The Graduate Retention Program (GRP), which became effective January 1, 2008, rewards graduating students for building their futures in Saskatchewan by providing a refundable income tax credit to rebate up to $20,000 of tuition fees paid by eligible graduates who remain in Saskatchewan.

Anyone who graduates in 2006 or beyond from an approved program in Saskatchewan and continues to live here is eligible. Approved programs must:

• be equivalent to at least six months of full-time study and result in a certificate, diploma, or undergraduate degree; or
• provide journeyperson’s certificate.

Eligibility will also be extended to graduates of approved post-secondary institutions outside Saskatchewan.

If you so direct, the University of Regina will apply on your behalf. When you complete your Application for Graduation form, Item 1. STUDENT INFORMATION will ask if you ‘want the University of Regina to apply on your behalf for the Graduate Retention Program”. If you check “Yes”, your name will be submitted after your degree has been conferred. If you check “No”, your name will not be submitted.

If you have questions or asked us to withhold your application and have changed your mind, please contact the Government of Saskatchewan directly. For more information, or directions on how to apply, please consult www.aeei.gov.sk.ca/grp