Student Awards & Financial Assistance (SAFA)
Student Awards & Financial Assistance (SAFA)
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Supporting student success by reducing financial barriers and recognizing achievement. |
604-599-2700 | finaid@kpu.ca |
COVID-19 Update: KPU's Student Awards & Financial Assistance department is committed to ensuring the health and well being of its students. Following new guidelines to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus announced by BC’s Provincial Health Officer, KPU has moved all services and programming to an online format.
Student Awards & Financial Assistance continues to provide service online via email and phone, Monday-Friday 9am-4pm.
EMAIL: finaid@kpu.ca PHONE: 604-599-2700
Government COVID-19 Emergency Funding
If you are facing financial hardship due to COVID-19, you may be eligible for a one-time government emergency bursary.
To be assessed for this funding, you will have to meet with a Financial Aid Advisor. During this meeting, you will be assessed based on:
- The eligibility criteria
- KPU student must be registered in current term
- Canadian citizen/permanent resident and a BC resident
- Documentation showing the impact COVID19 has had on your financial situation (examples may include bank statements, layoff notice, or other records)
- How much funding is available
To determine your eligibility, please complete the self-screening tool below. If you answer yes to all questions, please email us at finaid@kpu.ca. In your email, please use the subject line “COVID-19 Emergency Aid” and include your student number and phone number in the body of the email. We will contact you to set up an appointment with a Financial Aid Advisor to review your application.
Government COVID-19 Emergency Funding Self-Screening
- Are you a KPU student registered in the current term?
- Do you live in BC?
- Are you a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada?
- Have you been financially impacted by COVID-19?
- Have you exhausted all other financial aid programs (student loans, Canadian Emergency Response Benefit, Canadian Student Benefit, and other financial aid programs) and still can’t pay your living expenses?
Important Dates & Deadlines:
| KPU Bursary Program | |
| KPU Major Entrance Scholarships & Awards | |
| 2021 Ike Barber Transfer Scholarship Program | Applications deadline: CLOSED |
| 2021 Women in Technology & Indigenous Women in Technology Scholarships | Applications deadline: June 24, 2021 |