Applications for financial assistance for studies (loans and bursaries) are made online. If you need help, contact the student financial aid office.
Completion dates and timelines
Application forms are usually available in May. When your file is complete, you can allow 4 to 6 weeks for your application to be processed. You have 30 days at the end of the last month of study to apply.
Calculation simulator
The website of the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec provides you with a calculation simulator that will give you an overview of the amount that could be granted to you.
Institution and program codes
Consult the list of codes of the Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles to avoid errors when applying online.
Warranty Certificate
The guarantee certificate is required to obtain the financial assistance granted to you (only if this is your first application for financial aid or if you have interrupted your studies for more than six months).
To retrieve your warranty certificate:
- Access online services at quebec.ca/education/aide-financiere-aux-etudes/services-ligne.
- Enter your contact details (permanent code and password).
- Click on the tab, “Your Folder” and access your “Reviews”.
- Click on the “Warranty Certificate” link.
- Prints the PDF file.
- Go to your financial institution with a copy of your certificate.
Consult your file
After submitting your application for financial assistance, you can consult your file online. In the “Your file” tab, you will be able to consult the news, notices, your calculation, your eligibility periods, your debt, etc.
Report a change or confirm your financial resources
In January, you must confirm your financial resources. You are also required to notify the student financial assistance of any change in your situation that occurs during the year and that is likely to affect the amount of financial assistance you have been granted.
To access the Change Report Form or the Financial Resources Confirmation Form:
- Access online services at quebec.ca/education/aide-financiere-aux-etudes/services-ligne.
- Enter your contact details (permanent code and password).
- Click on the “Full-time form” tab.
- Make sure you are in the correct year of allocation (school year), then click on the link corresponding to the available form (Declaration of Change or Confirmation of Financial Resources).
- Fill out and submit the form.
Submit a document
If you need to submit a document, go to your file, then click on the “Submit a document” tab on the far right and follow the procedure on the screen.
Debt forgiveness program
Are you a graduating student, have you completed your studies on time and have you received a bursary each year under the loans and bursaries program? You may be eligible for the debt forgiveness program to reduce your student debt by 15%. Check with the financial aid office.
