Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
Purpose
OSAP is intended to supplement, where necessary, the financial resources that eligible students (and their family) have available to meet the costs of postsecondary education.
Assistance is based on demonstrated financial need as established by the federal and/or provincial governments and as determined through an assessment of two main factors on your OSAP application.
- Educational costs (such as tuition fees, books and supplies, and basic living expenses), and
- Resources that you (and your family, if applicable) are expected to contribute towards these costs.
Note: OSAP is not intended to meet all your educational and living costs. You are expected to help pay for your studies. What OSAP aims to provide is equality of opportunity for all Ontario students who wish to pursue postsecondary studies.
| Recommended OSAP Timeline |
| Apply online by June 15th |
| Submit your MSFAA to a designated Canada Post by end of June |
| Submit your Signature pages to the Awards Office by end of June |
| Enrolment confirmed electronically by Awards Office beginning September 4 |
| First (Fall Term) installment of OSAP funding released after enrolment is confirmed |
| Confirm your income before the release of your second (Winter Term) installment. |