Calendar 2012-2013 - Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

FINANCIAL SUPPORTIt is the policy of the University of Toronto that no student admitted to a program at the Universityof Toronto should be unable to enter or complete the program due to lack of financial means.Ontario Student Assistance ProgramThis government student loan program is the primary source of financial assistance for full-timestudents. The OSAP application form is available online at http://osap.gov.on.ca. Students areencouraged to apply at least two months before their program begins in order to allow adequateprocessing time. You may contact Admissions and Awards, 172 St. George St, 416-978-2190 forinformation and counseling on eligibility, appeals, and the status of your application. Also seeEnrolment Services, Student Financial Support at http://www.adm.utoronto.ca/admawards/index.actionfor information on resources to consider, budgeting tips and more. Non-Ontario students may also access information on other provincial programs from this web page.Undergraduate Grant ApplicationThe Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing offers assistance to undergraduate students withunmet financial need. This funding is limited, and it is therefore expected that applicants haveexplored all other avenues of financial support available to them (e.g. family support, OSAP)before applying. Grants are intended to provide emergency assistance, or support for costs notconsidered by other programs. Funding is not adequate to allow these grants to be consideredas a major source of assistance for tuition or living expenses. Applications are available at theStudent Services or at http://www.adm.utoronto.ca/admawards/html/financial%20aid/mainfapage.htm. Please note that applications will not beconsidered until November.International students are eligible to be considered for grant assistance. However, becauseCanada Immigration requires all international students to show that they have adequateresources before admitting them to Canada, a grant will normally be awarded only if there isevidence that the student's circumstances have changed since his/her arrival. In no instance willthe amount sufficient to cover a student's total university costs. Please seehttp://www.adm.utoronto.ca/adm-awards/html/financial%20aid/international.htm for informationon costs and resources for international students.Graduate Grant ApplicationsGraduate students may access information athttp://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/Assets/SGS+Digital+Assets/current/2010-2011+Awards/Emergency+Grant+Application+fillable.pdfAwards and FellowshipsPresently, the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing offers:• over 75 undergraduate awards, and• over 100 graduate fellowships.The number of these awards and fellowships are increasing each year. Awards and fellowshipsare given to students based on academic merit and/or financial need. Details of theawards/fellowships are available below and at the Faculty of Nursing‟s Website:http://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/students/fellowshipsandawards.htmUniversity of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Calendar 2012-2013 53