A great resource for answers to questions you may have:
’s brochure provides detailed information on the Full-Time Loans and Bursaries Program.
A great resource for answers to questions you may have:
’s brochure provides detailed information on the Full-Time Loans and Bursaries Program.
Your Aide financière aux études (AFE) status (i.e., full-time vs part-time studies) plays a key role in your assessment. ’s and are considered separate entities and a change in status can directly impact the amount of aid you can get, as well as your loan repayment.
Scholarships and Student Aid is the recognized authority at ۲ݮƵ to correspond withAFE. We confirm your registration status to AFEon a monthly basis. Should your student status/credit loadchange during the academic year, a financial reassessment notification will appear in your AFE file under the tab “full-time assessment” and your AFE payments will be adjusted accordingly.
AFE's applies to undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 credits per semester during their undergraduate degree or those who are and takingbetween 6 and 11 credits per semester.
A full-time co-opsemester might be recognized as full-time registration by the University and AFE, but does not allow for AFE funding eligibility.
Graduate students working on their thesis are considered full-time in each term, whether they are registered with credits or not.Graduate non-thesis students must be registered for at least 12 credits per semester or be and taking between 6 and 11 credits per semester.
Withdrawing from or cancelling a course could have an impact on your AFE assessment. Contact the Scholarships and Student Aid Office for more info.
TIP: Check out’s , a self-serve calculator that helps you estimate the amount of government aid you may receive in their Loans and Bursaries Program for full-time studies. This amount does not represent the final assessment and may vary substantially from what you will actually receive. Please note: the amount entered for tuition should only include basic Quebec tuition. ۲ݮƵ’s Student Accounts website has more info to help you with this.
AFE's Loan Program for part-time studies applies to students who are registered part-time (6 to 11 credits per semester) and who are not . Students who are restricted to registering part-time due to special circumstances should investigate if they qualify for deemed full-time status (info below), as this status can make them eligible to apply for ’s . This does not apply to students who are part-time between two periods of full-time study (e.g., part-time in summer).
Students enrolled at recognized educational institutions in Quebec can apply for , even if they are studying in a program that is only offered part-time and not recognized by AFE (no program code). The part-time program must lead to a certificate or diploma and can be offered either online or in-person.
Consult ’s for more information, including a loan assessment simulator table.
In some instances, it is possible to be by AFE when taking between 6 and 11 credits per semester. This is commonly applied to students who:
*Student Accessibility & Achievementcan help students fill out the specific forms for your AFE application
**AFE medical certificate form is available on’s website.
If you are considered a , your parent(s), guardian(s), spouse or sponsor must complete their via ’s .
Students' parent(s) or guardian(s) are expected, by law, to contribute to their child’s education if they are in a position to do so. When assessing the need of a student, AFE takes into consideration the amount parents/guardians should be contributing to their child’s education. It is important to note that this amount will be used to calculate a student’s net need and could create a deficit in the budget if it is not provided. Our office has a Financial Aid Roadmap for Parentswith guidelines and tips on this topic.
Note: parents/guardians are not liable for their child’s student loans. The states that the person applying for financial assistance under the Loans and Bursaries Program is considered to have reached an age of majority, even if he or she is not 18 years of age.
AFE eligibility criteria for summer studies are the same as thoseseen on this page.