Post-secondary students in B.C. facing financial uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic now have access to one-time emergency funding from the province.
On Thursday (April 2), Advanced Education Minister Melanie Mark said the new $3.5-million in funding will supplement existing student emergency financial assistance already in place at 25 public post-secondary schools in B.C.
Students will be able to use the new monies, which are non-repayable, to help cover living expenses, food, travel, portable computers and other supports for students who are not already able to study remotely.
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The funds will be doled out at the discretion of each individual school based on need. Students must contact their school’s financial aid office to apply:
- British Columbia Institute of Technology: finaid@bcit.ca
- Camosun College: financialaid@camosun.bc.ca
- Capilano University: finaid@capilanou.ca
- College of New Caledonia: finaid@cnc.bc.ca
- College of the Rockies: financialaid@cotr.bc.ca
- Douglas College: financialaid@douglascollege.ca
- Emily Carr University of Art + Design: finawards@ecuad.ca
- Justice Institute of British Columbia: financialaid@jibc.ca
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University: awards@kpu.ca
- Langara College: finaid@langara.ca
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology: info@nvit.bc.ca
- North Island College: visit nic.bc.ca/financial-support/financial-aid-advisors/
- NIC, Comox Valley campus: doris.funk@nic.bc.ca
- NIC, Campbell River campus: brooke.mcintosh@nic.bc.ca
- NIC, Port Alberni campus: jana.devito@nic.bc.ca
- NIC, Port Hardy campus: brooke.mcintosh@nic.bc.ca
- Northern Lights College: sfaa@nlc.bc.ca
- Coast Mountain College: aconway@coastmountaincollege.ca
- Okanagan College: financialaid@okanagan.bc.ca
- Royal Roads University: visit campus webmail
- Selkirk College: visit campus webmail
- Simon Fraser University: fiassist@sfu.ca
- Thompson Rivers University: finaid@tru.ca
- University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus: questions@askme.ubc.ca
- UBC, Okanagan campus: sis.ubco@ubc.ca
- University of Northern British Columbia: awards@unbc.ca
- University of the Fraser Valley: Financial.Aid@ufv.ca
- University of Victoria: finaid@uvic.ca
- Vancouver Community College: financialaid@vcc.ca
- Vancouver Island University: financialaidInfo@viu.ca
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