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Nipissing University Youth in Care Tuition Waiver
Nipissing University
- Amount
- Not publishedCovers the OUAC application fee plus tuition and ancillary fees for one undergraduate program, for up to four years. Up to five waivers a year.
- Deadline
- No fixed dateNo deadline is listed. The waiver follows the admission and OSAP process, so apply to Nipissing through OUAC and to OSAP on time.
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Always confirm the details there before applying.
About this award
Nipissing University offers up to five tuition and fee waivers a year to students who are or were in foster care or the care of a child protection agency. The waiver covers the OUAC application fee and tuition and ancillary fees for one undergraduate program for up to four years, as long as progression requirements are met. Students apply through OUAC and OSAP and provide a letter confirming their time in care, and current students who were in care can also apply.
Who can apply
- Was placed in the care of a recognized child protection service provider at some point in their life
- Enrolled in an undergraduate program at Nipissing University
- Current students who were previously in care can also apply
- Keeps at least a 60% course load (40% with an identified permanent disability)
- Receives an offer of admission and meets its final conditions
- Meets progression requirements in each of the four years
What to submit
- Online Youth in Care Tuition Waiver application form (the apply link on Nipissing's page)
- Apply to a full-time undergraduate program at Nipissing through OUAC
- Apply for OSAP (Ontario students)
- OSAP Verification of Status with Ontario Children's Aid Society form
- Letter from a recognized child protection service provider confirming time in care
Quick facts
Words you'll see- Type
- Grant
- Category
- Identity-based
- Program
- University
- When to apply
- Grade 12 and After starting post-secondary
- Where it applies
- Local
- For
- Youth who are or were in care
- Only at
- Nipissing University
- The gap between what school costs and what your family is expected to pay. Bursaries and grants often use it.
- No
- Paid again in later years of your program, as long as you keep meeting its rules, such as a minimum average.
- Yes
- Application cycle
- 2026-27
Sources
Last checked against the official site on Oct 2, 2026.
What the official pages say
"There are up to five tuition and fee waivers available per year to individuals currently or formerly in foster care."
https://www.nipissingu.ca/youthincare(opens in a new tab)"Tuition and ancillary fees for one undergraduate program up to four years"
https://www.nipissingu.ca/youthincare(opens in a new tab)"been placed in the care of a recognized child protection service provider at some point during their lives"
https://www.nipissingu.ca/youthincare(opens in a new tab)"maintain at least a 60% course load (40% for students with an identified permanent disability)"
https://www.nipissingu.ca/youthincare(opens in a new tab)"Apply for a full-time undergraduate program at Nipissing University through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC)."
https://www.nipissingu.ca/youthincare(opens in a new tab)"Yes, current students who were previously in care are eligible to apply for the youth in care tuition waiver."
https://www.nipissingu.ca/youthincare(opens in a new tab)"Click here to apply"
https://www.nipissingu.ca/youthincare(opens in a new tab)
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