OSAP for Micro-credentials

Micro-credentials at Trent:

For information on AQ/PQP courses: Course Fees & OSAP

For all other micro-credentials at Trent: Micro-Credentials through Careerspace

Funding for Micro-credentials:

To see if your micro-credential course is eligible for OSAP funding, please visit the following website: https://osap.gov.on.ca/SchoolSearchWeb/search/eligible_schools.xhtml

*OSAP applications for the academic year run from August 1st to July 31st, with a transition period happening from Aug 1st to Oct 1st while the Ministry reviews course approvals for the current year. 

During this transition period, OSAP assessments/funding is not guaranteed, even if you are taking a previously approved OSAP eligible course. We encourage you to reach out to our office if you would like to receive OSAP for a course starting within that transition period. 

OSAP and Micro-credentials: What you need to know

1. OSAP funding can only be issued for ONE micro-credential course at a time. This means that course dates cannot overlap, even if the courses are taken at different institutions
2. Micro-credential funding can be a combination of grant and loan funding.  There is no option to only take grant funding at this time.
3. Your micro-credential course must be paid for (and registration completed) before receiving OSAP.
4. You can receive funding for a micro-credential course while taking full-time/part-time OSAP as long as the course is not already included in your full-time/part-time assessment.
5. Processing micro-credential applications is a very manual process by the Financial Aid team and patience is appreciated.
6. Contact with Financial Aid should be through your trentu.ca email address to align with privacy policy.

OSAP Deadlines for Micro-Credential Applications

Deadlines are set by the Ministry and our office requires a minimum of two weeks to process paperwork and applications.  

Our Team aims to have micro-credential OSAP funding released before the course finishes when all of the below deadlines are met and appropriate documentation is approved. 

Repayment Information:

Funding is a combination of repayable loans and non-repayable grants. If you have questions related to repayment, please review the contact details and more information on  "Repayment for micro-credential student loans" on the Ontario.ca website.

Contacting Financial Aid

Please use your trentu.ca email account to contact financialaid@trentu.ca with any inquiries about your application. We cannot communicate confidential information to an external email address.