Guest bursary question Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 For many bursaries/scholarships, including at med school, existing debt load is taken into consideration when evaluating financial need. I chose a university close to home so I could live on the cheap with my parents, and worked part-time to avoid being in debt at graduation. Should I now be disadvantaged for bursaries because I worked hard and made sacrifices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bob Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 you have less financial need, so you don't qualify for as much bursary. you should feel good about your sense of responsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Liana Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Yeah, sucks, doesn't it? Makes you seriously question a system that gives you more free money the less you work. I realized in high school when I was denied an automatic UG entrance bursary that I would have been wiser to reward myself with a trip or a shopping spree, rather than stupidly saving all of my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shkelo Posted May 22, 2002 Report Share Posted May 22, 2002 There was a new incentive student loan program that started in Alberta as of last year. In a nut shell, for a first-time, first-year loans applicant, total debt load is $5000 and anything above and beyond $5000 (up to $11,000) is non-repayable. For final year applicants, total debt load is reduced to $20,000 in a one-time completion payment. Who says going to school doesn't pay? Check it out for yourself. www.learning.gov.ab.ca/co...amples.asp Gotta love Alberta!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian Wong Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 Floating back to the top. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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