# Students from Quebec

**Source**: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/quebec-residents
**Parent**: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support

If you’re a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a protected person who resided in Quebec just before coming to the University of Ottawa, you might be entitled to financial support even if you're studying in Ontario.

## Financial aid for Quebec students

Students who resided in Quebec just before coming to the University of Ottawa can apply to the Student Financial Assistance program. A variety of scholarships, bursaries and loans are available for full- or part-time studies. Under certain conditions, students from Quebec can also qualify for student loan repayment programs and deferred payment plans.

[Student Financial Assistance](https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/student-financial-assistance/)

## Eligibility

To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:

- Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person with protected or refugee status
- Have [Quebec resident status](https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/student-financial-assistance/loans-bursaries-full-time-studies/eligibility-requirements/quebec-resident)
- Be enrolled in a [recognized educational institution and program](http://www.afe.gouv.qc.ca/en/all-publications/detail/directory-of-educational-institutions-and-programs/) for the purposes of financial assistance (such as the University of Ottawa)
- Have [full-time student status](https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/student-financial-assistance/loans-bursaries-full-time-studies/eligibility-requirements/full-time-student) (you can have this status even while studying part time if you meet certain requirements)
- Respect your [eligibility period](https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/student-financial-assistance/loans-bursaries-full-time-studies/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-period) (number of months you can receive financial assistance)
- Respect your [debt limit](https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/student-financial-assistance/loans-bursaries-full-time-studies/eligibility-requirements/debt-limit) (maximum loan amount you can obtain)

To study **outside Quebec** (in Ontario), you must also:

- Reside in Quebec and travel to the University of Ottawa daily

**or**

- Have resided in Quebec for at least two consecutive years before moving outside the province five years ago or less, and meet one of the following requirements:
  - Your sponsor or parents reside in Quebec.
  - Your sponsor or parents resided in Quebec and left the province less than three years ago.
  - You have not interrupted your full-time studies for more than 12 consecutive months since your date of departure from Quebec.

### **Estimate your amount of financial assistance**

Use the [Quebec government assessment simulator](https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/student-financial-assistance/loans-bursaries-full-time-studies/assessment/assessment-simulator) to estimate the amount of financial assistance you could receive under the Loans and Bursaries program.

### **Application**

You can apply starting in May for the upcoming school year and up to 30 days after your last month of study in the current school year.

Find out [how to apply for financial assistance.](https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/student-financial-assistance/loans-bursaries-full-time-studies/application/application-loans-bursaries)