Off-Reserve Post Secondary Student Support Program

Who we are
Training and Economic Development administers the Off-Reserve Post Secondary Student Support Program on behalf of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

The objective of the student support program is to provide financial support to enable Off-Reserve Miawpukek First Nations to gain access to post secondary education and to graduate with the qualifications and skills needed to pursue individual careers and to contribute to the achievement of Indian self-government and economic self reliance. The purpose of this is to provide assistance and not total comprehensive coverage for all Post-Secondary costs.

Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for support under student support program, an applicant must:

• Be a Treaty/Status Indian which means: A person whose name has been entered in the Indian Register maintained by the department as defined by the Indian Act;
• Be a registered member of the Miawpukek Band;
• Have been resident in Canada for the twelve consecutive months prior to the date of application;
• Have met University or College entrance requirements and have been re-enrolled or accepted for the enrolment in a post-secondary institution for a program of studies;
• Have fully completed an application form with all supporting documentation (proof of all of the above criteria).

Selection Process
All applications are date stamped upon receipt. Once the deadline for acceptance of applications has passed, all students are divided into two categories based on priority. Applicants are then selected on a first-come, first-serve basis within each category. Category 1 Students are the first order of priority for funding, then category 2.

Category 1

Continuing Students

1. Continuing students who are successful last year, either in completing high school or pursuing studies in a post-secondary program, who have been accepted into either their first or next year of a university or college program leading to at least a two year certificate, diploma or degree.
2. Continuing students who have been accepted in post-secondary programs not normally sponsored by HRDC and requiring less than two years for completion.
3. Continuing students who meet the requirements set out in the UCEP Policy who need a year in order to qualify for entrance to post-secondary programs requiring two or more years for completion.
4. Students who were previously accepted into a program and would have been continuing students but could not be supported last year because funds were not available.

1. Students who were not in school in the year immediately prior to their application for assistance and who remained unfunded because funds were not available but who have, agind, been accepted into a university or college program of at least two years in length.
2. Students who have been accepted into a university or college program of at least two years in lenght but who were not in school last year.
3. Students who were not in school in the year immediately prior to the initial application for assisstance and who remained unfunded because funds were not available but who have again been accepted in a post-secondary program not normally sponsored by HRDC and requiring less than two years for completion.
4. Students who meet the requirements set out in the UCEP Policy who need a year in order to qualify for entrance to post-secondary programs requiring two or more years for completion
5. Students who have been accepted in a post-secondary program not normally sponsored by HRDC and requiring less than two years for completion

Funding
Once an applicant is approved for student support, funding is provided to cover the following:

1. Tuition, including books and supplies.
2. Living allowance, including dependents.
3. Travel, where applicable.

Please forward all information to:

Off-Reserve Post Secondary Student Support Program
Training and Economic Development
P.O. Box 10
Conne River, NF
A0H 1J0

If you have any questions, changes, adding or dropping courses please contact: Olivia Joe @ (709) 882-1272 or fax @ (709) 882-2401