This is something that you will have to inquire with your band about. Even if you are sure that you have Bill C-31 status, or not, we will still need confirmation of this from your band.

No. FFWS considers certificate and diploma programs as Level One programs; so, if you have graduated from a certificate program in the past, regardless if FFWS funded you for it or not, you are no longer eligible to receive funding for another Level 1 program. Once you have graduated from a specific level you cannot be funded for another program at that same level.

If your program is a two-year program, but the first year you are registered in the certificate program, and the second year you are registered in the diploma program, please contact our office as these types of programs may be eligible for funding.

Possibly, so it is always a good idea to check with your funding officer before you drop any courses. For most schools, full time status is 9 credits (3 courses) but FFWS will make the final decision as to how many courses per term you must be registered in to be eligible for the monthly living allowance.

When you apply and we see that you, your program, and your institution are eligible, your funding officer will send you a document request letter indicating what further documents we need from you and when we need them by.

This depends on you. Once you receive the document request letter from your funding officer, nothing further will be done with your application until ALL of the requested documentation is received. The sooner you submit your documents the sooner you can get approved. Once all required documentation is received by FFWS, if there are funds still remaining, your funding officer will try to send you confirmation of funding approval within 1-2 weeks.

March 15th, every year. This is a firm deadline, so make sure you get your application in on time!

June 15th, every year.

The deadline to submit your application for just the Winter term is October 15th, every year. Please note that we do not put money aside for students just taking this term, therefore, it is in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Yes, as long as your band is located in Alberta and you have lived in Canada for the past 12 months (or left only for schooling purposes) you are eligible for funding.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes. We do not restrict this.

Put down the school and program you hope to go to on the application form. Your funding officer can change it for you if it changes. However, make sure you write your funding officer a note about the other school(s) and program(s) you have applied for, so they can make sure all schools and programs are eligible.

No, we only fund programs that are a minimum 8 months in length, with the exception of Academic Upgrading (College Preparation), where we can fund only one term (4 months) if this is all that is required.

The LINKS section of our website has a number of alternative sources of funding for you to look through, so have a look there!

If you are not ineligible for funding through FFWS because you are not registered with one of the bands that we are contracted to fund, you’ll want to contact your band directly to see who is responsible for administering your funding.

As of the 2019-2020 academic year, we are no longer offering the Graduation Incentive.

No, once you have graduated, you cannot be funded for that level again or a “lower” level, regardless if you were funding by FFWS or not in the past. For example, if  you have graduated from a Level 2 (undergraduate) program we cannot fund you for another Level 2 or  Level 1 (certificate or diploma) program. The next level you are eligible for funding for is Level 2AD (After Degrees), Level 3 (Masters or MD) or Level 4 (PhD) program.

FFWS does not accept late applications for the Intersession term.

If you get your application in late for the Fall and Winter terms it will still be accepted, however it will have a lower priority than those that were received before the deadline. It will then be in your best interest to submit all requested documents as soon as possible, and also ensure that you have an alternate source of funding in place should you not be approved with FFWS.

We will send you an Affidavit to be signed by you and a Commissioner for Oaths, in front of the Commissioner, stating that you do not have legal documents pertaining to your child(ren) but that you have sole custody of your child(ren) and you receive X amount of money from their parent(s) every month for child support (if applicable).

Contact your funding officer immediately – by phone or email. This way we can stop any payments that are scheduled to be sent to you to avoid adding to a possible overpayment.

We will also need a copy of your official withdrawal forms/date from the school as soon as possible. You may be in an overpayment depending on the date of your withdrawal, which must be fully paid back to FFWS before you can be approved for any future funding if you decide to continue on with your schooling at a later time.

No. While you can still apply for funding if you have an outstanding overpayment, it must be paid back in full before you are approved for further funding. Personal cheques and cash are NOT accepted. Only money orders or bank drafts are acceptable forms of payment.

Write down the first day of the month you are starting classes to the last day of the month you are ending classes, for only the sponsorship period you are applying for. So if you are applying for sponsorship for the Fall 2014/Winter 2015 academic year you would, most likely, put down September 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015.

The first step is to fill out an application form. You can submit your application by mail, email, fax, or by dropping it off at our office.

While we have staff working in the office, we will continue to remain closed to the public to help limit the spread of COVID-19. If you are dropping off your application in person, you can just slide it under the door to our office.

If you are submitting a copy that has been filled out electronically, please ensure that your signature is an actual signature and not typed, or just in a cursive font.

Yes!

Some of the documents that you’ll be required to submit will be related to your registration in your program specifically, but you can still submit all other documents requested while you wait for acceptance to your program. Please note that you will not be eligible for approval until we receive confirmation that you’ve been accepted into your program.

Yes!

You will not be eligible for any funding until we have confirmation of your status from ISC, but you can still apply and submit the other requested documents in the meantime