TMAPS Bursary

Spring 2024 Bursary – Now Accepting Applications
Application Deadline: Friday, May 20th at 5:00 PM EST

Fall 2023 Bursary – CLOSED

Summer 2023 Bursary – CLOSED

We request students not to email the bursary email address for inquiries or follow-ups regarding bursary applications. The bursary application process is managed by a dedicated committee, and they work diligently on their own timeline to review and approve applications. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.

Any TMAPS member (a student enrolled in a Chang School course, a distance education student, continuing education or a part-time undergraduate degree student), who is in need of financial assistance can apply for a bursary up to $500 each term. ⁠
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Applicants can only receive the bursary once per academic year (September to August). The TMAPS bursary is not a loan; you do not need to pay it back.⁠

⁠Eligibility is as follows:⁠
✅ a student enrolled in a Chang School course⁠
✅ a distance education student⁠
✅ continuing education ⁠
✅ a part-time undergraduate degree student⁠
✅ in need of financial assistance⁠
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Remember to apply using the form below before the deadline: Friday, May 20th at 5:00 PM EST

Spring 2024 – Bursary Application Form

Application will be online: Friday, May 6th, at 12pm

2024 – Spring Bursary

First Name(Required)

Last Name(Required)

Student Number(Required)

Please type without spaces.

Please note that it is essential that you enter a correct student number. Entering an incorrect number may result in eliminating your application

Date of Birth(Required)

Mailing Address(Required)

Apartment/Suite

City(Required)

Province(Required)

Postal Code(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Note: Please use your academic (torontomu.ca) email. Please do not use your personal email. If you enter your personal email it may result in a disqualification. This email will be used to communicate decisions. You will be notified of your application’s status via the e-mail address you provided above. Please ensure that you have entered it correctly, this can not be changed later.

How many times have you received the TMAPS bursary?(Required)

Have you received a Chang School bursary for the current term?(Required)

Is your employer paying for your course?(Required)

Do you identify as

Aboriginal, First Nations, Metis, or Inuit person

Racialized person or person of color

Person with a physical, mental, or cognitive disability

LGBTQ2S person

Woman

New immigrant to Canada

Charter refugee or asylum-seeking individual

Another equity-seeking group that may impact your status

Academic Information

Student Status(Required)

Name of Program/Certificate

Household Information

Household definition: For the purpose of this application, a “household” is defined as “one or more people living together as a single economic unit.” For example, this may include a spouse, a common-law partner, a child, a parent, a dependant parent, or a sibling. It does not include roommates, or housemates.

How many individuals in your household bring home an income?(Required)

How many dependants are there in the household? (children, elderly, infirmed, disabled, etc)(Required)

Do you or any of your dependents require professional assistance?(Required)

What kind of professional assistance do you or your dependant require?

Are you a single parent?(Required)

Which of the following best describes your household accomodation?(Required)

Are you currently employed?(Required)

How many hours do you work per week on average?(Required)

Are you covered under a health and dental plan or under medical insurance in addition to OHIP or Indian Status Benefits?(Required)

Are you eligible for OSAP or other provincial student funding assistance programs?(Required)

Household Definition

For the purpose of this application, a “household” is defined as “one or more people living together as a single economic unit.” For example, this may include a spouse, a common-law partner, a child, a parent, a dependent parent, or a sibling. It does not include roommates, or housemates.

Household Revenue

Revenue in last three months using the definition of “household” as stated above. Please provide an estimate in case you can not provide exact amounts

If no amount, enter $0.

Employment(Required)

Social Assistance(Required)

Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)(Required)

Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)(Required)

Other non-OSAP grants(Required)

Bursaries, awards, scholarships(Required)

Family, parents, friends(Required)

Any tax refund including and not limited to child tax benefit(Required)

Parental Leave Income (including Employer top-up)(Required)

Employment Insurance(Required)

Other Income(Required)

Household Definition

For the purpose of this application, a “household” is defined as “one or more people living together as a single economic unit.” For example, this may include a spouse, a common-law partner, a child, a parent, a dependant parent, or a sibling. It does not include roommates, or housemates.

Household Expenses

Expenses in last three months using the definition of “household” as stated above. Please provide an estimate in case you can not provide exact amounts

If no amount, enter $0.

Accomodations(Required)

Medical (not covered through Health & Dental Plans)(Required)

Child care (Not including subsidies)(Required)

Transportation (Not including subsidies)(Required)

Utility, cable, phone(Required)

Groceries (Not including subsidies)(Required)

Insurance(Required)

Personal (including entertainment)(Required)

Tuition and textbooks for this term (the term we are currently in)(Required)

Student Debt

If no amount, enter $0.

Total OSAP debt (or other provincial student assistance programs) including OSAP monthly repayment in the last three month(Required)

Total student line of credit debt including line of credit interest pay in the last three months(Required)

Total student credit card debt including credit card Interest payment in the last three months(Required)

Personal Statement

You can use this space to share information about your personal or financial situation with the Bursary Committee. This information is important to help the Bursary Committee make more qualitative decisions when allocating funds. Personal statements, while not the primary decision-making criteria for the bursary committee, can often help the committee decide on final recipients.

Please do NOT include any identifying information (name, student number, email address). Including identifying information in this section will disqualify you from receiving the bursary. Applicants can choose to not submit a personal statement but it is strongly recommended that a statement is submitted.

Please submit a statement between 100 to 500 words.(Required)

Declaration

Please be aware that if you are granted the bursary, the payment will be made by cheque. To receive the cheque, you will need to go to the TMAPS office located at 55 Gould St, unless you have a disability that requires special arrangements or if you live more than 100 Kms away from the office. Applicants are expected to be honest in providing accurate information at all points in the bursary application process. If clear evidence arises that an application has misrepresented their financial circumstances, the bursary application will not be considered. To ensure impartiality of the decision-making process, TMAPS takes such matters very seriously, by submitting your application, you confirm that all information provided in this form is valid and true to the best of your knowledge.

I understand that if the information in this application is found to be untrue or intentionally misrepresented, this may be in violation of the Student Code of Non-Academic Conduct and I may be asked to repay any bursary funding and/or be barred from future bursary applications. In submitting this application, I state that I am in financial need and require financial assistance to complete my current studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. I authorize TMAPS to verify information with Toronto Metropolitan University for the purposes of this bursary application. In checking the box below, I declare that I have provided complete and true information on this application form and I understand that all bursary decisions made by TMAPS board of directors are final and there is no appeal process. TMAPS has the right and may ask for back up information in relation to the information provided at the time of submission of this form. I have read the above terms and conditions and hereby agree and will adhere to them.

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