Resources to Financial Assistance for Post Secondary Education

Electronic Resources

• http://www.osca.on.ca/

Ontario School Counsellors’ Association web site.  It is the ‘Master Encyclopedia’ for students, counsellors and parents regarding secondary and post-secondary education.

• http://www.osap.gov.on.ca/

Provincial government post secondary education financial assistance program.

• www.sfas.mcmaster.ca/highschool.html

 Ontario College Guide

• http://www.ontariocolleges.ca/  - Provides information about Ontario’s colleges, updates on programs and application procedures. 

 Ontario University Application Centre

• http://www.ouac.on.ca/ - Provides information about Ontario’s universities, updates on programs and application procedures.

 Scholarship Databases

• http://www.studentawards.com/
• http://www.scholarshipscanada.com/
• http://www.electronicinfo.ca/  
• www.myschool101.com/scholarship/index.asp
• http://www.aucc.ca/

 Registered Educational Savings Plan (RESP), Canadian Education Savings Grant (CESG)

• www.taxpage.com/Articles/resp.htm

 Budgeting your Expenses

• http://www.canlearn.ca/  - Provides an online budget planner for post secondary education.
• www.findoutmore.uwaterloo.ca/financing

Publications

• Winning Scholarships:  A Students’ Guide to Entrance Awards at Ontario Universities and Colleges by Michael J. Howell
• Scholarship:  A Handbook of Scholarships, Awards and Financial Assistance for Canadian High School Graduates by Brian Harris
• INFO book (http://www.ouac.on.ca/ )  and College Guide (http://www.ontariocolleges.ca/ )
• University/College Calendars
• Newspapers and magazines
• Holy Trinity Bursary/Scholarship Listing

People Resources

• Employers, Financial Planners
• Professional organizations, parents insurance company, financial institutions
• Siblings, friends, staff and former students now at university or college
• Teachers, parents and counsellors
• University and college representatives