Loans & Awards

Interest free Student Loans for up to 80% of the cost of the tuition are available.

Tuition is defined as the cost of the instruction portion of the total fees paid for each
term. The Fund does not cover costs for student services, health services, athletics
and recreation or costs for registration and transcript fees, etc.

The following Awards & Grants are offered for 2008/09 academic year.

-Students achieving grades in the top 10 percent of their program in their year will
have 10% of the loan amount for that year forgiven.

-Students achieving the highest grades in their year for their program will have 20%
of the loan amount for that academic year forgiven.

-The Sarah Allan Awde bursary of $500.00 may be provided to the student applying
for assistance with the highest marks in their senior year of secondary school
entering their first year of a Canadian college or university.

- The James Awde bursary of $1000.00 may be awarded to qualifying third year
students with an academic average of 85% or higher in plant biology, environmental
studies or agriculture programs in Canadian universities .

- The Awde Architecture bursaries of $1000.00 may be awarded to qualifying third
or fourth year students with an academic average of at least 85% in architecture or
urban planning programs in Canadian universities.

Funding may also be made available for Special Tutoring or similar academic
assistance requirements. Up to $1,000 may be paid over the duration of the program
to a tutor accredited by the post-secondary institution being attended. Funds will be
paid directly to the institution providing the additional tutoring assistance.

At the discretion of the Directors, these funds may be provided as a grant where it
can be demonstrated that the student's grades have significantly improved as a result
of the extra assistance.