Government of Québec student loans and bursaries

The 2009-2010 online application is available. Please visit the Aide financière aux études website http://www.afe.gouv.qc.ca for the latest Financial Aid information for Quebec residents.
Note that the 2008-2009 online application is still available.

For Quebec's Loan and Bursary program, Concordia's school code is 980000.

Definition of full-time studies

Program codes

Please note that the Financial Aid and Awards Office can only confirm your actual registration to Aide financière aux études (AFE).

Definition of full-time status

A student's full-time-status is determined by the number of credits for which she or he is registered at the close of the tuition refund period, in the following way:

• Registration for the Summer session: 12 credits
• Registration for Fall session only: 12 credits or more
• Registration for Winter session only: 12 credits or more
• Registration for both Fall and Winter sessions: 24 credits or more

For Graduate Certificates and Diploma Programs

A student is classified as full-time if she or he is registered for 8 or more credits in one term, 16 or more credits in two terms, or 24 or more credits in three terms.

For Master or Doctoral Programs

A student must be classified as full-time at the time of initial registration.

Students who do not meet the normal requirements of full-time studies may be deemed as a full-time by the Quebec Government, if they are registered for a minimum of 6 credits per semester in either an Undergraduate Program, in a Graduate Certificate or a Graduate Diploma Program and fall into one of the following categories:

• Student with a major disability
• Student at least 20 weeks pregnant
• Single parent:
  • Student lives with his child who is under age 12 as of September 30th of the current award year
  • Student lives with is child who is under age 21 as of September 30th of the current award year, if the child is a student with a major functional disability
• Student with spouse:
  • Student lives with his child who is under age 6 as of September 30th of the current award year
  • Student lives with is child who is under age 21 as of September 30th of the current award year, if the child is a student with a major functional disability

Concordia Program Codes