FAQs - Admission Bursaries

Questions:

1. How can I apply for a Queen's Admission Bursary?
2. Can I apply for an Admission Bursary after the deadline?
3. Can I qualify for a bursary even if I do not apply and qualify for OSAP?
4. Can I get a bursary if my parents refuse to help me pay for my university education?
5. Can I appeal a bursary decision?
6. Can I defer an Admission bursary decision?
7. Will applying for consideration of Work Study mean I will get less money for an Admission Bursary?
8. How are admission bursaries paid?
9. When attempting to "save and continue" in my Admission Bursary application, I receive an error message.  What does it mean?
10. How do I know if I have been granted an Award of Scholarship

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Answers:

Applicants to a first-entry undergraduate program of study can apply by February 15 of the year they are planning to enter university.
Recipients will be notified of an Admission Bursary decision at the same time they receive an Offer of Admission from Queen's.

If you missed the Admission Bursary deadline you can apply for a General Bursary once you are a registered student at Queen's. If you missed the General Bursary deadline and are experiencing financial difficulty, you can still apply.  If your circumstances are an emergency, you should contact the Student Awards Office to make an appointment with a Financial Advisor.

Because the bursary program is need-based, funding is directed to those students in the greatest need who have the fewest options to fully finance their education.  Students who receive a bursary are expected to access government student financial assistance (e.g. OSAP).

You and your family have the primary responsibility for paying for your education.
Decisions regarding eligibility for Queen's bursary assistance are based on the parent's ability and not willingness to pay.
Queen's need-based assistance will be used to assist those students in the greatest financial difficulty.

Yes. To do so you need to submit a written appeal by the designated dates. Your appeal should give information that was not included on your original application.

Bursaries are granted to students based on their current need.
If you are not able to attend in a given year you cannot defer the bursary to use another year. However, you may re-apply for a bursary in the following term/year when you are registered at Queen's and your need will be evaluated based on your circumstances at that time.

No, if you indicate on your Admission Bursary that you want to be considered for Work Study, it will have no bearing on your assessment for bursary funding.

8. How are bursaries paid?

Admission bursaries are applied directly to your student fee account prior to September 1.

9.  When attempting to "save and continue" in my Admission Bursary application, I receive an error message.  What does it mean?

If there is no explanation provided to describe the type of error message, the most likely cause is the "time-out" feature.  The Admission Bursary application has a "time-out" feature of 30 minutes.  You may wish to compose and save your text responses in a word processing program, then "cut-and-paste" into the Admission Bursary application.

10.  How do I know if I have been granted an award or a scholarship?

You may see all of your Queen’s administered awards and scholarships on SOLUS (Student Center)! To view your awards, simply log into SOLUS (using your Queen’s NetID and password) and click on the “View Financial Aid” hyperlink, available in the “Finances” section. Once there, you will be able to view your scholarships and awards broken down per academic year.