Financial Aid and Awards

Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)

OSAP Appeals

Below you’ll find some common appeal forms for students who are in need of additional funding through OSAP.

This is not a comprehensive list of appeal options. More appeal choices are available.

If you feel you have unusual circumstances not mentioned below that may not have been taken into consideration in your initial OSAP assessment and this is causing financial hardship, please make an appointment with the Financial Aid Advisor at the campus you attend by calling (905) 735-2211, ext. 7618, or, email finaid@niagaracollege.ca.

Before submitting a request for appeal, please ensure that you meet the specific conditions outlined on these forms and include all required documentation.

Mail documents to:

Financial Aid & Scholarships
300 Woodlawn Road
Welland, Ontario     L3C 7L3
Attn: Financial Aid Advisor

OR

Fax: (905) 736-6000,
Attn: Financial Aid

Appeal forms can also be dropped off at the Financial Aid & Scholarships Office at the campus you attend. Please see below.

Locations:

Welland Campus, SE 103.
Niagara on the Lake Campus, W109.

Appeal General Criteria
Adjust Income Contribution
Due to Lack of Employment
[ Download the Form ] 		This review will consider adjustments to the student’s expected income contributions in the pre-study period and from a student’s spouse in the pre-study and study period (if applicable). Please note that study period income contributions are not required from students, but are required from a student’s spouse.
Vehicle
Exemption Review
[ Download the Form ]		 If your vehicle is worth more than $5000 and:
  • You do not have public transportation from where you live, or
  • You need a vehicle to commute to a work placement
  • You are a student with a disability/my spouse has a disability and I require a vehicle to accommodate my/their disability.
Pre-study
Contribution Appeal
[ Download the Form ]
  • If you have been out of high school for 4 years or more and live at home and pay room & board to your parents over the summer
  • If you are a dependent student and had to live away from home over the summer to obtain full-time employment
  • If you/Parents/Spouse had exceptional expenses over the summer
Pre-study
Contribution Appeal
[ Download the Form ]
  • If you are unable to work at least 30 hrs/wk over the summer
Adjust Study
Period Expenses
[ Download the Form ]
  • I am a single student (more than 4 years out of high school)and live at home but pay room and board to my parents while in school
  • I am considered a dependent student for OSAP purposes and my parental home is overcrowded, therefore, requiring me to live on my own
Request for reassessment based on parent's current year's income
[ Download the Form ]

If one or both of your parents' income will be significantly lower in the current year because of a non-recurring situation, you may request that your funding be reassessed using the current year's income.

Request reassessment based on spouse's current year's income
[ Download the Form ]

If a married student's spouse's income will be significantly lower in the current year because of a non-recurring situation, you may request that your funding be reassessed using the current year's income.

Family
Breakdown Review
[ Download the Form ]

In certain circumstances (resulting in a serious and permanent break in the relationship between a student and parent(s)), parental information may not be required.

Family Breakdown –
Step-parent Review
[ Download the Form ]

When a "custodial" parent remarries, in some circumstances the step-parent's information may not be required

Request for Additional Local Travel Expenses
[ Download the Form ]

If you are commuting regularly to/from campus and your residence is more than 40km from campus (or there is no public transit), you may request assistance for additional travel costs.

My parents' home is less than 40 km from campus, but I don't live with them
[ Download the Form ]

OSAP assumes that "dependant" students will live with their parents if the parental home is less than 40 km from campus; however, if there is no public transit from home to school and you’ve moved closer to the school this form is applicable

Request for Review:
Adjust Living Allowance
[ Download the Form ] 		This review will consider adjustments to the pre-study and/or study period living allowance costs.

OSAP Supplemental Forms

Supplemental FormDetails
OSAP Academic Progress Summary
[ Download the form ]		 If you have been placed on OSAP Academic Progress Warning, you must complete this form as supporting documentation for your application to process.