Concurrent enrolment, outgoing exchange or group study financial aid
Concurrent enrolment
Review the steps to determine your eligibility for full-time student loan funding if you’re enrolled part-time at two institutions, but have a combined full-time course load for the term.
You can request a customized letter from UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½ by submitting a service request. To do so:
- Log in to your ,
- Click Enrolment Services,
- Select My Financial Support (Financial Aid & Student Loans), and
- Choose Request for Government Financial Aid Letter.
Create/login in to your Alberta.ca account and apply using the full-time loan application.
Contact the financial aid department at both institutions for a customized letter. It must contain the following information:
- Course name(s)
- Course weights/units/credits
- Session start and end dates
- Course costs
Complete Concurrent Enrolment section of the .
Forward customized letters from both educational institutions, if applicable, and the Schedule 3 to Alberta Student Aid either by:
- Using your Alberta.ca account: Under your application, click Upload Electronic Documents, or
- Mail the letters and the Schedule 3 to:
Alberta Student Aid
PO Box, 28000
Stn Main, Edmonton, AB 
T5J 4R4
After your assessment is complete, you’ll receive a Manual Confirmation of Registration (COR) Worksheet and a Counselling Letter. They’ll be in the Correspondence section of your Alberta.ca account.
Provide the COR Worksheet to the Financial Aid team at your home institution. If that’s UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½, please submit it via a service request through your Student Centre. To do so:
- Log in to your ,
- Click Enrolment Services,
- Select My Financial Support (Financial Aid & Student Loans), and
- Choose Submit Concurrent Enrolment Form
UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Financial Aid team will complete the COR Worksheet. It’s your responsibility to upload the completed worksheet to your Alberta Student Aid portal.
Once processed by your lender, your funds will be released directly to your personal bank account. You need to ensure your fees at both institutions have been paid by the respective deadlines.
Outgoing exchange
If you’re participating in an outgoing exchange, you need to understand how the application process differs from applying for funding while studying on campus. Please review the following instructions to ensure you apply correctly:
Full-Time Exchange Students:
- Apply for full-time loans through Alberta Student Aid/Out-of-province Student Aid. You can check the status of your application through your account.
- Apply with the correct study period dates. Your study period dates are the actual dates of your exchange program as outlined by your exchange letter. They don’t include the dates of your mandatory orientation.
- Alberta full-time students only - If your dates aren’t listed, please email finaid@ucalgary.ca to ask us to add the dates to Alberta Student Aid.
- Alberta students only – Apply under UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½ (please select "University of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½" as your educational institution) if you pay tuition and fees to UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½.
- You may need to complete two separate applications if:
- There is a break of 30 days or more in your study period, or
- You’re studying one term at UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½ and another on exchange
- Alberta students only – You must complete Exchange / Field Study section of a Schedule 3 to be assessed for your airfare costs.
- This form can be downloaded from the Applications and Forms section of .
- Please leave Concurrent Enrolment section blank.
- Make sure you list the University of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ as your home institution. Don’t list the institution you’re attending while abroad.
- Upload your Schedule 3 and loan letter to your Alberta Student Aid account.
- Submit your loan letter. This letter must be included with your application.
- Your exchange coordinator will issue a letter outlining your exchange and study period dates.
- You can upload your Schedule 3 and loan letter to Alberta Student Aid account.
Part-Time Exchange Students:
- Apply for part-time loans through Alberta Student Aid/Out-of-province Student Aid as soon as your exchange part-time registration is completed.
- If the part-time application needs to be submitted through Service Request, please attach your loan letter with your part-time application.
- Apply with the correct study period dates. Your study period dates are the actual dates of your exchange program as outlined by your exchange letter. They don’t include the dates of your mandatory orientation.
- You may need to complete two separate applications if:
- There is a break of 30 days or more in your study period, or
- You’re studying one term at UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½ and another on exchange
Student Loan Funding Information:
- You must complete and sign the Master Student Financial Assistance Agreement (MSFAA) if:
- You're a first-time loan borrower
- You've had a break in full-time studies of more than two years, or
- You've received funding through another province/territory
- Once you have been approved for funding, the Financial Aid team will complete your confirmation of enrolment. This will be completed as early as 30 days before your study period start date.
- Your funds will be released directly to your personal bank. You must pay your UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½ fees by the posted fee payment deadline.
Group study
If you’re participating in a group study program or field school through UÄ¢¹½´«Ã½, apply as you normally would for financial aid. Additionally, you may submit a Schedule 3 along with your application to recover some travel costs.
- Submit a loan application.
- Please use standard semester dates (see below). You're not required to specify the exact dates you'll be away.
- Standard dates:
- Spring: May 1 – June 30
- Summer: July 1 – Aug. 31
- Fall: Sept. 1 – Dec. 31
- Winter: Jan. 1 – April 30
- Standard dates:
- Submit a   with your online Alberta Student Aid application. You may request that your airfare costs be covered.