Tag: bursary

AMS introduces International Students Bursary

The AMS recently announced a new International Students Bursary geared towards providing financial support to international students. The bursary will be valued up to $500 and provided based on financial need.   Following the announcement, The Journal sat down with Anika Chowdhury, AMS Commissioner...

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PSAC Local offers gender-affirming support bursary

The Public Service Alliance of Canada 901 (PSAC) is now offering a Gender Affirming Support Bursary to trans, non-binary, and two-spirit members. PSAC, the union of teaching assistants, teaching fellows, research assistants, and postdoctoral scholars at Queen’s, aims to advocate for members by promoting...

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University launches Promise fund for low-income students

Next fall, five low-income students will start their academic careers at Queen’s debt-free. Starting in 2020, Queen’s will launch the Promise Scholars Program (PSP), a new scholarship and bursary program aimed at supporting students from the local region whose families make an income of less than...

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Bursary applications surge after OSAP cuts

By the end of February this year, Queen’s had received more bursary applications from incoming students than it had in the entire admissions cycle the year before. A month earlier, the province announced it would cut $670 million from the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). In an email dated...

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Students grapple with cuts to OSAP

Victoria Preston-Walker, Arts ’20, was prepared to graduate in the spring of 2020 with a degree in philosophy and psychology. In the wake of cuts to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), she won’t.   Following significant changes to post-secondary education policy in Ontario and reduced funding...

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Chancellor launches new bursary for Indigenous students

In an effort to offer financial and educational support to Indigenous students, Chancellor Jim Leech has set up a $15,000 need-based bursary for Indigenous students.  Each year, Leech will offer $15,000 of his own money to help facilitate the university careers of eligible students in any way possible....

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