Changes during the year

Your circumstances or those of your parents, sponsor or spouse, may change over the course of the year. Since a change in circumstances may affect the amount of financial assistance awarded, you must always notify Aide financière aux études.

If your financial resources change

In September and January, you must confirm or update the income you reported in your application for financial assistance by filling out a Confirmation of Financial Resources form. You must fill out this form even if your income has not changed. If you fail to do so, payment of the financial assistance to which you are entitled will be suspended. Also, the amount of assistance awarded to you for the entire year will be reassessed at the end of the school year on the basis of information received from Revenu Québec.

Drop in income

Changes in income or the number of dependent children of your parents, sponsor or spouse (if he or she is not a student) are considered for the whole year, e.g. a drop of 10% or more in their income or a change in the number of their dependent children.

If your circumstances change

You can update or confirm your financial resources on-line. Simply click on On-Line Access to Your File! under the menu Your On-Line Services. After you have filled out the Identification section, click on Full-time forms, then on Confirmation of Financial Resources.

Over the course of the year, you must inform us of any change with regard to the information you provided in your application.

Any change in circumstances over the course of the award year is considered as of the month following the change. That also applies in the event of a change in studies or allowable expenses or if you assume responsibility for loan interest.

We remind you that you are required to inform us of any changes in your circumstances that occur over the course of the year that could affect the amount of financial assistance awarded.

By ensuring that your file is up-to-date with accurate information, you will avoid any of a number of inconveniences, such as

• the suspension of scheduled financial assistance instalments
• the obligation to immediately repay a financial assistance overpayment
• the loss of eligibility under the Loans and Bursaries Program or the Loans Program for Part-Time Studies for a two-year period.

Change of address

You can change your mailing address under the tab Your information of On-Line Access to Your File!
 

Interruption or withdrawal from studies

If you interrupt or withdraw from your full-time studies or from studies that are deemed full-time studies at the beginning of a month, you are considered to be a student for that month. However, if that month corresponds to the beginning of a period of study, you are no longer considered to be a student if your educational institution does not regard you as such.

If you interrupt or withdraw from your studies during a period of study, the amount of your allowable living expenses will be adjusted as of the month following the interruption or withdrawal. However, this situation cannot be taken into account for more that four months. Other expenses continue to be recognized unless the educational institution reimburses part of the compulsory tuition fees. If this is the case, the reimbursement is taken into account.