Financing your Education

• Social Insurance Number.
• Your income (and parental or spousal income, if applicable) from line 15000 of the prior years Income Tax Notice Assessment.
• Students with Dependents require names, birth dates and Social Insurance Numbers. (not necessarily required)
• Parents’ date of birth, Social Insurance Numbers and Postal Codes (for dependent students only).
• Your employment/education history for the past five years.
• Ensure you enter your full name as it appears on your Social Insurance Number (SIN) Card.
• Provide complete mailing address – this is where we will send correspondence.
• Provide email address that is frequently used.

• Application Form (online).
• Income Confirmation Form (should be submitted the first day of class or no later than 8 weeks after. If you apply for a loan after classes begin, the Income Confirmation Form is not required).
• If applying as a student with a permanent/persistent or prolonged disability, you must submit the Verification of Eligibility Form for Students with Disabilities, available at Student Aid NL

• Online Applications are processed within 15 business days if all required forms and documentation has been received.
• Deadline to apply – 8 weeks after the first day of classes.
• You are encouraged to enroll in a 100% course load as this will provide maximum benefits for reducing your debt upon graduation (see website for Debt Reduction Grants).
• Appeal deadline is 8 weeks prior to the period of student end date.

• Bank account information - including transit number, institution number and account number;
• Social Insurance Number (SIN);
• Unique 10 digit MSFAA number (located in your online Student Aid account once assessed); and
• Date of Birth

• Linking into the NSLSC website and confirming identity;
• Registering for an online NSLSC account, once identity has been confirmed; and
• Completing the online MSFAA upon successfully registering for an online NSLSC account.

CONTACT INFORMATION for StudentAidNL:
 
Be sure to include your full name, date of birth and the last 3 digits of SIN when contacting StudentAidNL.

Questions: studentaidenquiry@gov.nl.ca
Document Submission:  studentaidmailbox@gov.nl.ca
 
Telephone: (709) 729-5849 or 1-888-657-0800
Fax: (709) 729-2298

StudentAidNL,
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Box 8700
St. John’s, NL   A1B 4J6

• Student Appeal form – to be used by parent(s) or spouse if applicable
• Medical Appeal form – for exceptional circumstance(s) due to medical reasons

• have graduated from your studies;
• have transferred to part time studies;
• have left school; or
• are taking time off school for more than six (6) months