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The academic year for OSAP and the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant runs from August 1 to July 31 of the following year.
Students starting in the 2024–2025 academic year
You must register for an OSAP account if the 2024–2025 academic year is your first time applying for OSAP or the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant.
You can apply up to 60 days before the end of your study period if you are enrolled in an eligible program at an approved institution.
Students enrolled in previous academic years
Students who began studies in a previous academic year (starting 2023–2024) are eligible for the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant in subsequent years.
Note: If you received funding in your first academic year, you must continue applying to the program for every following academic year you wish to receive the grant.
Log in to your OSAP account with your existing credentials to apply for additional funding for the 2024–2025 academic year.
Note: Applications for the 2023–2024 academic year are open until July 31, 2024.
Access to your online application and site maintenance:
Scheduled maintenance to the grant application site is usually on Sunday mornings. If the application is unavailable on a Sunday morning, please try again later.
Paper applications
You can download a paper application form for academic year 2023–2024.
Send or take a completed paper application to your school’s financial aid office instead of applying online.
Paper applications for the academic year 2024–2025 will be available Summer 2024.
Check your application status
If you apply online, you can check the status of your application as soon as you submit it.
- if your application has been processed
- if you have to provide any documents
- if you or your school have to provide any information
- how much money you'll receive
- when your money will be available
Where you can work after you graduate
You must agree to fulfill a service commitment after you graduate to receive this grant.
As part of the agreement, you must work in the same service region where you studied for at least 180 days (6 months) for every full year of study funded by the grant. Find out which region you must work in.
For example, if you received funding for 4 years of studies at a postsecondary school in the north region, you must work for an eligible employer in any of the public health units within that same region for 24 months (2 years) after your graduation. Your service agreement will have information about which public health units are eligible based on where you study.
The duration of your service commitment may be adjusted based on the amount of Ontario Learn and Stay Grant funding you receive.
Your funding will be converted to a repayable loan if you do not meet required conditions, including completing the service commitment.
You will get the full Service Commitment Agreement when you apply for the grant.
Ontario Learn and Stay Grant regions
2024–2025 academic year
The Ontario Learn and Stay Grant regions are groups of public health units. footnote 1 [1]
You can choose to study and work in any of the following regions:
Find the regions and public health units on the regional map below.
The numbers on the map tell you which public health unit that area is.
North region
- Thunder Bay (6)
- Sudbury (12)
- North Bay-Parry Sound (21)
- Northwestern (24)
- Timiskaming (26)
- Porcupine (33)
- Algoma (34)
East region
- Kingston Frontenac Lennox and
Addington (16) - Eastern Ontario (20)
- Ottawa (22)
- Leeds Grenville and Lanark (23)
- Renfrew County (27)
- Hastings Prince Edward Counties (30)
Southwest region
- Huron Perth/Oxford Elgin St. Thomas (2)
- Southwestern (4)
- Lambton (8)
- Middlesex-London (11)
- Chatham-Kent (15)
- Windsor-Essex County (17)
- Grey-Bruce (19)
- Haldimand-Norfolk (25)
Regional map
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Regions based on Ontario Public Health Unit boundaries.
Eligible programs, institutions and regions
The following programs, institutions and regional campus locations at the diploma, undergraduate, masters and postgraduate levels will be eligible for the 2024–2025 academic year.
Note: Institution-specific program offerings and campus locations are subject to change based on institutional discretion.
