Niagara College Canada

Niagara College is committed to providing specialized services to support students with ties to the armed forces. This includes current serving members, veterans, and their immediate families, ensuring that service-related circumstances do not interfere with academic success.

Military-connected students are those individuals with significant ties to the Department of National Defence (DND), Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) or who have served with a foreign military. There are six sub-categories of military-connected students:

• Current serving, Regular Force member
• Current serving, Primary Reservist
• Veteran
• Department of National Defence – Civil Servant
• Immediate family of CAF service member or Veteran; and
• Foreign Military Veteran

There are various military funding sources that you may be eligible to receive below to help with your educational costs.

• The Canadian Armed Forces has a number of paid education program to learn more visit: https://forces.ca/en/paid-education/.
• Veteran’s Affairs Canada may be able to help pay for your education after your career in the military to learn more about the program or to apply online visit: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/education-and-jobs/go-back-school/education-and-training-benefit.
• If you are in-service looking to participate in an approved Self-Development Program (SDP) or an approved Individual Learning Plan (ILP) you are encouraged to visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/canadian-forces-military-personnel-instructions/canadian-armed-forces-self-development-program-cafsdp.html.
• If you are looking for post-service funding like the Education and Training Benefit (ETB), this is funding that helps you to transition to civilian life or pursue post-secondary education. You can apply directly through the Veterans Affairs website: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/education-and-jobs/go-back-school/education-and-training-benefit.
• The Canada Company has funding opportunities for Children of Fallen Soldiers, Junior Rangers, and others. To learn more please visit: https://www.canadacompany.ca/en/.
• Project Hero Scholarship at Niagara College helps to support children of Canadian soldiers who were killed while serving in an active military mission.
• Other funding: Students may also find other funding sources through Niagara College scholarships, bursaries, and awards at: https://www.niagaracollege.ca/awards/.
• Government Student Aid: Canada and the provinces and territories offer need-based funding that can be applied for from your home province. To learn more about the programs please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid/grants-loans/province-apply.html.