Invest in a Quality Education

A quality post-secondary education is a worthwhile investment in your future, yet it can also be a considerable challenge to finance. We want to help. Scholarships, bursaries, and student loans, can help you finance your studies so you can focus on what’s important. Browse the information provided below to learn how you can access these vital resources. 

Services & Resources

JFA Student Portal

• Using the JFA Portal
• Financial Aid portal login

The Financial Aid & Awards office offers you a variety of services:

• Scholarship and bursary information
• Financial assistance guidance
• Budgeting resources
• Student Loan advising
• Scholarship eligibility
• Financial aid special offers

Apply for Financial Aid

(Open From January 25 - June 1)

If you’ve applied as a new student or are registered as a full-time student at Ambrose for the upcoming academic year and have financial need, you may be eligible to receive assistance with your Ambrose tuition and fees and even with your living expenses.

Funds are provided by generous donors who believe in Ambrose and want to make an Ambrose education accessible to students who are in financial need. For a list of all endowed scholarships and bursaries, see: List of Awards.

The Student Financial Assistance Fund and all Ambrose endowed and annual bursaries are available to students of Ambrose University who demonstrate financial need in accordance with the criteria below.

Purpose
To provide financial assistance, which includes the Student Financial Assistance Fund and all Ambrose endowed and annual bursaries, to students of Ambrose University who demonstrate financial need in accordance with the criteria below.

Criteria

1. Students must be registered in full-time* (Undergraduate: 9 credits/semester, Seminary: 18 credits/Fall - May) at Ambrose University for the next academic year. New undergraduate students must be planning to register for nine credit hours or more. Students who have been approved to study at a 40%-course load as a full time equivalent based on a disability will be considered for full time awards. For a list of disabilities and required documentation please refer to the Summary of Disability Documentation Required and our New Accessibility Registration page.
2. A student's level of eligibility for assistance may be affected by other scholarships received.
3. An accurate and complete Financial Assistance application will determine eligibility for assistance reflecting reasonable living expenses.
4. Returning students must not have any current outstanding balances on their student account.
5. International students are ineligible for financial assistance their first semester or year of studies.

Eligibility & Process

1. Submit the Financial Assistance Application online. An accurate and complete Financial Assistance application will determine eligibility for assistance, reflecting reasonable living expenses.
2. The Financial Aid & Awards Coordinator will allocate donated funds as indicated by the donor and based on a recipient’s eligibility. Funds will be used to cover any outstanding current semester tuition and fees to Ambrose in the Fall and then may be used for personal needs.
3. Students receiving assistance will be required to repay funds awarded should they withdraw or be asked to withdraw from school.
4. A student’s level of eligibility for assistance may be affected by continuing and/or external scholarships received.
5. International students are ineligible for financial assistance their first semester or year of studies.

   * Students who have been approved to study at a 40%-course load as a full-time equivalent based on a disability will be considered for full-time awards. (See schedule 4: Federal/Provincial Grant for Post-secondary student with Disabilities)

Alberta continues to provide among the most generous scholarship funding in Canada, more than 50,600 Alberta students shared $96 million."

Alberta Student Aid
Open Government Program