Student Peer Assistance Bursaries
The Student Peer Assistance Bursary program is designed to help those students with a financial burden or those who have more financial need than anticipated. Other types of bursaries are also available through the continuing undergraduate, high school award, Law and Medicine applications.
Funding for the Student Peer Assistance Bursary program is provided by student donations and the University of Calgary.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a bursary, you must be able to demonstrate financial need while also meeting the academic requirements.
Financial-need criteria:
- Eligible costs minus available resources equals financial need.
- Need must impact ability to continue studies at UCalgary
Academic requirements
The Student Peer Assistance Bursary is currently only for undergraduate students, professional and graduate students are not eligible the bursary.
Undergraduate (continuing) students
- You must have a GPA of at least 2.00 in 18 units completed of fall 2022 and winter 2023.
- You must be registered full-time in both the fall and winter terms, at least 9 units per term.
Undergraduate (entering) students
- You must have entered the University of Calgary with an admission average of at least 65%.
- You must be registered full-time in both the fall and winter terms, at least 9 units per term.
Funding Limits
There is a limit to the amount of bursary funding you can receive per year (September – August):
- Up to $1,500; up to $750 for students who have opted out of the donation.