7. FINANCIAL AID

7.4 EXTERNALLY-ADMINISTERED AWARDS

University of Regina students may apply for additional scholarships and bursaries that are administered by other organizations. Information on externally-administered awards is posted on the University’s website at www.uregina.ca/safa.

7.5 GOVERNMENT STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SASKATCHEWAN RESIDENTS

The Government of Saskatchewan offers a variety of financial assistance programs available to Saskatchewan residents, including the Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loans Program. This program is delivered jointly by the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan and provides financial assistance to full-time and part-time post-secondary students. Students who apply for a Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loan will be automatically considered for most student grants from both the Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan.

Students must apply annually for financial assistance directly through Student Services and are encouraged to do so early to ensure timely receipt of funding.

7.5.1 INQUIRIES

For information on the Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loans Program and other available programs, including student loan handbook, online and paper applications, contact:

Student Services
Ministry of Advanced Education
Phone:306-787-5620 (in the Regina area or outside Canada)
1-800-597-8278 (outside Regina)
Email: SFAWEB@gov.sk.ca
Web site: www.student-loans.sk.ca

For on campus assistance with government financial assistance contact:

Student Awards & Financial Aid
Room 207, Administration-Humanities Building
University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2
Phone: (306) 585-4325; fax: (306) 585-5559
Email: student.loans@uregina.ca
Web site: www.uregina.ca/safa

7.5.2 REGISTRATION

Recipients of full-time Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loans must be registered in at least 60% of a full course load per semester (40% for students with a permanent disability), which for undergraduate students at the University of Regina is 9 credit hours per semester (6 credit hours for students with a permanent disability). Students who plan to take courses in the Spring/Summer session should check with Student Awards & Financial Aid to ensure that their chosen combination of courses meets registration requirements. Students who are on a Co-op term are considered full-time. Students must be registered in the required credit hours before the University can complete the confirmation of enrolment section of the student loan document.

Students who are taking part of their course load at another institution on a letter of permission from their faculty (see §2.8.4) must complete a Student Loan Dual Registration form available at Student Awards and Financial Aid.

7.5.3 CONFIRMATION OF ENROLMENT/LOAN AGREEMENT FORMS

Students registered through the University of Regina have their electronic confirmation of enrolment and/or loan agreement forms completed at Student Awards and Financial Aid (Room 207, Administration-Humanities Building).

Students registered through one of the federated colleges have their electronic confirmation of enrolment and/or loan agreement forms completed by their college.

University of Regina photo ID or a photo ID driver’s license is required to have the completed documents returned to the student.

Under no circumstances can the confirmation of enrolment be completed more than 21 days before the period of study start date or beyond the period of study end date.