Domestic Bursary Application Tips
Submit your Supplementary Bursary application successfully the first time.
Below, find information on how your application will be assessed and what will qualify your application to be accepted, reopened or deemed ineligible.
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Financial documentation|Proof of funding|Moderate standard of living|Explanation of financial situation|Financial statement checklist
Requested financial support documentation
Status: Accepted
All financial statements requested in the application are provided and include the following:
- One financial statement (per bank account and asset) that includes the account balance on August 31.
- One financial statement (per credit card, line of credit, or other debts) for the most recent month.
- If the applicant is married or common law, their partner’s financial statements for the months listed above must also be provided.
- Financial statements are provided in an acceptable format (see financial statement checklist) with visible daily transactions as well as opening and closing balances.
- Resources or expenses entered in the application are demonstrated on the financial statements (e.g. rent payment amounts entered in the application are clearly seen on bank statements).
- Explanations for large transactions in financial statements that are not educational or living-expense related are included in the essay section of the application.
Status: Reopened
Not all financial documents requested in the application are provided.
Documents are submitted in an incorrect or unacceptable format.
Resources or expenses entered in the application are not demonstrated on financial statements (e.g. deposits on bank statements do not match student loans amounts or family support entered in the application).
Status: Ineligible
All financial documents requested in the application have not been provided after the applicant has had at least one additional opportunity to submit them.
Proof of funding received/expected
Status: Accepted
Government Student Loan confirmed funding letters are provided if your student loans are from outside of Alberta (we are able to look up loan information for students with loans from Alberta).
Documentation is provided of other funding supports (e.g. parental support, RESPs, sponsorships, awards, or scholarships not from the University of Alberta, etc.).
Graduate students: Include department pay documents for the current academic year for a minimum of eight months from September to April, or September to August if twelve months have been confirmed.
Status: Reopened
Deposits are visible in financial statements but no document or explanation is provided to confirm the funding sources.
The applicant has unconfirmed or no Government Student Loans at the time of application. Please note, some exceptions are in place for Indigenous applicants.
Graduate students: Department pay documents do not report a minimum of eight months of funding support.
Status: Ineligible
No demonstration of accessing funding supports for the current academic year.
Demonstrated moderate standard of living
(Based on Alberta Student Aid Education and Living Costs )
Status: Accepted
Application and financial statements demonstrate a Moderate Standard of Living. Any additional monthly or yearly expenses include supporting documentation or explanation (e.g. dental costs, child care, medical costs, etc.).
Status: Reopened
Application and financial statements demonstrate greater than Moderate Standard of Living expenses and no supporting information for additional costs have been included in the application.
Status: Ineligible
No shortfall is demonstrated in the application after additional costs have been evaluated and a Moderate Standard of Living is applied to living expenses.
Explanation of financial situation
Status: Accepted
Essay description is detailed and documents (if applicable) are provided to support the financial shortfall situation.
Status: Reopened
Essay description is unclear or vague and/or additional supporting documentation is required.
Status: Ineligible
No essay explanation and/or no documentation provided to support the financial shortfall situation.
Financial statement checklist
Avoid having your application reopened due to an incomplete bank statement. Below is a checklist of things we look for when assessing a bank statement. Make sure you can check off each one before submitting.
- Is my statement from an official source?
- Does my statement display my full first and last name?
- Is my statement showing a full month of transactions?
- Does my statement show running account balances?
- Does at least one of my statements clearly show my payment of rent/mortgage if I’m paying rent/mortgage?