid

Once you’ve made your decision to attend Fleming College, you have to plan for all the necessary financial resources you will need to be successful. You are making a valuable investment in your future. The Financial Aid Office can assist you by providing you with financial options.

Step 1

To begin, prepare your budget using the Budget Calculator.

Step 2

Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)

You can apply for OSAP funding as soon as the applications are available - usually around the middle of April or early May of each year. Apply early – at least 10 weeks before the start of classes. Applications for these government-funded loans are available through the OSAP website.

Urgent Message to OSAP Students: New Photo ID Requirements Effective May 1, 2008

Step 3

Student Bank Loans

These loans vary depending upon the student bank loan program. Interest payments on these loans begin immediately. We encourage you to be a smart shopper – review and compare programs offered by the various banks.

Step 4

Fleming College and the Fleming College Foundation, along with our generous donors and sponsors, have provided more than $6 million to students in financial need. Check out the numerous scholarships and bursaries available to Fleming College new and returning students:

• Entrance Bursary
  

  A percentage of tuition fees collected by Fleming College are allocated towards an Entrance Bursary Program for new, full-time students. To be considered for this bursary, complete and submit the Financial Aid Profile mailed with your program offer. Or download the Financial Aid Profile here. Be sure to apply! In recent years, 80% of students who applied were eligible and received an Entrance Bursary!

  If you are an upper-year student (entering year two or above) at Fleming College please download the Financial Aid Profile for Returning Students to be considered for an Upper Year Bursary or other financial aid.

• Academic Excellence Entrance Scholarship
  

  Fleming’s Board of Governors annually awards entrance scholarships to graduate students with the highest academic standing at each of the 28 secondary schools within our extended school board district. The Scholarship provides $2000 towards one year of full-time study (two semesters) at Fleming College. An additional 6 scholarships are awarded to applicants residing outside our extended school board district.

• Fleming College Foundation
  

  Applications for Fleming College Foundation Bursaries and Scholarships with eligibility criteria and deadlines are available here.

Step 5

Consider other sources of funding. Consult your high school guidance office, your employer or your parents’ employers, community and professional associations and clubs.

Step 6

If you run into financial difficulty during the academic year:

• you may be eligible for an Emergency Loan
• or, if you are in good academic standing you may apply for assistance through the General Bursary Fund (instead of a loan these funds are non-repayable)
• Information about Emergency Loans or the General Bursary is available through the Financial Aid Office.