Diploma programs
Eligible programs include:
- Practical Nursing
- Paramedic
- Medical Laboratory Technology/Medical Laboratory Science
Practical Nursing
| Institution | Campus location(s) | Ontario Learn and Stay Grant region |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquin College | Perth, Pembroke, Perley Ottawa (regular) | East |
| Anishinabek Education Institute (partnered with St. Clair College) | Munsee-Delaware | Southwest |
| Anishinabek Education Institute (partnered with Canadore College) | Nipissing First Nation | North |
| Cambrian College | Sudbury | North |
| Canadore College | North Bay, Parry Sound | North |
| Collège Boréal | Sudbury, Timmins, Hearst, Kapuskasing, Nipissing | North |
| Collège Boréal | Windsor | Southwest |
| Confederation College | Thunder Bay | North |
| First Nations Technical Institute (partnered with Canadore College) | Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory | North |
| Fanshawe College | London, Woodstock, Simcoe | Southwest |
| Georgian College | Owen Sound | Southwest |
| La Cité Collégiale | Ottawa, Hawkesbury | East |
| Kenjgewin Teg (partnered with Fleming College) | M’Chigeeng | North |
| Lambton College | Sarnia | Southwest |
| Loyalist College | Belleville | East |
| Northern College | Haileybury, Kirkland Lake,Moosonee, Timmins | North |
| Oshki-Pimache-O-Win: The Wenjack Education Institute (partnered with Confederation College) | Thunder Bay | North |
| Sault College | Sault Ste. Marie | North |
| St. Clair College | Windsor, Chatham | Southwest |
| St. Lawrence College | Brockville, Cornwall, Kingston | East |
Paramedic
| Institution | Campus location(s) | Ontario Learn and Stay Grant region |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian College | Sudbury | North |
| Collège Boréal | Sudbury | North |
| Confederation College | Thunder Bay | North |
| CTS Canadian Career College Inc. | North Bay | North |
| CTS Canadian Career College Inc. | Sault Ste. Marie | North |
| CTS Canadian Career College Inc. | Sudbury | North |
| Northern College | Timmins | North |
Medical Laboratory Technology/ Medical Laboratory Science
| Institution | Campus location | Ontario Learn and Stay Grant region |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian College | Sudbury | North |
| St. Clair College | Windsor | Southwest |
Undergraduate programs
Bachelor/Honours Bachelor or Bachelor/Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing
| Institution | Campus location(s) | Ontario Learn and Stay Grant region |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquin College | Ottawa, Pembroke (collaborative with University of Ottawa) (English or French) | East |
| Collège Boréal | Sudbury | North |
| Cambrian College | Sudbury | North |
| Canadore College | North Bay | North |
| Confederation College | Thunder Bay | North |
| Fanshawe College | London (collaborative with Western University) | Southwest |
| Georgian College | Owen Sound | Southwest |
| La Cité Collégiale | Ottawa | East |
| Lakehead University | Thunder Bay (regular and compressed) | North |
| Lambton College | Sarnia | Southwest |
| Laurentian University | Sudbury (English or French stand-alone programs and collaborative with Northern College in Timmins) | North |
| Loyalist College | Belleville | East |
| Nipissing University | North Bay | North |
| Northern College | Timmins (collaborative with Laurentian University) | North |
| Queen's University | Kingston (regular and accelerated standing track) | East |
| Sault College | Sault Ste. Marie | North |
| Seven Generations Education Institute (partnered with Lakehead University) | Kenora | North |
| St. Clair College | Windsor/Chatham (collaborative 4-year program with University of Windsor) | Southwest |
| St. Lawrence College | Brockville, Cornwall, Kingston | East |
| University of Ottawa | Ottawa (stand-alone in Ottawa and collaborative with Algonquin College in Ottawa and Pembroke) (French or English) | East |
| University of Windsor | Windsor (collaborative 4-year program) and Chatham/Windsor (collaborative 4-year program with St. Clair College) | Southwest |
| Western University | London (compressed program and collaborative with Fanshawe College) | Southwest |
Master’s programs for Nursing
| Program | Institution | Campus location(s) | Ontario Learn and Stay Grant region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Public Health: Nurse Practitioner Specialization (regular and flex) | Lakehead University | Thunder Bay | North |
| Master of Nursing: Nurse Practitioner Specialization (regular and flex) | Lakehead University | Thunder Bay | North |
| Master of Nursing: Advanced Practice (regular and flex) | Lakehead University | Thunder Bay | North |
| Master's in Nursing ( MSc ) (English or French) | Laurentian University | Sudbury | North |
| Nurse Practitioner MSc Nursing (English or French) | Laurentian University | Sudbury | North |
| Advanced Practice Nursing Stream: MSc Nursing (English or French) | Laurentian University | Sudbury | North |
| Master of Nursing Science | Queen's University | Kingston | East |
| Master of Nursing (Primary Healthcare Nurse Practitioner) | Queen's University | Kingston | East |
| Master of Science Nursing (English or French) | University of Ottawa | Ottawa | East |
| Master of Science Nursing and Specialization Feminist and Gender Studies (English or French) | University of Ottawa | Ottawa | East |
| Master of Science Nursing with Graduate Diploma Primary Health Care for Nurse Practitioners (English or French) | University of Ottawa | Ottawa | East |
| Master of Science in Nursing ( MScN ) – Thesis based | University of Windsor | Windsor | Southwest |
| Masters of Science in Nursing ( MScN ) – Course based | University of Windsor | Windsor | Southwest |
| Masters of Science in Nursing ( MScN ) – Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner | University of Windsor | Windsor | Southwest |
| MScN : Master of Science in Nursing | Western University | London | Southwest |
| Master of Nursing – Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner | Western University | London | Southwest |
Postgraduate programs for Nursing
| Program | Institution | Campus location(s) | Ontario Learn and Stay Grant region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate: Nurse Practitioner Diploma | Queen's University | Kingston | East |
| Postgraduate: Graduate Diploma Primary Health Care for Nurse Practitioners (English or French) | University of Ottawa | Ottawa | East |
| Postgraduate: Graduate Diploma: Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner | University of Windsor | Windsor | Southwest |
| Postgraduate: Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Diploma | Western University | London | Southwest |
