OSAP 10 Step Flow Chart
OSAP 10 Step Flow Chart
OSAP 10 Step Flow Chart
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Click “Register” and create your profile. Select “start new app” to complete April-July
the 2017-2018 full-time OSAP application.
2 Upload into your OSAP application (or submit to the Financial Aid Office of
your post-secondary institution) supporting documentation (i.e., student and
parental signature pages, residency information, proof of parent’s foreign April-July
income, child’s birth certificate, etc.)
4 Track the status of your application online, learn how much funding you will
receive and when. June—September
5 Ensure you are registered in a full-time course load (minimum 60% course
load for all terms of study; 40% course load for students with a permanent
disability). Your post-secondary institution will confirm your full-time enrolment
September
closer to the start of your 2017-18 study period.
6 If you have granted permission (for 2017-2018) a portion (or all) of the first
instalment of your OSAP funds will be applied to your post-secondary
student fee account. Any remaining funds from your first instalment will be August—September
deposited directly into your bank account once you have completed the above
steps, and your post-secondary institution has confirmed your enrolment.
7 Confirm your income before the release of your 2nd installment.
September
Instructions will be sent to you.
8 Your OSAP funding will be reassessed and may change if there are:
-Changes in your course load;
-Changes in your income information (i.e., receive a monetary award, cash in
RESP’s)
-Opt out of student activity fees;
-Parents income on OSAP application doesn’t match their income tax Anytime
information;
-Change in your status (e.g. get married or become common-law, birth of a
child) ;
-Adjustments to your OSAP application can be made at anytime during the
study period by the Financial Aid Office your post-secondary institution.